Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
29 pending office actions • 11 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 53 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. is managing 38 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These matters are distributed among 33 distinct examiners, which suggests a broad spread of oversight across the patent office. LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 3 pending office actions.
The 38 pending office actions are situated across 17 distinct art units. This variety in art units indicates that the portfolio covers a wide range of technical sub-sectors. Because the 33 distinct examiners outnumber the 17 distinct art units, many art units likely contain multiple examiners working on the company's files. The fact that the busiest examiner, LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW, holds only 3 of the pending actions shows that no single examiner has a dominant influence.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 6 (21%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 2 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (62%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW | 3 | 56.5% | +22.8% |
| STANLEY, TYLER JAY | 2 | 46.9% | +54.2% |
| WILHELM, TIMOTHY | 2 | 78.6% | +12.0% |
| EDWARDS, LOREN C | 1 | 81.5% | +29.2% |
| FIX, THOMAS S | 1 | 72.1% | +16.3% |
| SAETHER, FLEMMING | 1 | 65.1% | +27.9% |
| LIU, HENRY Y | 1 | 75.7% | +13.0% |
| OVALLE JR., DAVID MESQUITI | 1 | 88.9% | +22.2% |
| CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 1 | 57.7% | +22.1% |
| HESTON, JUSTIN MICHAEL | 1 | 81.4% | +22.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17801085 | RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING ASSEMBLY | STANLEY, TYLER JAY | 5d overdue |
| 18823045 | VEHICLE DROP-DOWN STORAGE AREA | LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW | 34d |
| 19037449 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY | SAETHER, FLEMMING | 75d |
| 19385347 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING A FUEL-AIR MIXTURE IN AN ENGINE | EDWARDS, LOREN C | — |
| 19101334 | BUOYANT BOARD HAVING A PROPULSION SYSTEM | FIX, THOMAS S | — |
| 19036357 | TENSIONER SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE DRIVE MEMBER | LIU, HENRY Y | — |
| 19033873 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE RELATIVE TO A SECONDARY OFF-ROAD VEHICLE | OVALLE JR., DAVID MESQUITI | — |
| 18877911 | HULL ASSEMBLY FOR A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT | HESTON, JUSTIN MICHAEL | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17801085 | RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING ASSEMBLY | STANLEY, TYLER JAY | 5d overdue |
| 19027059 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE RELATIVE TO A BORDER WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC REGION | CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 7d |
| 18823045 | VEHICLE DROP-DOWN STORAGE AREA | LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW | 34d |
| 19037449 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY | SAETHER, FLEMMING | 75d |
| 19385347 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING A FUEL-AIR MIXTURE IN AN ENGINE | EDWARDS, LOREN C | — |
| 19080016 | STACKABLE CONTAINER ASSEMBLY | LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW | — |
| 19101334 | BUOYANT BOARD HAVING A PROPULSION SYSTEM | FIX, THOMAS S | — |
| 19036357 | TENSIONER SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE DRIVE MEMBER | LIU, HENRY Y | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3611 | 3 |
| 3734 | 3 |
| 3746 | 1 |
| 3675 | 1 |
| 3669 | 1 |
| 3661 | 1 |
| 3615 | 1 |
| 3735 | 1 |
| 4100 | 1 |
| 3612 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19385347 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING A FUEL-AIR MIXTURE IN AN ENGINE | EDWARDS, LOREN C | 3746 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2025 |
| 19080016 | STACKABLE CONTAINER ASSEMBLY | LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19101334 | BUOYANT BOARD HAVING A PROPULSION SYSTEM | FIX, THOMAS S | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19037449 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY | SAETHER, FLEMMING | 3675 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 75d | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19036357 | TENSIONER SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE DRIVE MEMBER | LIU, HENRY Y | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19033873 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE RELATIVE TO A SECONDARY OFF-ROAD VEHICLE | OVALLE JR., DAVID MESQUITI | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19027059 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE RELATIVE TO A BORDER WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC REGION | CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 3661 | §103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18877911 | HULL ASSEMBLY FOR A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT | HESTON, JUSTIN MICHAEL | 3615 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18875986 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A VEHICLE | STANLEY, TYLER JAY | 3611 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18963655 | SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT | WIEST, ANTHONY D | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2024 |
| 18941435 | SNOWMOBILE HAVING A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | HURLEY, KEVIN | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18934969 | SNOWMOBILE REAR SUSPENSION | WATKINS, NATHANIEL WILLIAM | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18912705 | OFF-ROAD VEHICLE | WILHELM, TIMOTHY | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18903658 | WATERCRAFT | AVILA, STEPHEN P | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18889835 | METHODS OF OPERATING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC SNOWMOBILE | FERGUSON, TYLER RAY | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18823062 | VEHICLE DROP-DOWN STORAGE AREA | LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW | 3734 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18823045 | VEHICLE DROP-DOWN STORAGE AREA | LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW | 3734 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18822046 | STORAGE CONTAINER WITH RECESSED CAVITIES FOR REARRANGEMENT | KMET, LAUREN ELIZABETH | 3735 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18821120 | VEHICULAR ACCESSORY GRIP | WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18838271 | SNOWMOBILE | WILHELM, TIMOTHY | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18804344 | LIFT-PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR A WATERCRAFT AND WATERCRAFT HAVING SAME | FIGUEROA, MICHAEL KENN POTICANO | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18833262 | POWERTRAIN ARRANGEMENT OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLES | WU, LORI SOUTHARD | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18763269 | WINDSHIELD AND ROOF ASSEMBLY FOR AN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE | FLEMING, FAYE M | 4100 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18757834 | SYSTEM FOR SECURING AN ACCESSORY TO A VEHICLE | NASH, BRIAN D | 3734 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18718542 | FRAME FOR ELECTRIC SNOWMOBILE | ENGLISH, JAMES A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18682180 | FOOTREST ASSEMBLY FOR A STRADDLE SEAT VEHICLE, STRADDLE-SEAT VEHICLE AND OUTER PART FOR FOOTREST ASSEMBLY | KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D | 3612 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 17801085 | RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING ASSEMBLY | STANLEY, TYLER JAY | 3611 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2022 |
| 17781028 | FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE | MEDANI, MOHAMED | 3611 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2022 |
| 17708403 | HELMET HAVING A BREATHING MASK ASSEMBLY | LOUIS, LATOYA M | 3785 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 30, 2022 |
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