Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
82 pending office actions • 51 art units • 76 examiners • 0 of 82 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 292 patents granted in the last 365 days
Fca US LLC maintains a large portfolio with 82 pending office actions, primarily situated in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. Prosecution is handled by 77 distinct examiners, showing that the company interacts with a vast number of patent office staff. The complexity and variety of the filings are reflected in the 47 distinct art units assigned to these cases. This count of 47 art units suggests a very broad technical footprint within the transportation and mechanical sectors.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A, who is responsible for 3 busiest examiner pending actions. This volume is relatively low compared to the 82 total pending office actions, reinforcing the observation that the portfolio is widely distributed across the patent office. With 77 distinct examiners involved, there is minimal overlap in examiner assignments. Practitioners should be aware that the 47 distinct art units may present varying prosecution timelines and examiner expectations. The presence of many pending office actions across such a wide range of units requires a highly adaptable legal strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 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. 19 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 | 8 (10%) |
| §103 only | 24 (29%) |
| §102 only | 2 (2%) |
| §112 only | 5 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 41 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A | 3 | 85.1% | +3.5% |
| OSTWALT, ALEXIS ROSE | 3 | — | — |
| STEFANON, JUSTIN | 2 | 51.1% | +48.0% |
| LIANG, JACKIE | 2 | — | — |
| BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL | 1 | 79.0% | +21.1% |
| RUSHING, JR, BOBBY | 1 | 76.3% | +12.0% |
| LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW | 1 | 64.9% | +51.6% |
| BROWN, DREW J | 1 | 89.4% | +6.0% |
| KECK, DANIEL M | 1 | 82.1% | +19.5% |
| ELNAKIB, AHMED | 1 | 78.7% | +8.7% |
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.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18981873 | SNUBBER BRACKET | KECK, DANIEL M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18495992 | TWO SPEED GEAR REDUCER FOR ELECTRIC DRIVE MODULE | PERVIN, FARHANA | 175d overdue |
| 18619567 | VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEM | MILLER, JOHN W | 140d overdue |
| 18652386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENABLE CLOUD INTERACTIONS THAT ACTUATE VEHICLE ACTIONS | UNDERBAKKE, JACOB DANIEL | 17d overdue |
| 18428189 | STABILIZATION FACTORS AND APPROACHES IN REAL-TIME VEHICLE POWERTRAIN MODE OPTIMIZATION | GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | 16d overdue |
| 18544497 | VEHICLE CENTER CONSOLE PASS THROUGH SYSTEM | FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD | 7d |
| 18340333 | INTERNAL FUSE FOR BATTERY CELL | KHANAL, ARTI | 8d |
| 18635424 | DRIVER RATING AND INTERFACE SYSTEM | HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P | 19d |
| 18178884 | ACTIVE HYDRAULIC ELEMENT IN A BATTERY MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V | 27d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19174052 | DUAL-ACTING VALVE ENABLED CATALYST BYPASS | BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL | 12d |
| 19073543 | OFFSET REAR WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM | RUSHING, JR, BOBBY | — |
| 19033846 | MOUNTING BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR PROVIDING IMPACT PROTECTION, HEAT SHIELDING AND NOISE MITIGATION FOR VEHICLE ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR | LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW | — |
| 18981873 | SNUBBER BRACKET | KECK, DANIEL M | — |
| 18426424 | ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH COOLED ROTOR BARS | STEFANON, JUSTIN | — |
| 18458361 | GENERATOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING GENERATOR ASSEMBLY TO AN ENGINE | STEFANON, JUSTIN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3612 | 7 |
| 2834 | 4 |
| 3655 | 3 |
| 3616 | 3 |
| 1789 | 3 |
| 3746 | 2 |
| 3614 | 2 |
| 3663 | 2 |
| 3668 | 2 |
| 2837 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19174052 | DUAL-ACTING VALVE ENABLED CATALYST BYPASS | BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL | 3746 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 19073543 | OFFSET REAR WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM | RUSHING, JR, BOBBY | 3618 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19033846 | MOUNTING BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR PROVIDING IMPACT PROTECTION, HEAT SHIELDING AND NOISE MITIGATION FOR VEHICLE ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR | LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW | 3746 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18981986 | REAR RAIL HITCH INTERFACE FOR A VEHICLE | BROWN, DREW J | 3617 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18981873 | SNUBBER BRACKET | KECK, DANIEL M | 3614 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18981998 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR ROTOR COOLING IN ELECTRIC MACHINE | ELNAKIB, AHMED | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18976680 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC CREEP ON ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES | TISSOT, ADAM D | 3663 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18973217 | SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT TILTING MECHANISM FOR FORE-AFT MOVEMENT | NGUYEN, CHI Q | 3635 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18961739 | VEHICLE THERMAL SYSTEM WITH EMERGENCY LIFESAVING OPERATION | MATTA, ALEXANDER GEORGE | 3668 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18950658 | INFRARED ASSISTED OBJECT SEGMENTATION AND RANGE PERCEPTION FOR VEHICLE ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS | HSIEH, PING Y | 2664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18932931 | OVERMODULATION USING RECTANGULAR CARRIER-BASED PULSE-WIDTH MODULATION IN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES | MASIH, KAREN | 2837 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18932918 | OVERMODULATION USING TRAPEZOIDAL CARRIER-BASED PULSE-WIDTH MODULATION IN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 2837 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18932947 | ENGINE MOUNT RESTRICTOR BRACKET | WEINHOLD, INGRID M | 3632 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18932719 | MOVABLE VEHICLE CONSOLE WITH ROBOTIC ARM | BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A | 3612 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18932881 | DRAG REDUCTION TONNEAU SYSTEM | PAPE, JOSEPH | 3612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18929921 | AUTOMATED BATTERY ISOLATION TESTING SYSTEM WITH DUAL-CHANNEL MULTIMETER INTEGRATION FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES | MCDONNOUGH, COURTNEY G | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18926567 | ELECTRIC DRIVE MODULE INTERMEDIATE BRACKET FOR AN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE | WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS | 3613 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18925159 | VACUUM INSULATED GLASS PANELS FOR AN AUTOMOBILE | NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L | 1788 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18910284 | Y-CURTAIN FOR IMPROVED AERODYNAMIC AND BRAKING COOLING PERFORMANCE | MORROW, JASON S | 3612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18908973 | EMBEDDED SYSTEM BUILD TOOL AND PLATFORM | TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B | 3687 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18908915 | ROTOR ASSEMBLY WITH ROD FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE | MANN JR, CHARLIE FRANK | 2834 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18886072 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING A RETRACTION LOAD FOR A WINCH HOOK RETENSION SYSTEM | RANDAZZO, THOMAS | 3655 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18886297 | THERMAL PROTECTIVE BUSHING | PANG, ROGER L | 3655 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18884240 | WATER CHANNEL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A | 3612 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18820701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PUBLISH LIVE POLICIES FOR DYNAMIC ACTIONS ON A VEHICLE | SHAHABI, ARI ARASTOO | 3697 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18783677 | TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTIVE SUPERVISORY ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLES | VISCARRA, RICARDO I | 3657 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18782645 | TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE RANGE PREDICTION BASED ON PATTERN RECOGNITION | LAGUARDA, GONZALO | 3747 | §101§102Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18781111 | VEHICLE FRONT TRUNK DOOR WITH A CLOSING VELOCITY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM | FREEDMAN, LAURA | 3614 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18755804 | LONG DISTANCE VEHICLE-RATED EVENT RECOGNIZATION AND ALERT GENERATION TECHNIQUES | LINHARDT, LAURA E | 3663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18750191 | ANGLED BED CAP FOR TRUCK | BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A | 3612 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18676900 | VEHICLE INTERIOR OBJECT DETECTION AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL | ANDERSON II, STEVEN S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18676961 | PARALLEL KALMAN FILTER TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE BATTERY SYSTEMS | NAFOOSHE, SAEEDE | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18670280 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWERING COMPONENTS AT A DOOR OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE | PEREZ BORROTO, ALFONSO | 2836 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18652386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENABLE CLOUD INTERACTIONS THAT ACTUATE VEHICLE ACTIONS | UNDERBAKKE, JACOB DANIEL | 3662 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18650813 | VEHICLE SENSOR CLEARING WITH SOUND OUTPUT SYSTEM | HORTON, ANDREW ALAN | 3723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18635424 | DRIVER RATING AND INTERFACE SYSTEM | HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P | 3628 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18619567 | VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEM | MILLER, JOHN W | 2422 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 140d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18619264 | TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING PROPULSION SYSTEM AND FIRMWARE OVER THE AIR FEATURES FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES | BOURZIK, BRAHIM | 2191 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18616344 | HINGE REINFORMENT FOR DOOR | GUTMAN, HILARY L | 3612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18616314 | REAR BRAKE COOLING DUCT | BOWES, STEPHEN M | 3616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18613970 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY AS A DYNAMIC ABSORBER FOR RIDE COMFORT | HANNON, TIMOTHY | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18606167 | AUTOMOTIVE DOOR REINFORCEMENT AND NOISE REDUCTION | BEMKO, TARAS P | 3672 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18599784 | AUTOMATED DECOUPLED CHARGER FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE | OMAR, AHMED H | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18581977 | STATE OF CHARGE ESTIMATION ACTIVATION WITH RESPECT TO SENSOR MEASUREMENT VALIDITY SIGNALS CONTROL | JACKSON, JORDAN L | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18441037 | COOPERATIVE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES | DYER, ANDREW R | 2663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18428189 | STABILIZATION FACTORS AND APPROACHES IN REAL-TIME VEHICLE POWERTRAIN MODE OPTIMIZATION | GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | 3668 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18426424 | ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH COOLED ROTOR BARS | STEFANON, JUSTIN | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18417349 | VEHICLE JOINT AND BUSHING ASSEMBLY | AUNG, SAN M | 3616 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18544497 | VEHICLE CENTER CONSOLE PASS THROUGH SYSTEM | FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD | 3676 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18538392 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN CONTACTOR NOISE ATTENUATION MOUNTING CONFIGURATION | SWENSON, BRIAN L | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialFca US LLC has 82 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 51 art units and 76 examiners.
Gregory A Blankenship has the most, with 3 of Fca US LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.