Prosecution Insights
Last updated: September 19, 2026

Bridgestone Europe Nv/Sa [Be/Be]

8 pending office actions • 4 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 20 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
6
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

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.

6
Hard (75%)
2
Medium (25%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (25%)
§103 only2 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
25% of docket
1
Information Tech
12% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
12% of docket
4
Business / Other
50% 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.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP 1 63.4% +45.1%
BOOTH, ALEXANDER D 1 54.1% +37.3%
CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT 1 66.2% +50.2%
FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1 44.2% +2.2%
LEE, PAUL D 1 82.9% +15.1%
LENIHAN, JEFFREY S 1 73.4% +16.5%
HALL, DEVE V. 1 75.1% +16.7%
MIRABITO, MICHAEL PAUL 1 36.4% +2.8%

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19038773 TREAD WITH HIGH DRAINAGE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP —
18699912 RUBBER COATING FOR RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES FOR TIRES FISCHER, JUSTIN R —
18686736 A METHOD TO SYNCHRONIZE THE TIME OF A TIRE-MOUNTED SENSOR TO THE ROAD IMPACT AND MEASURE THE CONTACT PATCH DURATION AND AMPLITUDE LEE, PAUL D —
18580222 RUBBER COMPOSITIONS LENIHAN, JEFFREY S —
18038183 RUBBER COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN PRODUCING VEHICLE TIRES HALL, DEVE V. —
18013192 METHOD FOR EXTERIOR NOISE SIMULATION OF A TIRE MIRABITO, MICHAEL PAUL —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19038773 TREAD WITH HIGH DRAINAGE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP —
18836443 TIRE CAVITY RESONANCE NOISE ABSORBER BOOTH, ALEXANDER D —
18719405 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING AND/OR MONITORING A TIRE WEAR RATE OF A TIRE CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT —
18686736 A METHOD TO SYNCHRONIZE THE TIME OF A TIRE-MOUNTED SENSOR TO THE ROAD IMPACT AND MEASURE THE CONTACT PATCH DURATION AND AMPLITUDE LEE, PAUL D —
18580222 RUBBER COMPOSITIONS LENIHAN, JEFFREY S —
18038183 RUBBER COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN PRODUCING VEHICLE TIRES HALL, DEVE V. —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1749 1
3663 1
1763 1
2187 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19038773 TREAD WITH HIGH DRAINAGE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 28, 2025
18836443 TIRE CAVITY RESONANCE NOISE ABSORBER BOOTH, ALEXANDER D 1749 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 07, 2024
18719405 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING AND/OR MONITORING A TIRE WEAR RATE OF A TIRE CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT 3663 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 13, 2024
18699912 RUBBER COATING FOR RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES FOR TIRES FISCHER, JUSTIN R — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 10, 2024
18686736 A METHOD TO SYNCHRONIZE THE TIME OF A TIRE-MOUNTED SENSOR TO THE ROAD IMPACT AND MEASURE THE CONTACT PATCH DURATION AND AMPLITUDE LEE, PAUL D — §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 26, 2024
18580222 RUBBER COMPOSITIONS LENIHAN, JEFFREY S — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 18, 2024
18038183 RUBBER COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN PRODUCING VEHICLE TIRES HALL, DEVE V. 1763 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 22, 2023
18013192 METHOD FOR EXTERIOR NOISE SIMULATION OF A TIRE MIRABITO, MICHAEL PAUL 2187 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2022

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