Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
81 pending office actions • 32 art units • 71 examiners • 0 of 81 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 340 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 18 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. 18 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 | 10 (12%) |
| §103 only | 28 (35%) |
| §102 only | 5 (6%) |
| §112 only | 5 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 33 (41%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R | 2 | 89.9% | +8.4% |
| MERLINO, DAVID P | 2 | 71.5% | +11.0% |
| PEKO, BRITTANY RENEE | 2 | 83.1% | +14.2% |
| PARK, CHANMIN | 2 | 45.8% | +23.0% |
| RHEE, ROY B | 2 | 69.6% | +23.1% |
| HSIAO, JAMES K | 2 | 77.0% | +15.3% |
| NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | 2 | 84.1% | +13.9% |
| IRVIN, THOMAS W | 2 | 77.4% | +14.5% |
| MORRIS, DAVID R. | 2 | 81.9% | +14.3% |
| WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 2 | 78.7% | +14.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18834652 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE ASSIST DEVICE | SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R | — |
| 18689888 | CYLINDER DEVICE | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | — |
| 18573037 | DRUM BRAKE AND BRAKING MEMBER | MORRIS, DAVID R. | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18553616 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 53d overdue |
| 18710078 | ROTOR OF ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE | ELNAKIB, AHMED | 36d overdue |
| 18373156 | Stator for Rotary Electric Machine and Rotary Electric Machine Using Same | MULLINS, BURTON S | 8d |
| 18689684 | CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT FOR PROPELLER SHAFT AND PROPELLER SHAFT | BINDA, GREGORY JOHN | 9d |
| 18834178 | TRAVEL ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND TRAVEL ASSISTANCE METHOD | WU, PAYSUN | 33d |
| 18863704 | Onboard Control Unit | NGUYEN, CUONG H | — |
| 19090681 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE | SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R | — |
| 19107899 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | MERLINO, DAVID P | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18553616 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 53d overdue |
| 18846981 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | PARK, CHANMIN | 23d overdue |
| 18370576 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DEVICE | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 18d overdue |
| 19107899 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | MERLINO, DAVID P | — |
| 18995304 | Free Space Detection Device, Object Position Normalization Method | PEKO, BRITTANY RENEE | — |
| 18871064 | VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL METHOD | PEKO, BRITTANY RENEE | — |
| 18687590 | Vehicle Control Device, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System | RHEE, ROY B | — |
| 18846836 | ONBOARD ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE | RHEE, ROY B | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3665 | 8 |
| 3616 | 8 |
| 2834 | 5 |
| 3661 | 4 |
| 3668 | 3 |
| 3664 | 3 |
| 3658 | 2 |
| 2485 | 1 |
| 1784 | 1 |
| 3657 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18863704 | Onboard Control Unit | NGUYEN, CUONG H | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19171427 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | NGUYEN, NGA X | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19090681 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE | SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 18840609 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19110027 | CAMERA SYSTEM | TORRENTE, RICHARD T | 2485 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19108760 | PLATED MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 1784 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19107899 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | MERLINO, DAVID P | 3665 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19106900 | OWN POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE | OH, HARRY Y | 3657 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19106533 | STATOR AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE | GONZALEZ QUINONES, JOSE A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19103608 | Control System, Control Method, and Control Program | MARTINEZ, ELIZABETH GALYN | 3668 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 18996386 | STEERING DEVICE | MEDANI, MOHAMED | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18995304 | Free Space Detection Device, Object Position Normalization Method | PEKO, BRITTANY RENEE | 3665 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18992853 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE | VAZIRI, MASOUD | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18992048 | PLANAR COIL ARRAY AND DISPLACEMENT SENSOR | RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18880745 | STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE | BHANDARI, SHREYAJ RAM | 2434 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18876351 | ACTUATOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTUATOR CASE THEREOF, AND CORE FOR MANUFACTURING | JOHNSON, VICKY A | 3617 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18873805 | Vehicle Control Device | BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18873196 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND ESTIMATION METHOD FOR DIRECT CURRENT IN POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18871064 | VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL METHOD | PEKO, BRITTANY RENEE | 3665 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18863765 | EXTERNAL WORLD RECOGNITION DEVICE AND EXTERNAL WORLD RECOGNITION METHOD | ELLIOTT, JORDAN MCKENZIE | 2666 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18855451 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS DEVICE | KAUR, JASPREET | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18849245 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM | CLARKE, ADAM S | 2858 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18848774 | Rotary Electric Machine | JOHNSON, ERIC | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18846981 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | PARK, CHANMIN | 3661 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18687590 | Vehicle Control Device, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System | RHEE, ROY B | 3664 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18846836 | ONBOARD ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE | RHEE, ROY B | 3664 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18846462 | Stator in Rotary Electric Machine | PERKINS, THEODORE L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18845194 | SHOCK ABSORBER | HSIAO, JAMES K | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18843495 | Rotating Electrical Machine and Vehicle Driving Device Equipped With Same | CHANG, MINKI | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18842447 | SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION DEVICE | MUI, WEI YUN | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18842459 | SHOCK ABSORBER AND DAMPING VALVE DEVICE | IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18841313 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM | SWENSON, BRIAN L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18688876 | ELECTRIC BRAKE APPARATUS AND DRIVE UNIT | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18840446 | IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | PARK, CHANMIN | 3661 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18837401 | ELECTRIC BRAKE APPARATUS | HSIAO, JAMES K | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18836908 | UPDATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | CHEN, QING | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18834652 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE ASSIST DEVICE | SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R | 3661 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18834335 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | MUIR, MATTHEW SINCLAIR | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18834178 | TRAVEL ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND TRAVEL ASSISTANCE METHOD | WU, PAYSUN | 3665 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18730246 | VEHICLE MOVEMENT CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD | MERLINO, DAVID P | 3665 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18729353 | Semiconductor Device and Inverter Provided With Semiconductor Device | BIRCH, EKATERINA THOMASA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18728928 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTOR PLATE, CONDUCTOR PLATE, AND CONDUCTOR PLATE ASSEMBLY | QUIGLEY, THOMAS K | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18726097 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | LEE, WOO KYUNG | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18721183 | IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD | SANTOS, KIRSTEN JADE M | 3664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18719382 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | LE, TIEN MINH | 3656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18718889 | TRANSFER DEVICE | LEVY, MERRITT E | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18712577 | Vehicle Control Device, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System | GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | 3668 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18710078 | ROTOR OF ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE | ELNAKIB, AHMED | 2834 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18698314 | HEAT DISSIPATION MATERIAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | ZHANG, RUIYUN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2024 |
| 18697513 | VEHICLE | TRIEU, VAN THANH | 2685 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
| 18692586 | STRUCTURE, VALVE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING VALVE APPARATUS | AUNG, SAN M | 3616 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18691993 | DAMPING FORCE ADJUSTABLE SHOCK ABSORBER, DAMPING VALVE, AND SOLENOID | ALGARASH, KAREM AKRAM | 3616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18691576 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC BRAKE APPARATUS | IRVIN, THOMAS W | 3616 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18689888 | CYLINDER DEVICE | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | 3655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18689466 | DISC BRAKE AND PLATE | IRVIN, THOMAS W | 3616 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18689684 | CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT FOR PROPELLER SHAFT AND PROPELLER SHAFT | BINDA, GREGORY JOHN | 3679 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18683079 | RETURN SPRING AND DISC BRAKE | MORRIS, DAVID R. | 3616 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18579730 | In-Vehicle Processing Device | HU, XIAOQIN | 2857 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18573037 | DRUM BRAKE AND BRAKING MEMBER | MORRIS, DAVID R. | 3616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18567536 | DRIVE DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING AND/OR ASSISTED DRIVING | STANLEY, KAVITA | 2172 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18564813 | Electronic Control Device and Control Method | FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18564148 | HEAT EXCHANGER, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE INCLUDING HEAT EXCHANGER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INNER FIN FOR HEAT EXCHANGER | DUONG, THO V | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18563964 | VEHICLE SYSTEM | HEIM, MARK ROBERT | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 125d overdue | Pending | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 18561239 | RADAR DEVICE | MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA | 3648 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18559928 | VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL METHOD | STIEBRITZ, NOAH WILLIAM | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18553616 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 3616 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 53d overdue | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18552722 | OBJECT DISTANCE DETECTING DEVICE | LEMIEUX, IAN L | 2669 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18373156 | Stator for Rotary Electric Machine and Rotary Electric Machine Using Same | MULLINS, BURTON S | 2834 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18370576 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DEVICE | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 3616 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18281796 | Physical Quantity Detection Device, Signal Processing Device, and Signal Processing Method | MARINI, MATTHEW G | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18547531 | METHOD FOR SHAPING WIRE MATERIAL AND WIRE MATERIAL SHAPING DEVICE | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 3725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18273124 | Vehicle Drive Motor | STEFANON, JUSTIN | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18261911 | MAP STORAGE DEVICE | PEDERSEN, DAVID RUBEN | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2023 |
| 18252784 | ROTOR AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE | SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE | 2834 | §112 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
| 18247490 | HEATING ELEMENT COOLING STRUCTURE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | WEGNER, AARON MICHAEL | 2897 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18008848 | SENSOR RECOGNITION INTEGRATION DEVICE | STRYKER, NICHOLAS F | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2022 |
| 17926939 | COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING CONTROL DEVICE | MORALES, PEDRO JESUS | 2124 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17912208 | STEERING APPARATUS | STANLEY, TYLER JAY | 3611 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2022 |
| 17911244 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | SHARMA, SHIVAM | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 85d overdue | Pending | Sep 13, 2022 |
| 17782133 | MOUNTED IMAGING DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION | DUREN, TIMOTHY EDWARD | 2817 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2022 |
| 17505484 | Battery Pack and Holder | NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V | 1724 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2021 |
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