Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 14, 2026

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

7 pending office actions • 5 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 37 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
1
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

3
Hard (43%)
4
Medium (57%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (43%)
§102 only1 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (43%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
14% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
71% of docket
1
Business / Other
14% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HOSSAIN, FARZANA E 1 65.4% +18.3%
NICHOLS, CHARLES W 1 56.1% +54.5%
CHOE, HENRY 1 92.4% -1.1%
KUNTZ, JEWEL A 1 71.3% +15.3%
ALGARASH, KAREM AKRAM 1 100.0% +0.0%
KHUU, IRENE C 1 45.5% +81.7%
HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME 1 56.3% +1.6%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18425055 Dynamic Amplitude Adjustment of Analog Input Signals CHOE, HENRY
18502422 System for Controlling Service Braking in Auxiliary Axle Wheel Brakes ALGARASH, KAREM AKRAM

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19312562 Panable Camera with Trailer Length and Object Detection for Mirrorless Vehicles HOSSAIN, FARZANA E
18660555 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AIR COMPRESSOR TO EXPEL MOISTURE FROM THE AIR COMPRESSOR NICHOLS, CHARLES W
18385482 Power Line Communication (PLC) Self-Test for Tractor-Trailers KHUU, IRENE C

Interview Candidates (4)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18503648 CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE TRAIN AND METHODS THEREFOR KUNTZ, JEWEL A 5d
19312562 Panable Camera with Trailer Length and Object Detection for Mirrorless Vehicles HOSSAIN, FARZANA E
18660555 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AIR COMPRESSOR TO EXPEL MOISTURE FROM THE AIR COMPRESSOR NICHOLS, CHARLES W
18385482 Power Line Communication (PLC) Self-Test for Tractor-Trailers KHUU, IRENE C

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3664 2
2482 1
3783 1
3666 1
3616 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19312562 Panable Camera with Trailer Length and Object Detection for Mirrorless Vehicles HOSSAIN, FARZANA E 2482 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 28, 2025
18660555 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AIR COMPRESSOR TO EXPEL MOISTURE FROM THE AIR COMPRESSOR NICHOLS, CHARLES W 3783 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 10, 2024
18425055 Dynamic Amplitude Adjustment of Analog Input Signals CHOE, HENRY §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 29, 2024
18503648 CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE TRAIN AND METHODS THEREFOR KUNTZ, JEWEL A 3666 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Nov 07, 2023
18502422 System for Controlling Service Braking in Auxiliary Axle Wheel Brakes ALGARASH, KAREM AKRAM 3616 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 06, 2023
18385482 Power Line Communication (PLC) Self-Test for Tractor-Trailers KHUU, IRENE C 3664 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 31, 2023
18141604 System and Method for Increasing Sensitivity of a Collision Avoidance System of a Vehicle Based on Driver Awareness State HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME 3664 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 01, 2023

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