Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

CUMMINS INC.

41 pending office actions • 21 art units • 37 examiners • 0 of 41 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 134 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

41
Total Pending OAs
29
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 41 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

21
Overdue
1
Due this week
14
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
2
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 41 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (21)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (14)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (2)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
38
Medium (93%)
1
Easy (2%)
2
Unknown (5%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only29 (71%)
§102 only9 (22%)
§112 only1 (2%)
No statute on record2 (5%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
5% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
5
Semiconductors
12% of docket
33
Mechanical / Eng
80% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

410 h
Manual time on pending OAs
82 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
144 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KIM, JAMES JAY 3 70.3% +27.1%
SINGH, DAPINDER 2 82.3% +18.8%
LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 2 77.0% +15.8%
LEWIS, TISHA D 1 87.6% +9.6%
EDWARDS, LOREN C 1 81.7% +28.2%
NGUYEN, HUNG Q 1 83.6% +12.5%
LATHERS, KEVIN ANTHONY 1 79.8% +16.1%
MOUBRY, JAMES G 1 79.2% +13.1%
AYALA DELGADO, ANTHONY 1 79.7% +17.6%
LAGUARDA, GONZALO 1 72.7% +7.1%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19248694 PREDICTIVE DYNAMIC SPEED CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE TRAVELING ALONG A HILLED ROUTE LEWIS, TISHA D 10d overdue
19101405 PISTON ASSEMBLIES AND CYLINDERS THAT CONTROL GAS FLOW NGUYEN, HUNG Q 19d
19207317 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS OF A MULTIPLE SCR AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM SINGH, DAPINDER 22d
19191405 EXHAUST ENCLOSURE AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EDWARDS, LOREN C 29d
18849425 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ZERO NOX EMISSIONS DURING AN OPERATING PERIOD SINGH, DAPINDER 29d

Interview Candidates (12)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18979431 EXHAUST MANIFOLD AYALA DELGADO, ANTHONY 141d overdue
18713286 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROLS, DIAGNOSTICS, AND PROGNOSTICS USING FUEL MASS CHANGE ESTIMATES KIM, JAMES JAY 60d overdue
18982090 CYLINDER HEAD OFFSET CHAMFER DESIGN MOUBRY, JAMES G 50d overdue
18955400 EXHAUST SPECIES TRACKING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 9d overdue
18814930 FUEL INJECTOR FOR GASEOUS FUEL AND VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAME KIM, JAMES JAY 4d overdue
18692765 PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS KIM, JAMES JAY 8d
19019917 LOW PRESSURE PUMP FOR FUEL SYSTEM AND PRIMING CHECK VALVE FOR THE SAME LATHERS, KEVIN ANTHONY 15d
19101405 PISTON ASSEMBLIES AND CYLINDERS THAT CONTROL GAS FLOW NGUYEN, HUNG Q 19d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3747 10
3746 8
3752 3
3668 2
2859 2
3619 1
2836 1
3654 1
3669 1
3664 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19248694 PREDICTIVE DYNAMIC SPEED CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE TRAVELING ALONG A HILLED ROUTE LEWIS, TISHA D 3619 §102 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jun 25, 2025
19207317 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS OF A MULTIPLE SCR AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM SINGH, DAPINDER 3746 §102 Non-Final OA 22d Pending May 13, 2025
19191405 EXHAUST ENCLOSURE AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EDWARDS, LOREN C 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Apr 28, 2025
19101405 PISTON ASSEMBLIES AND CYLINDERS THAT CONTROL GAS FLOW NGUYEN, HUNG Q 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Feb 05, 2025
19019917 LOW PRESSURE PUMP FOR FUEL SYSTEM AND PRIMING CHECK VALVE FOR THE SAME LATHERS, KEVIN ANTHONY 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jan 14, 2025
18985264 ENGINE CONTROLS FOR EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT THERMAL MANAGEMENT LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 3746 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Dec 18, 2024
18982090 CYLINDER HEAD OFFSET CHAMFER DESIGN MOUBRY, JAMES G 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Dec 16, 2024
18979431 EXHAUST MANIFOLD AYALA DELGADO, ANTHONY 3746 §103 Final Rejection 141d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2024
18976197 REINFORCEMENT LEARNING CONTROL OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS LAGUARDA, GONZALO 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Dec 10, 2024
18974887 AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM HEATER CONTROLS TRAN, BINH Q 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 155d overdue Pending Dec 10, 2024
18955400 EXHAUST SPECIES TRACKING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 3746 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2024
18953425 PUMP ASSEMBLIES WITH BARREL GUIDING FEATURES BRAUCH, CHARLES JOSEPH 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Nov 20, 2024
18942026 VIRTUAL POWER PLANT CAVALLARI, DANIEL 2836 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2024
18940402 REDUCED PARASITIC LUBE SYSTEM RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A 3654 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Nov 07, 2024
18932970 FUEL SYSTEM MANLEY, SHERMAN D 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2024
18906237 FUELING SYSTEM CONTROLS INCLUDING ADAPTATION TO FUEL CHARACTERISTICS HOLBROOK, TEUTA BAJRAMOVIC 3747 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Oct 04, 2024
18904061 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING FIELD-REPLACEABLE UNITS USING A DIGITAL TWIN CHEUNG, CALVIN K 3669 Other Non-Final OA 20d Pending Oct 01, 2024
18849425 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ZERO NOX EMISSIONS DURING AN OPERATING PERIOD SINGH, DAPINDER 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Sep 20, 2024
18814930 FUEL INJECTOR FOR GASEOUS FUEL AND VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAME KIM, JAMES JAY 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Aug 26, 2024
18838593 RAPID DATA ANALYTICS FOR ENGINES WITH INTEGRATION TO SERVICE TEAM / SERVICE DEALER PAIGE, TYLER D 3664 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Aug 14, 2024
18796075 ROCKER SYSTEMS WITH CYLINDER DEACTIVATION AND SELECTIVE VALVE LIFT CAPABILITIES HARRIS, WESLEY G 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Aug 06, 2024
18725030 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZED CALIBRATION UPDATES BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D 2171 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Jun 27, 2024
18724043 ROCKER SYSTEM, CAMSHAFT, AND VALVE TRAIN FOR USE WITH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE STANEK, KELSEY L 3741 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 25, 2024
18746237 FUEL INJECTOR HAVING NOZZLE SPRAY HOLES WITH GROOVES GREENLUND, JOSEPH A 3752 §102 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jun 18, 2024
18738357 ELECTRICAL MACHINE JOHNSON, RASHAD H 2834 §102 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jun 10, 2024
18713286 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROLS, DIAGNOSTICS, AND PROGNOSTICS USING FUEL MASS CHANGE ESTIMATES KIM, JAMES JAY 3747 §102 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending May 24, 2024
18692592 ESTIMATING BATTERY STATE OF HEALTH NGUYEN, TRUNG Q 2858 §103 Final Rejection 61d Pending Mar 15, 2024
18692765 PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS KIM, JAMES JAY 3747 §102 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Mar 15, 2024
18604838 FUEL INJECTOR FOR GASEOUS FUEL AND VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAME ZHOU, QINGZHANG 3752 §102 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Mar 14, 2024
18507683 Fluid Sprayers for Powertrains and manufacturing Methods for the Same HO, ANNA THI 3752 §103 Final Rejection 39d Pending Nov 13, 2023
18225391 LOW-CONDUCTIVITY COOLANT SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ERWIN, JAMES M 1725 §112 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jul 24, 2023
18336122 CONNECTIVITY AND MACHINE LEARNING BASED OPTIMIZATION OF FREIGHT DELIVERY VEHICLE FLEETS HEIM, MARK ROBERT 3668 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Jun 16, 2023
18268175 TAPERED SHAFT HUB ADAPTER KREILING, AMANDA J 3726 §102 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jun 16, 2023
18326230 FUEL PUMP DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS HERRMANN, JOSEPH S 3746 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending May 31, 2023
18136728 BATTERY STRUCTURE AND BATTERY HOUSING FRICK, EMMA K 3613 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Apr 19, 2023
18128151 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND USEFUL LIFE ANALYSIS TOOL BROWN, LUIS A 3626 §103 Non-Final OA 78d overdue Pending Mar 29, 2023
18111310 ATUOMATIC DISCHARGE OF DAMAGED BATTERIES IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG 2859 §102 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Feb 17, 2023
18104022 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING MULTIPLE ELECTRIC VEHICLES TORRES RUIZ, JOHALI ALEJANDRA 2859 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Jan 31, 2023
18017031 REMANUFACTURING OF A BATTERY CELL CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO 1729 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jan 19, 2023
17984735 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE ENGINE OFF COASTING AND PREDICTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN 3648 §103 Non-Final OA 87d overdue Pending Nov 10, 2022
17876267 ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE MATTA, ALEXANDER GEORGE 3668 §103 Non-Final OA 189d overdue Pending Jul 28, 2022

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