Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
15 pending office actions • 11 art units • 15 examiners • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 25 patents granted in the last 365 days
Cariad SE maintains a significant prosecution presence in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area with 15 pending office actions. These matters are distributed across 15 distinct examiners, creating a highly decentralized workload where no single examiner holds a plurality of the pending matters. This distribution requires a highly individualized approach to each case.
The portfolio's reach extends across 11 distinct art units, which suggests a broad technical scope within its primary technology area. This high number of art units indicates that the company must interface with many different supervisory structures and examination styles at the patent office. Managing the workload across 11 distinct art units suggests that the company's innovations span a wide variety of technical sub-sectors.
GOEBEL, EMMA ROSE is the busiest examiner for the company, though she is only responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. This reinforces the observation of extreme distribution, as the busiest examiner handles only 1 of the total pending office actions. For practitioners, this means that prosecution strategies must be tailored to many different individuals rather than relying on trends established with a few key examiners. This level of dispersion across the portfolio is a defining characteristic of the current strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 5 (33%) |
| §103 only | 7 (47%) |
| §112 only | 2 (13%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (7%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOEBEL, EMMA ROSE | 1 | 52.2% | +33.5% |
| WU, YANNA | 1 | 80.9% | +34.4% |
| SLOMS, NICHOLAS | 1 | 68.5% | +10.5% |
| PALL, CHARLES J | 1 | 54.4% | +17.9% |
| MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M | 1 | 78.4% | +4.1% |
| COBB, MICHAEL J | 1 | 76.7% | +36.2% |
| VORCE, AMELIA J.I. | 1 | 73.5% | +20.6% |
| GOOD, KENNETH W | 1 | 73.5% | +19.0% |
| BOURZIK, BRAHIM | 1 | 63.8% | +44.0% |
| CLARK, CHRISTOPHER JAY | 1 | 75.8% | +22.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17922325 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING THE POSE OF A MOBILE UNIT | DARDANO, STEFANO ANTHONY | 164d overdue |
| 18184935 | PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR A DRIVE WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE, PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, MOBILE PORTABLE TERMINAL, SERVER DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE | LEITE, PAULO ROBERTO GONZ | 5d overdue |
| 18292314 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPEED OF TRAFFIC IN A ROUTE SECTION, DETECTION DEVICE, VEHICLE AND CENTRAL COMPUTER | GOOD, KENNETH W | 2d overdue |
| 18086192 | INTELLIGENT SPEED CHECK | MILLER, PRESTON JAY | 22d |
| 18936575 | METHOD FOR DIMENSION REDUCTION | GOEBEL, EMMA ROSE | — |
| 18662291 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AT LEAST ONE OBSTACLE IN AN AUTOMATED AND/OR AT LEAST SEMI-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM | MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18587822 | METHOD FOR CREATING AN INDIVIDUAL USER PROFILE IN THE EVENT OF AN OCCURRENCE OF MOTION SICKNESS OF A USER, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SUPPORT SYSTEM | VORCE, AMELIA J.I. | 93d overdue |
| 18292314 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPEED OF TRAFFIC IN A ROUTE SECTION, DETECTION DEVICE, VEHICLE AND CENTRAL COMPUTER | GOOD, KENNETH W | 2d overdue |
| 18636920 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ENVIRONMENT REPRESENTATION | COBB, MICHAEL J | 27d |
| 18526919 | METHOD AND CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR OPERATING A SWITCHING ELEMENT OF AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IN ORDER TO AVOID OVERHEATING BY ELECTRICAL DISSIPATED HEAT, AND AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT HAVING THE CONTROL CIRCUIT | CLARK, CHRISTOPHER JAY | 35d |
| 18936575 | METHOD FOR DIMENSION REDUCTION | GOEBEL, EMMA ROSE | — |
| 18810251 | METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED GENERATION OF SYNTHETIC SCENES | WU, YANNA | — |
| 18834990 | METHOD AND DATA BUS HEAD NODE FOR DETERMINING A PROPAGATION DELAY BETWEEN THE HEAD NODE ON ONE SIDE AND A PLURALITY OF OTHER BUS NODES OF THE DATA BUS ON THE OTHER SIDE, CORRESPONDING DATA BUS SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE DATA BUS SYSTEM | SLOMS, NICHOLAS | — |
| 18747311 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DISPLAY OF A TRAFFIC SITUATION | PALL, CHARLES J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2615 | 2 |
| 3663 | 2 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| 3666 | 1 |
| 3648 | 1 |
| 2191 | 1 |
| 2838 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 2199 | 1 |
| 3661 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18936575 | METHOD FOR DIMENSION REDUCTION | GOEBEL, EMMA ROSE | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18810251 | METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED GENERATION OF SYNTHETIC SCENES | WU, YANNA | 2615 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18834990 | METHOD AND DATA BUS HEAD NODE FOR DETERMINING A PROPAGATION DELAY BETWEEN THE HEAD NODE ON ONE SIDE AND A PLURALITY OF OTHER BUS NODES OF THE DATA BUS ON THE OTHER SIDE, CORRESPONDING DATA BUS SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE DATA BUS SYSTEM | SLOMS, NICHOLAS | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18747311 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DISPLAY OF A TRAFFIC SITUATION | PALL, CHARLES J | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18662291 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AT LEAST ONE OBSTACLE IN AN AUTOMATED AND/OR AT LEAST SEMI-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM | MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M | 3662 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18636920 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ENVIRONMENT REPRESENTATION | COBB, MICHAEL J | 2615 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18587822 | METHOD FOR CREATING AN INDIVIDUAL USER PROFILE IN THE EVENT OF AN OCCURRENCE OF MOTION SICKNESS OF A USER, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SUPPORT SYSTEM | VORCE, AMELIA J.I. | 3666 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 93d overdue | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18292314 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPEED OF TRAFFIC IN A ROUTE SECTION, DETECTION DEVICE, VEHICLE AND CENTRAL COMPUTER | GOOD, KENNETH W | 3648 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18575767 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, VEHICLE WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, AND METHOD FOR UPDATING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT | BOURZIK, BRAHIM | 2191 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18526919 | METHOD AND CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR OPERATING A SWITCHING ELEMENT OF AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IN ORDER TO AVOID OVERHEATING BY ELECTRICAL DISSIPATED HEAT, AND AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT HAVING THE CONTROL CIRCUIT | CLARK, CHRISTOPHER JAY | 2838 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18457231 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ADAPTING OF AN ADJUSTMENT OF A MIRROR SURFACE OF AT LEAST ONE OUTSIDE MIRROR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN OUTSIDE MIRROR | SUMLAR, JOURNEY F | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18311132 | METHOD AND MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROLLER FOR OPERATING A CONTAINER VIRTUALIZATION WITH LOGGING FUNCTION, AS WELL AS COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | AQUINO, WYNUEL S | 2199 | §103 | Final Rejection | 91d overdue | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
| 18184935 | PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR A DRIVE WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE, PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, MOBILE PORTABLE TERMINAL, SERVER DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE | LEITE, PAULO ROBERTO GONZ | 3663 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Mar 16, 2023 |
| 18086192 | INTELLIGENT SPEED CHECK | MILLER, PRESTON JAY | 3661 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 17922325 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING THE POSE OF A MOBILE UNIT | DARDANO, STEFANO ANTHONY | 2663 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 164d overdue | Pending | Oct 28, 2022 |
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