Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
87 pending office actions • 24 art units • 56 examiners • 0 of 87 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 259 patents granted in the last 365 days
HL Mando Corporation manages 86 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 86 actions are distributed among 55 distinct examiners, which indicates that many examiners are handling multiple cases for the company. The portfolio also spans 24 distinct art units, showing a significant technical range within its primary technology area.
LANE, NICHOLAS J is the busiest examiner for HL Mando Corporation, currently managing 6 pending office actions. This concentration of 6 actions is the highest for any single examiner in the portfolio of 86 pending office actions. The 55 distinct examiners suggest that the company must account for many different individual examination styles across its active matters.
The 24 distinct art units involved in these 86 pending office actions reflect a diverse range of transportation and mechanical technologies. Practitioners should be prepared for varied examination standards across these 24 units. The 86 pending office actions provide a substantial workload for the company as it navigates these diverse administrative divisions within the USPTO and interacts with 55 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 | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (2%) |
| §103 only | 31 (36%) |
| §102 only | 5 (6%) |
| §112 only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 43 (49%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANE, NICHOLAS J | 6 | 65.8% | +6.7% |
| WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 4 | 78.7% | +14.1% |
| IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | 4 | 61.5% | -9.2% |
| SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | 4 | 85.4% | +6.2% |
| TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | 4 | 84.6% | +11.7% |
| KING, BRADLEY T | 4 | 70.8% | +22.5% |
| RASHID, MAHBUBUR | 4 | 67.8% | +20.4% |
| BURCH, MELODY M | 3 | 64.3% | +26.3% |
| SINGH, ESVINDER | 2 | 77.1% | +23.3% |
| RODRIGUEZ, PAMELA | 2 | 87.8% | +10.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18083747 | BRAKE PAD FOR A DISK BRAKE SYSTEM AND DISK BRAKE SYSTEM | RODRIGUEZ, PAMELA | 21d |
| 18778385 | DAMPING FORCE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | RODRIGUEZ, PAMELA | — |
| 18607582 | CALIPER BRAKE | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18371082 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND DATA TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHOD THEREOF | FISHER, PAUL R | 105d overdue |
| 18386948 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 9d overdue |
| 18125222 | ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | KING, BRADLEY T | 6d |
| 17902395 | ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | LANE, NICHOLAS J | 12d |
| 18075401 | STEERING SYSTEM | CHOWDHURY, AL-BIRR RAHMAN | 14d |
| 18385098 | FRICTION UNIT FOR A BRAKE, BRAKE CALIPER, AND BRAKE FOR A VEHICLE | RASHID, MAHBUBUR | 20d |
| 18416912 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF VEHICLE USING TEXT MINING | HASSAN, ALI MOHAMAD | 22d |
| 17866956 | DUST SHEET FOR REDUCING BRAKE NOISE AND BRAKE SYSTEM COMPRISING A DUST SHEET | LANE, NICHOLAS J | 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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18350005 | BODY VALVE ASSEMBLY AND FREQUENCY SENSITIVE TYPE SHOCK ABSORBER WITH THE SAME | BURCH, MELODY M | 11d overdue |
| 18386948 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 9d overdue |
| 18125222 | ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | KING, BRADLEY T | 6d |
| 18385083 | BRAKE APPARATUS | RASHID, MAHBUBUR | 13d |
| 18385098 | FRICTION UNIT FOR A BRAKE, BRAKE CALIPER, AND BRAKE FOR A VEHICLE | RASHID, MAHBUBUR | 20d |
| 18083747 | BRAKE PAD FOR A DISK BRAKE SYSTEM AND DISK BRAKE SYSTEM | RODRIGUEZ, PAMELA | 21d |
| 18385097 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING DEVICE FOR GENERATING WARNING SIGNAL | RASHID, MAHBUBUR | 34d |
| 18544540 | CALIPER BRAKE | KING, BRADLEY T | 61d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3616 | 23 |
| 3747 | 5 |
| 2834 | 3 |
| 2838 | 3 |
| 3618 | 3 |
| 3663 | 2 |
| 3655 | 2 |
| 3656 | 1 |
| 3661 | 1 |
| 3657 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19318345 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | PECHE, JORGE O | 3656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2025 |
| 19273419 | STEERING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | DALLO, JOSEPH J | 3747 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19248382 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | TROOST, AARON L | 3661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19235881 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | SINGH, ESVINDER | 3657 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19233769 | BRAKE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | REINBOLD, SCOTT A | 3747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19215752 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING DRIVING OF HOST VEHICLE | SINGH, ESVINDER | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19097462 | SENSOR STRUCTURE FOR BRAKE PEDAL | PRETLOW, DEMETRIUS R | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19092962 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING ABSOLUTE ANGULAR POSITION FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM | ENGLISH, PETER C | 3993 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19050418 | CHASSIS-INTEGRATED CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | MANLEY, SHERMAN D | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19003533 | BUSBAR FOR ELCTRONIC MOTOR AND METHOD FOR DESIGING THE SAME | SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18978608 | SCALABLE TORQUE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING THE SAME | MEDANI, MOHAMED | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18972607 | CASTER ASSEMBLY AND PARKING ROBOT INCLUDING THE SAME | MOSCOSO, JUAN SALVADOR | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18965508 | POWER MONITORING DEVICE | COMBER, KEVIN J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18957608 | MASTER CYLINDER AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME | LANE, NICHOLAS J | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18948475 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT INCLUDING SAME | MORRISON, RASHEN E | 2841 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18862499 | ELECTRONIC BRAKE APPARATUS | LANE, NICHOLAS J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18935120 | WHEEL SPEED AND ACCELERATION SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18271022 | WHEEL MOTOR STRUCTURE | MULLINS, BURTON S | 2834 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 26, 2024 |
| 18909752 | ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 3616 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18898340 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS AND BRAKE APPARATUS | JACKSON, STEPHEN W | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18890523 | STEERING CONTROL DEVICE, STEERING ASSIST DEVICE, AND STEERING SYSTEM | ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE, GERTRUDE | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18847623 | CHECK VALVE | IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18882677 | ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | ALGARASH, KAREM AKRAM | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18845431 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SUPPLY DEVICE | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18845297 | DAMPING FORCE-VARIABLE SHOCK ABSORBER | BURCH, MELODY M | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18827417 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PHASE CONTROL OF HIGH VOLTAGE CONVERTER AND THE METHOD THEREFOR | ZHANG, JUE | 2838 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18826110 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF BRAKE MOTOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD | CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18826099 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF MOTOR FOR GENERATING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18838545 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM, AND HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18803710 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF MOTOR OF COLUMN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS), AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD | GEIST, RICHARD EDWIN | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d overdue | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18833847 | BRAKE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | GREENE, MARK L | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18780467 | ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18780441 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILE | LANE, NICHOLAS J | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18778385 | DAMPING FORCE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | RODRIGUEZ, PAMELA | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18763995 | APPARATUS FOR BRAKE CONTROL | LEWIS, TISHA D | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18757368 | CALIPER BRAKE | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18744459 | HYDRAULIC UNIT AND BRAKE SYSTEM | BURCH, MELODY M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18679612 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED SHOCK ABSORBER HAVING DUAL SOLENOID VALVES | IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18677145 | BRAKE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18657700 | COIL ASSEMBLY, HYDRAULIC VALVE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | IRVIN, THOMAS W | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18648474 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18646504 | DEVICE FOR SHADING THE SUNLIGHT OF A VEHICLE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD | PINKNEY, DAWAYNE | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18639996 | HYDRAULIC SUPPLY | LANE, NICHOLAS J | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18632305 | FRICTION UNIT FOR A DISK BRAKE OF A VEHICLE AND BRAKE CALIPER | LEWIS, TISHA D | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18622969 | MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | ANDREWS, MICHAEL | 2834 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2024 |
| 18614634 | RETRACTION SPRING AND CALIPER BRAKE INCLUDING THE SAME | BOWES, STEPHEN M | 3616 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 23, 2024 |
| 18611660 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONNECTING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND A HEAT SINK | ZHU, SHENG-BAI | 2897 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18607572 | BRAKE PISTON AND BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | 3655 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18607582 | CALIPER BRAKE | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | 3616 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18442415 | BRAKE SYSTEM | CROMER, ANDREW J | 3667 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHL Mando Corporation has 87 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 24 art units and 56 examiners.
Nicholas J Lane has the most, with 6 of HL Mando Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.