Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
21 pending office actions • 16 art units • 21 examiners • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 | 2 (10%) |
| §103 only | 9 (43%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (38%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS | 1 | 32.7% | +21.3% |
| LOUIE, WAE LENNY | 1 | 84.8% | +7.8% |
| ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 1 | 45.0% | +32.6% |
| KWON, JOHN | 1 | 85.6% | -3.9% |
| YANG, JAMES J | 1 | 57.2% | +22.5% |
| BAILEY, JOHN D | 1 | 78.6% | +17.2% |
| HEIM, MARK ROBERT | 1 | 54.2% | -1.3% |
| MERINO, JOHN CHIANG | 1 | 70.3% | +25.7% |
| MILLER, CAITLIN ANNE | 1 | 89.4% | +9.2% |
| SAHNI, VISHAL R | 1 | 75.5% | +19.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18643878 | ACCUMULATORS FOR A DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM | MILLER, CAITLIN ANNE | 139d overdue |
| 19216035 | ACTIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM | LOUIE, WAE LENNY | — |
| 18839607 | ESTIMATION OF A COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION FOR A SURFACE RELATIVE TO ONE OR MORE TIRES IN CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE | KWON, JOHN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18267912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROAD FEATURE DETECTION | PENKO, JOSHUA JEFFREY | 86d overdue |
| 18560725 | MITIGATION OF KINETOSIS IN A MOVING VEHICLE | HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | 10d overdue |
| 19000998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DYNAMIC CONTROL OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 8d |
| 18037828 | COLLABORATIVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS | HANNAN, B M M | 26d |
| 18729574 | MAINTAINING VEHICLE ANONYMITY DURING CLOUD-SUPPORTED VEHICLE LOCALIZATION AND CONTROL | YANG, JAMES J | 48d |
| 18727475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUT SATURATION AVOIDANCE IN PREVIEW-BASED VEHICLE SYSTEM CONTROL | BAILEY, JOHN D | — |
| 18724462 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE CONTROL USING TERRAIN-BASED LOCALIZATION | HEIM, MARK ROBERT | — |
| 18712308 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TERRAIN-BASED LOCALIZATION OF A VEHICLE | MERINO, JOHN CHIANG | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18418996 | DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN PUMP AND VALVE CONTROLLED HYDRAULIC PUMP BYPASS FLOW PATH | SAHNI, VISHAL R | 100d overdue |
| 19000998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DYNAMIC CONTROL OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 8d |
| 19237816 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE CONTROL USING TERRAIN-BASED LOCALIZATION | SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS | 9d |
| 18729574 | MAINTAINING VEHICLE ANONYMITY DURING CLOUD-SUPPORTED VEHICLE LOCALIZATION AND CONTROL | YANG, JAMES J | 48d |
| 18727475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUT SATURATION AVOIDANCE IN PREVIEW-BASED VEHICLE SYSTEM CONTROL | BAILEY, JOHN D | — |
| 18712308 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TERRAIN-BASED LOCALIZATION OF A VEHICLE | MERINO, JOHN CHIANG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3747 | 3 |
| 3661 | 2 |
| 3669 | 2 |
| 3668 | 2 |
| 3663 | 1 |
| 2686 | 1 |
| 3614 | 1 |
| 3616 | 1 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| 3667 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19237816 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE CONTROL USING TERRAIN-BASED LOCALIZATION | SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19216035 | ACTIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM | LOUIE, WAE LENNY | 3661 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19000998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DYNAMIC CONTROL OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 3669 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18839607 | ESTIMATION OF A COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION FOR A SURFACE RELATIVE TO ONE OR MORE TIRES IN CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE | KWON, JOHN | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18729574 | MAINTAINING VEHICLE ANONYMITY DURING CLOUD-SUPPORTED VEHICLE LOCALIZATION AND CONTROL | YANG, JAMES J | 2686 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 48d | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18727475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUT SATURATION AVOIDANCE IN PREVIEW-BASED VEHICLE SYSTEM CONTROL | BAILEY, JOHN D | 3747 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18724462 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE CONTROL USING TERRAIN-BASED LOCALIZATION | HEIM, MARK ROBERT | 3668 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18712308 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TERRAIN-BASED LOCALIZATION OF A VEHICLE | MERINO, JOHN CHIANG | 3669 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18643878 | ACCUMULATORS FOR A DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM | MILLER, CAITLIN ANNE | 3614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 139d overdue | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18418996 | DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN PUMP AND VALVE CONTROLLED HYDRAULIC PUMP BYPASS FLOW PATH | SAHNI, VISHAL R | 3616 | §103 | Final Rejection | 100d overdue | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18560725 | MITIGATION OF KINETOSIS IN A MOVING VEHICLE | HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | 3664 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18267912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROAD FEATURE DETECTION | PENKO, JOSHUA JEFFREY | 3667 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 86d overdue | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18037828 | COLLABORATIVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS | HANNAN, B M M | 3657 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | May 19, 2023 |
| 18023446 | BUFFER FOR HYDRAULIC PUMPING DEVICE | OLSON, JENNIFER MAR B | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Feb 27, 2023 |
| 17920628 | TERRAIN-BASED VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND CONTROL | BLAUFELD, JUSTIN R | 2151 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2022 |
| 17773676 | MULTI-LANE ROAD CHARACTERIZATION AND TRACKING ALGORITHMS | ALKIRSH, AHMED | 3668 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | Sep 15, 2022 |
| 17787679 | PROACTIVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS | SHARMA, SHIVAM | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 88d overdue | Pending | Jun 21, 2022 |
| 17775567 | DIFFERENTIAL HYDRAULIC BUFFER | NGUYEN, DUSTIN T | 3745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2022 |
| 17772036 | VEHICLE SYSTEM CONTROL BASED ON ROAD FEATURE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION | JIN, GEORGE C. | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | Apr 26, 2022 |
| 17489924 | VEHICLE LOCALIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | NGUYEN, CHUONG P | 3646 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Sep 30, 2021 |
| 16485927 | ACTIVE FORCE CANCELLATION AT STRUCTURAL INTERFACES | ELARABI, TAREK A | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2019 |
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