Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
40 pending office actions • 17 art units • 37 examiners • 0 of 40 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 55 patents granted in the last 365 days
Lyft Inc. has 40 pending office actions concentrated in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are spread across 17 distinct art units, reflecting the diverse technical components of their transportation platform. The company interacts with 37 distinct examiners, suggesting that most examiners are handling only a single pending matter for the firm.
Kenneth J. Malkowski is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 3 pending office actions. With 37 distinct examiners involved in 40 actions, the prosecution environment is highly distributed. This variety of examiners across 17 distinct art units means that the company must navigate many different individual perspectives to advance its patent applications. Practitioners should be prepared for a wide range of examiner behaviors despite the concentration in a single technology area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 | 13 (32%) |
| §101 + other | 10 (25%) |
| §103 only | 10 (25%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (10%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J | 3 | 75.1% | +18.7% |
| BOSWELL, BETH V | 2 | 9.9% | -2.2% |
| KIM, PATRICK | 1 | 26.3% | +33.9% |
| WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S | 1 | 61.9% | +14.2% |
| KIRK, BRYAN J | 1 | 33.6% | +43.7% |
| CHONG CRUZ, NADJA N | 1 | 27.8% | +42.8% |
| ULLAH, ARIF | 1 | 47.5% | +36.7% |
| MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A | 1 | 81.1% | +17.6% |
| BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL | 1 | 80.1% | +13.9% |
| WILSON, NICHOLAS R | 1 | 87.4% | +11.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18818373 | DYNAMIC OPTIMIZED REASSIGNMENT OF PROVIDERS AT A GEOHASH LEVEL | FEACHER, LORENA R | 51d overdue |
| 18616784 | DETERMINING MATCHES USING DYNAMIC PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY MODEL | SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R | 44d overdue |
| 18989706 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED TRANSPORTATION DISPATCH | GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE | 19d overdue |
| 17556024 | GENERATING NETWORK COVERAGE IMPROVEMENT METRICS UTILIZING MACHINE-LEARNING TO DYNAMICALLY MATCH TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS | KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD | 8d overdue |
| 18406096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORT CANCELLATION USING DATA-DRIVEN MODELS | MA, LISA | 4d overdue |
| 18959521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFERRING INFORMATION ABOUT STATIONARY ELEMENTS BASED ON SEMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS | MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J | 5d |
| 18059253 | PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION MATCH PROBABILITY INDICATORS BASED ON VARIABLE DIRECTIONAL FILTERS IN A TRANSPORTATION MATCHING SYSTEM | NGUYEN, NGA B | 13d |
| 18059640 | Forecast Availability for Docking Stations and Rideable Mobility Vehicles | BOSWELL, BETH V | 14d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18959521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFERRING INFORMATION ABOUT STATIONARY ELEMENTS BASED ON SEMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS | MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J | 5d |
| 18163562 | UTILIZING TRANSITION TIMES TO INTELLIGENTLY SELECT TRANSITION LOCATIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J | 21d |
| 19388057 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMMEDIATE MATCHING OF REQUESTOR DEVICES TO PROVIDER DEVICES | KIM, PATRICK | — |
| 19309221 | DETECTING POSITIONING OF A SENSOR SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE | WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S | — |
| 19292764 | GENERATING A FIXED VALUE FOR A RECURRING VALUE LOCK ACROSS GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES OF COMPUTING DEVICES | KIRK, BRYAN J | — |
| 19286616 | GENERATING CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR DISPLAYING DIRECTIVES OF DEVICES OF A DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORK | CHONG CRUZ, NADJA N | — |
| 19254844 | PROVIDING DYNAMIC ALTERNATE LOCATION TRANSPORTATION MODES AND USER INTERFACES WITHIN MULTI-PICKUP-LOCATION AREA GEOFENCES | ULLAH, ARIF | — |
| 19242510 | PROVIDING INFORMATION TO USERS OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM USING AUGMENTED REALITY ELEMENTS | MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3625 | 6 |
| 3628 | 4 |
| 3624 | 4 |
| 3667 | 3 |
| 3663 | 3 |
| 3665 | 3 |
| 3623 | 2 |
| 3629 | 1 |
| 3675 | 1 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19388057 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMMEDIATE MATCHING OF REQUESTOR DEVICES TO PROVIDER DEVICES | KIM, PATRICK | 3629 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2025 |
| 19309221 | DETECTING POSITIONING OF A SENSOR SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE | WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S | — | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19292764 | GENERATING A FIXED VALUE FOR A RECURRING VALUE LOCK ACROSS GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES OF COMPUTING DEVICES | KIRK, BRYAN J | 3628 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19286616 | GENERATING CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR DISPLAYING DIRECTIVES OF DEVICES OF A DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORK | CHONG CRUZ, NADJA N | 3623 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2025 |
| 19254844 | PROVIDING DYNAMIC ALTERNATE LOCATION TRANSPORTATION MODES AND USER INTERFACES WITHIN MULTI-PICKUP-LOCATION AREA GEOFENCES | ULLAH, ARIF | 3623 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19242510 | PROVIDING INFORMATION TO USERS OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM USING AUGMENTED REALITY ELEMENTS | MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A | — | §101§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19085985 | VEHICLE SEAT ADJUSTMENT AND SECURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19021688 | GUIDED BATCHING | WILSON, NICHOLAS R | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19015366 | DOCKING STATION FOR MICROMOBILITY TRANSIT VEHICLES | BARNETT, DEVIN K | 3675 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18989706 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED TRANSPORTATION DISPATCH | GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18960593 | ALIGNING PROVIDER-DEVICE AXES WITH TRANSPORTATION-VEHICLE AXES TO GENERATE DRIVING-EVENT SCORES | WANG, KAI NMN | 3664 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18959521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFERRING INFORMATION ABOUT STATIONARY ELEMENTS BASED ON SEMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS | MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J | 3667 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18777227 | OPERATIONS TASK CREATION, PRIORITIZATION, AND ASSIGNMENT | KONERU, SUJAY | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18912344 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATION OF SENSORS ON A VEHICLE | MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18906828 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFECTING MAP LAYER UPDATES BASED ON COLLECTED SENSOR DATA | KRETZER, CASEY L | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18818373 | DYNAMIC OPTIMIZED REASSIGNMENT OF PROVIDERS AT A GEOHASH LEVEL | FEACHER, LORENA R | 3625 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 51d overdue | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18809076 | MOBILE MESH NETWORK PROVISIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SLOMS, NICHOLAS | 2476 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18808827 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SOURCE-AGNOSTIC TRAJECTORIES | SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18778370 | DETERMINING EFFICIENT PICKUP LOCATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS UTILIZING A PICKUP LOCATION MODEL | COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | 3662 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18770422 | DETERMINING AND MAPPING LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION FOR A VEHICLE | BOYLAN, JAMES T | 2486 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18740293 | DISPATCHING PROVIDER DEVICES UTILIZING MULTI-OUTCOME TRANSPORTATION-VALUE METRICS AND DYNAMIC PROVIDER DEVICE MODES | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18637071 | LOCALIZATION BASED ON SENSOR DATA | KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M | 3665 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18616784 | DETERMINING MATCHES USING DYNAMIC PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY MODEL | SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R | 3661 | §101 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18613362 | OPTIONS BASED ON TRANSPORTATION NETWORK CONDITIONS | HENRY, MATTHEW D | 3625 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18604279 | MICROMOBILITY TRANSIT VEHICLE COCKPIT ASSEMBLIES WITH CAMERAS | SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM | 2672 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18406096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORT CANCELLATION USING DATA-DRIVEN MODELS | MA, LISA | 3628 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 06, 2024 |
| 18356101 | SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING DRIVERS TO PASSENGERS BASED ON START TIMES OF EVENTS | MERLINO, DAVID P | 3665 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 18345926 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THROTTLING TO ACCELERATION TARGETS | ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED | 3663 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18343627 | SESSION-BASED TRANSPORTATION DISPATCH | CHOY, PAN G | 3624 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18333340 | GENERATING IMPROVED USER INTERFACES FOR PROVIDER COMPUTING DEVICES WITH COMPASS, DYNAMIC HALO, AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION SHAPES | SINHA, SNIGDHA | 2619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2023 |
| 18163562 | UTILIZING TRANSITION TIMES TO INTELLIGENTLY SELECT TRANSITION LOCATIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J | 3667 | §102 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Feb 02, 2023 |
| 18059640 | Forecast Availability for Docking Stations and Rideable Mobility Vehicles | BOSWELL, BETH V | 3625 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Nov 29, 2022 |
| 18059253 | PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION MATCH PROBABILITY INDICATORS BASED ON VARIABLE DIRECTIONAL FILTERS IN A TRANSPORTATION MATCHING SYSTEM | NGUYEN, NGA B | 3625 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17810708 | UTILIZING COMPUTER MODELS TO DYNAMICALLY MATCH PROVIDER DEVICES AND PRIORITY REQUESTER DEVICES IN RESPONSE TO TIME PRIORITY AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS | CLARE, MARK C | 3628 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2022 |
| 17851537 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING PERSONAL MOBILITY VEHICLES BASED ON ROAD CONDITIONS | FABER, DAVID | 2172 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2022 |
| 17556024 | GENERATING NETWORK COVERAGE IMPROVEMENT METRICS UTILIZING MACHINE-LEARNING TO DYNAMICALLY MATCH TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS | KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD | 3624 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2021 |
| 17101831 | Dynamic Scene Representation | STRYKER, NICHOLAS F | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Nov 23, 2020 |
| 16953899 | PRIORITIZED TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS FOR A DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION MATCHING SYSTEM | BOSWELL, BETH V | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2020 |
| 16718131 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING PROVIDER ACCEPTANCE PROBABILITY INTO TRANSPORTATION MATCHING | MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT | 3628 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2019 |
| 16291964 | OPTIMIZATION OF ON-DEMAND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS | PRASAD, NANCY N | 3624 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2019 |
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