Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
9 pending office actions • 6 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 52 patents granted in the last 365 days
Hyundai Motor Group has 40 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed among 39 distinct examiners and 25 distinct art units. This shows that almost every pending action is being reviewed by a different examiner. MCCULLERS, AARON KYLE is the busiest examiner for the group, with 2 pending office actions. With 40 total actions and 39 distinct examiners, there is virtually no concentration of cases under any single individual.
The 25 distinct art units involved indicate a diverse range of technical subject matter within the group's primary technology area. Practitioners must prepare for 39 different examination styles across 25 different units. This high level of dispersion suggests that the group's patent strategy is spread across many different aspects of its technology area. Because 39 distinct examiners are involved in 40 total actions, experience gained with one examiner will rarely transfer to another pending matter. Practitioners should focus on the specific requirements of each of the 25 distinct art units to find procedural commonalities where possible. This decentralized environment requires a highly individualized approach for nearly every pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 4 (44%) |
| §102 only | 1 (11%) |
| §112 only | 1 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRABER, MARIA EILEEN | 1 | 62.0% | +32.5% |
| KIM, YUNJU | 1 | 55.2% | +35.4% |
| BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J | 1 | 81.9% | +7.2% |
| KEBEDE, GELILA SOLOMON | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| LEE, MATTHEW D | 1 | 89.1% | +5.6% |
| LIBBY, TROY ALAN | 1 | 92.3% | +9.1% |
| MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | 1 | 46.5% | +54.6% |
| THOMPSON, JESSICA KATHRYN | 1 | 77.3% | +29.4% |
| ISLAM, SYED A | 1 | 68.0% | +22.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18991859 | VEHICLE SEAT | BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J | — |
| 18963907 | VEHICLE SEAT CAPABLE OF CHANGING SEATING DIRECTION | KEBEDE, GELILA SOLOMON | — |
| 18753618 | Pneumatic Control Apparatus for Vehicle Seat | LIBBY, TROY ALAN | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18410067 | VEHICLE SEAT POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | THOMPSON, JESSICA KATHRYN | 23d |
| 18928948 | DISCONNECTOR APPARATUS | LEE, MATTHEW D | — |
| 18752158 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH HEADREST HAVING MASSAGE DEVICE | MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18410067 | VEHICLE SEAT POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | THOMPSON, JESSICA KATHRYN | 23d |
| 18410000 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF VEHICLE SEAT | ISLAM, SYED A | 56d |
| 19032112 | FOOT MASSAGE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | GRABER, MARIA EILEEN | — |
| 19002462 | CIRCULATING-TYPE FOAM-MOLDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD | KIM, YUNJU | — |
| 18752158 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH HEADREST HAVING MASSAGE DEVICE | MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3636 | 4 |
| 3644 | 1 |
| 1742 | 1 |
| 3632 | 1 |
| 3617 | 1 |
| 3785 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19032112 | FOOT MASSAGE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | GRABER, MARIA EILEEN | 3644 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2025 |
| 19002462 | CIRCULATING-TYPE FOAM-MOLDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD | KIM, YUNJU | 1742 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18991859 | VEHICLE SEAT | BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J | 3636 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18963907 | VEHICLE SEAT CAPABLE OF CHANGING SEATING DIRECTION | KEBEDE, GELILA SOLOMON | 3632 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18928948 | DISCONNECTOR APPARATUS | LEE, MATTHEW D | 3617 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18753618 | Pneumatic Control Apparatus for Vehicle Seat | LIBBY, TROY ALAN | 3636 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18752158 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH HEADREST HAVING MASSAGE DEVICE | MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18410067 | VEHICLE SEAT POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | THOMPSON, JESSICA KATHRYN | 3636 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18410000 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF VEHICLE SEAT | ISLAM, SYED A | 3636 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHyundai Motor Group has 9 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 9 examiners.
Maria Eileen Graber has the most, with 1 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.