Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
46 pending office actions • 24 art units • 40 examiners • 0 of 46 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 174 patents granted in the last 365 days
GM Cruise Holdings LLC manages a portfolio with 45 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed among 39 distinct examiners, indicating a diverse prosecution environment. The workload is spread across 24 distinct art units, which reflects a broad technical scope for the company's technologies. SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 3 busiest examiner pending actions.
The distribution of 45 pending office actions across 39 distinct examiners suggests that the company avoids concentration with any individual official. With 24 distinct art units in play, the prosecution strategy is multi-faceted, covering a range of technical specialties. The fact that the busiest examiner, SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO, only handles 3 busiest examiner pending actions further emphasizes this decentralized approach. Practitioners can infer that the company's intellectual property assets are technically varied, requiring expertise from 24 distinct art units to process the current volume of 39 distinct examiners.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 23 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. 23 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 only | 2 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 10 (22%) |
| §103 only | 22 (48%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 10 (22%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3 | 45.5% | +14.5% |
| WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 2 | 72.8% | +17.8% |
| SHALABY, AHMAD HUSSAM | 2 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| HAO, YI | 2 | 34.0% | +46.4% |
| MORRIS, JOSEPH PATRICK | 2 | 48.1% | +41.5% |
| RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 1 | 78.4% | +21.1% |
| HENSON, BRANDON JAMES | 1 | 68.2% | +27.3% |
| MACASIANO, JOANNE GONZALES | 1 | 67.2% | +41.8% |
| QI, ZHENGQING J | 1 | 68.1% | +12.8% |
| LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 62.5% | +25.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18360777 | REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 197d overdue |
| 17580251 | DOMAIN BATCH BALANCING FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM WITH DATA FROM MULTIPLE DATASETS | SACKALOSKY, COREY MATTHEW | 161d overdue |
| 18186721 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MITIGATING CROSSTALK AND INTERFERENCE FOR FLASH IMAGING LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LiDAR) DEVICES | RICHTER, KARA MARIE | 12d |
| 18483943 | Multi-Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Combination Unit | DO, TRUC M | 14d |
| 18092910 | SIMULATION OF LIDAR TRANSMISSION THROUGH A TRANSPARENT MATERIAL | HAO, YI | 22d |
| 18074016 | ATTRIBUTION OF REPRODUCIBILITY RESULTS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SUBSYSTEM | HOPKINS, DAVID ANDREW | 57d |
| 18093778 | TEST VALIDATION | GAN, CHUEN-MEEI | 61d |
| 18150707 | ONLINE CALIBRATION OF MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN VEHICLE SENSORS | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 70d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18360777 | REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 197d overdue |
| 18319650 | ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION AND AVOIDANCE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 121d overdue |
| 17706055 | PERCEPTION ERROR IDENTIFICATION | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 26d overdue |
| 17713648 | PERCEPTION ERROR IDENTIFICATION | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 13d |
| 18092910 | SIMULATION OF LIDAR TRANSMISSION THROUGH A TRANSPARENT MATERIAL | HAO, YI | 22d |
| 18359598 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM DEPENDING ON CONNECTION PARAMETERS | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 71d |
| 18405811 | ADC INTERFERENCE CANCELATION BY TEMPORAL FILTER | RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | — |
| 18405769 | RADAR FREE SPACE MAPPING | HENSON, BRANDON JAMES | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3648 | 5 |
| 3645 | 4 |
| 3663 | 4 |
| 2187 | 4 |
| 3666 | 2 |
| 2195 | 2 |
| 2188 | 2 |
| 2197 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 3693 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18405811 | ADC INTERFERENCE CANCELATION BY TEMPORAL FILTER | RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18405769 | RADAR FREE SPACE MAPPING | HENSON, BRANDON JAMES | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18403975 | TECHNIQUES FOR A UNIFIED SIMULATION INTERFACE | MACASIANO, JOANNE GONZALES | 2197 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18402456 | SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS OF LIDAR AND TOF SENSORS | QI, ZHENGQING J | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18402303 | STAGE-WISE TRAINING FOR MULTI-STAGE NEURAL NETWORKS | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18402405 | DETERMINING SIMULATION FIDELITY USING NEURAL NETWORK EMBEDDINGS | LEVEL, BARBARA HENRY | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18402472 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR CALIBRATION SYSTEM | NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18483943 | Multi-Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Combination Unit | DO, TRUC M | 3658 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18466764 | CHAINING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS WITH CONFIDENCE LEVEL OF AN OUTPUT | EBERSMAN, BRUCE I | 3693 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18459088 | SIMULATING INTENSITY FROM RANGE DATA | KHAN, IFTEKHAR A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2023 |
| 18455169 | SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS OF SENSORS BASED ON SENSOR STATES | HAUT, EVAN HARRISON | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 24, 2023 |
| 18361583 | RADAR RANGE RATE DISAMBIGUATION BY COHERENT RANGE TRACKING | JENKINS, KIMBERLY YVETTE | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18360777 | REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 3666 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 197d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18359598 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM DEPENDING ON CONNECTION PARAMETERS | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 3666 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18352585 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR USING LIDAR GUIDED LABELS TO TRAIN A CAMERA-RADAR FUSION MACHINE LEARNING MODEL | O'MALLEY, CONOR AIDAN | 2675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18342009 | MECHANISM FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE OF A THIRD PARTY DEVICE | KANG, INSUN | 2193 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18333378 | ADAPTIVE ASSEMBLY OF LIDAR FOR ASYMMETRIC ILLUMINATION | SLAUGHTER, ETHAN JAKOB | 3648 | §102 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Jun 12, 2023 |
| 18319650 | ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION AND AVOIDANCE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 121d overdue | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18318918 | CONSENSUS DETERMINATION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SHARED RIDE CONDITIONS | MILLER, PRESTON JAY | 3661 | §103 | Final Rejection | 163d overdue | Pending | May 17, 2023 |
| 18306138 | PAUSE, RESUME, AND REPLAY FUNCTIONS FOR PIPELINE EXECUTION IN AN ORCHESTRATION FRAMEWORK | XU, ZUJIA | 2195 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2023 |
| 18304169 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADAR WITH BROADBAND ANTENNAS | HAMADYK, ANNA N | 2845 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18194433 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR DISPATCHING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES | HALL, HANA VICTORIA | 3664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18186683 | PERCEPTION SYSTEM WITH AN OCCUPIED SPACE AND FREE SPACE CLASSIFICATION | SHALABY, AHMAD HUSSAM | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 18186721 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MITIGATING CROSSTALK AND INTERFERENCE FOR FLASH IMAGING LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LiDAR) DEVICES | RICHTER, KARA MARIE | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 18175369 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR APPLYING SCENE SELECTORS TO ROAD DATA AND SIMULATION DATA FOR CHARACTERIZING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PERFORMANCE | HAO, YI | 4100 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2023 |
| 18167209 | ADAPTIVE SCHEDULING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SOFTWARE BUILDS | LI, AIMEE J | 2195 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18105221 | SENSOR BLOCKAGE DETECTION BASED UPON RAW RADAR DATA | MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 67d overdue | Pending | Feb 02, 2023 |
| 18156321 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING MODEL SENSITIVITY AND FEATURE IMPORTANCE OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS | GONZALES, VINCENT | 2124 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Jan 18, 2023 |
| 18150707 | ONLINE CALIBRATION OF MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN VEHICLE SENSORS | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 18093778 | TEST VALIDATION | GAN, CHUEN-MEEI | 2189 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 61d | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 18149779 | PROTOCOL AND USER-INTERFACE FOR REVERSING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UNDER REMOTE ASSISTANCE SUPERVISION | KHALED, ABDALLA A | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 209d overdue | Pending | Jan 04, 2023 |
| 18092910 | SIMULATION OF LIDAR TRANSMISSION THROUGH A TRANSPARENT MATERIAL | HAO, YI | 2187 | §101 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jan 03, 2023 |
| 18092694 | NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR EDGE COMPUTING | HAN, JOSEP | 2122 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 03, 2023 |
| 18074016 | ATTRIBUTION OF REPRODUCIBILITY RESULTS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SUBSYSTEM | HOPKINS, DAVID ANDREW | 2188 | §101 | Final Rejection | 57d | Pending | Dec 02, 2022 |
| 17993628 | MEASURING SIMULATION REALISM | KWON, JUN | 2127 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Nov 23, 2022 |
| 18057163 | SIMULATION FIDELITY FOR END-TO-END VEHICLE BEHAVIOR | MORRIS, JOSEPH PATRICK | 2188 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 18057138 | SIMULATION FIDELITY FOR END-TO-END VEHICLE BEHAVIOR | MORRIS, JOSEPH PATRICK | 2187 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 18055756 | SURROGATE MODEL FOR VEHICLE SIMULATION | TSENG, KYLE HWA-KAI | 2187 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Nov 15, 2022 |
| 17977889 | DETERMINING A DISTRIBUTION FOR A NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE | DIEP, DUY T | 2100 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2022 |
| 17975943 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT MOTION MISALIGNMENT ARTIFACT CORRECTION | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2022 |
| 17889605 | MAP SIMULATION SERVICES | SHALABY, AHMAD HUSSAM | 2187 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2022 |
| 17836013 | MULTISTATIC RADAR POINT CLOUD FORMATION USING A SENSOR WAVEFORM ENCODING SCHEMA | MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Jun 09, 2022 |
| 17713648 | PERCEPTION ERROR IDENTIFICATION | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Apr 05, 2022 |
| 17706055 | PERCEPTION ERROR IDENTIFICATION | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2022 |
| 17580251 | DOMAIN BATCH BALANCING FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM WITH DATA FROM MULTIPLE DATASETS | SACKALOSKY, COREY MATTHEW | 2128 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 161d overdue | Pending | Jan 20, 2022 |
| 17364817 | CONVERTING CONTROL AREA NETWORK DATA TO ROBOTIC OPERATING SYSTEM DATA | KLEINMAN, LAIL A | 3668 | §103 | Final Rejection | 120d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2021 |
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