Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
113 pending office actions • 65 art units • 110 examiners • 0 of 113 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 502 patents granted in the last 365 days
Hyundai Motor Group has 9 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters are handled by 9 distinct examiners across 6 distinct art units. Examiner assignments are fully distributed, while the lower art-unit figure indicates recurring art-unit involvement within the docket.
GRABER, MARIA EILEEN is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The assignment pattern supports art-unit-level comparison of prosecution issues, particularly where transportation technologies raise related claim or prior-art questions. Examiner-specific response practices remain important because no examiner accounts for more than the recorded busiest-examiner workload.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 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. 15 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 | 1 (1%) |
| §103 only | 51 (45%) |
| §102 only | 9 (8%) |
| §112 only | 5 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 46 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | 2 | 84.1% | +13.9% |
| PEERCE, MATTHEW J | 2 | 68.4% | +26.5% |
| WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B | 2 | 53.9% | +34.8% |
| HOLWERDA, STEPHEN | 1 | 73.2% | +20.0% |
| ALZATEEMEH, HUSSAM ALDEEN | 1 | 58.8% | +33.6% |
| TRUONG, MINH D | 1 | 67.2% | +23.7% |
| KRAFT, LOGAN M | 1 | 70.3% | +14.9% |
| VERLEY, NICOLE T | 1 | 83.8% | +3.5% |
| VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA | 1 | 74.5% | +11.1% |
| MAHASE, PAMESHANAND | 1 | 72.2% | +24.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19313006 | VEHICLE HEIGHT CONTROL METHOD | VERLEY, NICOLE T | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18075702 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR MANAGING NFT-BASED DRIVER DATA FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | TRUONG, BENJAMIN LY | 78d overdue |
| 18380809 | Method And Apparatus for Controlling Brake Torque | TESTARDI, DAVID A | 45d overdue |
| 17726752 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING RECOGNITION OF STATE OF DRIVER | BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O | 14d |
| 18410067 | VEHICLE SEAT POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | THOMPSON, JESSICA KATHRYN | 23d |
| 19380723 | CONTROL DEVICE | HOLWERDA, STEPHEN | — |
| 19335519 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED OIL CHURNING FUNCTION | TRUONG, MINH D | — |
| 19333776 | STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM | KRAFT, LOGAN M | — |
| 19311491 | HYBRID ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19380723 | CONTROL DEVICE | HOLWERDA, STEPHEN | — |
| 19377588 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREVENTING FORWARD COLLISION OF VEHICLE | ALZATEEMEH, HUSSAM ALDEEN | — |
| 19335519 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED OIL CHURNING FUNCTION | TRUONG, MINH D | — |
| 19333776 | STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM | KRAFT, LOGAN M | — |
| 19311491 | HYBRID ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA | — |
| 19289537 | CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | MAHASE, PAMESHANAND | — |
| 19225663 | CLUTCH DEVICE WITH REVERSE INPUT BLOCKING FUNCTION | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | — |
| 19080045 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | PEERCE, MATTHEW J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3616 | 5 |
| 2875 | 4 |
| 3669 | 4 |
| 3645 | 4 |
| 3663 | 4 |
| 3636 | 4 |
| 3661 | 3 |
| 3747 | 3 |
| 2872 | 3 |
| 2834 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19380723 | CONTROL DEVICE | HOLWERDA, STEPHEN | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2025 |
| 19377588 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREVENTING FORWARD COLLISION OF VEHICLE | ALZATEEMEH, HUSSAM ALDEEN | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2025 |
| 19335519 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED OIL CHURNING FUNCTION | TRUONG, MINH D | 3654 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19333776 | STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM | KRAFT, LOGAN M | 3747 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 19313006 | VEHICLE HEIGHT CONTROL METHOD | VERLEY, NICOLE T | 3614 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2025 |
| 19311491 | HYBRID ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA | 3747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19289537 | CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | MAHASE, PAMESHANAND | 2689 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 19281834 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE | TRIVEDI, ATUL | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 19281274 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLATOONING | LANG, MICHAEL DEAN | 3667 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19262501 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING OCCUPANT INFORMATION IN A VEHICLE | BROWN, ANTHONY D | 2408 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19231363 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DIFFUSE REFLECTION NOISE OF ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR THE SAME | HAILE, BENYAM | 2688 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19225663 | CLUTCH DEVICE WITH REVERSE INPUT BLOCKING FUNCTION | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | 3655 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19195708 | LOCK CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | GARCIA, CARLOS E | 2686 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19171628 | KNOB ASSEMBLY | AHMAD, FARIA F | 3675 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19169498 | FASTENING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | WONG, JOCK M | 3675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19083038 | STANDARD CONTROLLER AND CONTROLLER SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | HUQ, FARZANA B | 2455 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19080045 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | PEERCE, MATTHEW J | 2875 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19070082 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING RADIO DATA, METHOD OF RECEIVING RADIO DATA, AND RADIO DATA PROCESSING DEVICE | DIABY, MOUSTAPHA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19067006 | WINDSHIELD DISPLAY SYSTEM | PASKO, NICHOLAS R | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19052892 | FIXING DEVICE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME | GARFT, CHRISTOPHER | 3632 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19050205 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING FAILURE OF ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE VEHICLES | BARBOZA, MARCUS ALEXANDER | 2692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19033761 | VEHICLE LAMP AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME | SNIEZEK, ANDREW L | 2693 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19034111 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHOD | GIRMA, FEKADESELASS | 2689 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19033956 | COOLING GUIDE AND MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME | VAZIRI, MASOUD | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19026930 | CONSOLE MODULE AND VEHICLE COCKPIT INCLUDING SAME | CRAIG, DANIEL THOMAS | 3676 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19030021 | EXCITER OVERCURRENT DETECTION DEVICE | LE, THANG XUAN | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19010891 | STEERING FEEDBACK ACTUATOR | HYMEL, ABIGAIL R | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19004663 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | FRISBY, KEITH J | 3614 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18970743 | COCKPIT SYSTEM INCLUDING OPERATING SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO USE PROJECTOR | LAMB II, CHRISTOPHER A | 2882 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18954930 | SENSOR FUSION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS | PHAM, NHUT HUY | 2674 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18921279 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | PEERCE, MATTHEW J | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18909080 | LAMP SYSTEM FOR MOVING OBJECTS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD | DUNAY, CHRISTOPHER E | 2875 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18904850 | BRAKE DEVICE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | 3655 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18894545 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY | PICHLER, MARIN | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18885213 | ANTI-RATTLE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | WATKINS, NATHANIEL WILLIAM | 3617 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18830792 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AVDS (AUTOMATED VALET DRIVING SYSTEM) ACCESS OF VEHICLE BY GLOBAL AVDS SERVER | AHN, HYANG | 3661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18830012 | AIR VENT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | SCHULT, ALLEN | 3762 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18829709 | AIR DAMPER | RASHID, MAHBUBUR | 3616 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18825102 | LAMP SYSTEM | YANG, JAMES J | 2875 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18822574 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF PERFORMING MINIMAL RISK MANOEUVRE FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING ROAD SHOULDER STOP BY AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM | ANFINRUD, GABRIEL P | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18817906 | LIDAR APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | YANG, NAN-YING | 2629 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18808525 | AIR SKIRT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | 3676 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18793709 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | ANYA, IGWE U | 2891 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18788507 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL WHEEL ALIGNMENT | BAILEY, JOHN D | 3747 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18778636 | VEHICLE FOR WIRELESS CHARGING, WIRELESS CHARGER, AND METHOD FOR THE SAME | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 3669 | §112 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18771159 | WIRELESS CHARGING METHOD FOR URBAN AIR MOBILITY (UAM), AND DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME | MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18760428 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WINDOW CONTAMINATION OF LIDAR SENSOR | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18738541 | TARGET DETECTING APPARATUS AND TARGET DETECTING METHOD BASED ON RADAR | LI, YONGHONG | 3648 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18675603 | RADAR SENSOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | GUYAH, REMASH RAJA | 3648 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18670833 | VEHICLE STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHyundai Motor Group has 113 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 65 art units and 110 examiners.
Lillian T Nguyen has the most, with 2 of Hyundai Motor Group's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
