Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
17 pending office actions • 3 art units • 14 examiners • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 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. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (12%) |
| §102 only | 2 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (76%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, EMILY GAIL | 2 | 74.5% | +17.7% |
| MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE | 2 | 64.6% | +31.2% |
| STRIMBU, GREGORY J | 2 | 56.4% | +80.4% |
| CUMAR, NATHAN | 1 | 78.8% | +14.4% |
| BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J | 1 | 67.4% | +26.1% |
| TULLIA, STEVEN A | 1 | 74.3% | +19.2% |
| LUGO, CARLOS | 1 | 74.9% | +14.0% |
| NEUBAUER, THOMAS L | 1 | 65.9% | +20.0% |
| REPHANN, JUSTIN B | 1 | 78.4% | +23.8% |
| MENEZES, MARCUS | 1 | 70.7% | +51.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18426954 | HOOD SYSTEM WITHOUT POP-UP SPRING | MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE | 32d overdue |
| 18907469 | POWERED DOOR UNIT OPTIMIZED FOR SERVO CONTROL | MENEZES, MARCUS | 5d |
| 18153747 | DRIVEN SPRING SYSTEM FOR HOOD | MILLS, CHRISTINE M | 9d |
| 19043497 | MECHANICAL CHECK ON LINEAR DRIVE ACTUATOR | REPHANN, JUSTIN B | 21d |
| 18606491 | BLIND CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR A REMOTE ACTUATOR | IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD | 27d |
| 19240801 | CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH POWER LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM HAVING DUAL DRIVE POWER RELEASE ACTUATOR AND MULTI-STAGE GEARSET | BROWN, EMILY GAIL | — |
| 19225256 | CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH LATCH MECHANISM HAVING ROLLER PAWL ASSEMBLY | CUMAR, NATHAN | — |
| 19171320 | CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED WITH CHILD LOCK MECHANISM AND POWER RELEASE MECHANISM HAVING DIRECTIONAL CONTROLLING ACTUATION OF THE CHILD LOCK MECHANISM | LUGO, CARLOS | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18426954 | HOOD SYSTEM WITHOUT POP-UP SPRING | MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE | 32d overdue |
| 18907469 | POWERED DOOR UNIT OPTIMIZED FOR SERVO CONTROL | MENEZES, MARCUS | 5d |
| 19043497 | MECHANICAL CHECK ON LINEAR DRIVE ACTUATOR | REPHANN, JUSTIN B | 21d |
| 17549334 | DOOR SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES PROVIDING POWER PRESENT AND HOLD FUNCTIONS AND EQUIPPED WITH A CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY HAVING A POWER RELEASE AND SAFETY CATCH ARRANGEMENT | BROWN, EMILY GAIL | 28d |
| 19240801 | CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH POWER LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM HAVING DUAL DRIVE POWER RELEASE ACTUATOR AND MULTI-STAGE GEARSET | BROWN, EMILY GAIL | — |
| 19225256 | CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH LATCH MECHANISM HAVING ROLLER PAWL ASSEMBLY | CUMAR, NATHAN | — |
| 19223107 | VEHICLE LATCH HAVING UNIDIRECTIONAL POWER RELEASE FUNCTION | BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 19206187 | VEHICLE CLOSURE LATCH WITH BIDIRECTIONAL RELEASE MOTOR CONFIGURATION | TULLIA, STEVEN A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3675 | 8 |
| 3634 | 4 |
| 3661 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19240801 | CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH POWER LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM HAVING DUAL DRIVE POWER RELEASE ACTUATOR AND MULTI-STAGE GEARSET | BROWN, EMILY GAIL | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19225256 | CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH LATCH MECHANISM HAVING ROLLER PAWL ASSEMBLY | CUMAR, NATHAN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19223107 | VEHICLE LATCH HAVING UNIDIRECTIONAL POWER RELEASE FUNCTION | BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19206187 | VEHICLE CLOSURE LATCH WITH BIDIRECTIONAL RELEASE MOTOR CONFIGURATION | TULLIA, STEVEN A | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19171320 | CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED WITH CHILD LOCK MECHANISM AND POWER RELEASE MECHANISM HAVING DIRECTIONAL CONTROLLING ACTUATION OF THE CHILD LOCK MECHANISM | LUGO, CARLOS | 3675 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 06, 2025 |
| 19091232 | LOAD EQUALIZER FOR LATCHES OF CLOSURE PANELS IN MOTOR VEHICLES | MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19074307 | FRUNK LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL POWER LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM | NEUBAUER, THOMAS L | 3675 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19044854 | VEHICLE DOOR WITH CARRIER MODULE HAVING SUSTAINABLE CARRIER | STRIMBU, GREGORY J | 3634 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 19043497 | MECHANICAL CHECK ON LINEAR DRIVE ACTUATOR | REPHANN, JUSTIN B | 3634 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Feb 02, 2025 |
| 18907469 | POWERED DOOR UNIT OPTIMIZED FOR SERVO CONTROL | MENEZES, MARCUS | 3634 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18824347 | POWER DOORS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES HAVING HOLD OPEN CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | STRIMBU, GREGORY J | 3634 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18625148 | ACTUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE CLOSURE PANELS | WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S | 3661 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
| 18606491 | BLIND CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR A REMOTE ACTUATOR | IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD | 3675 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18426954 | HOOD SYSTEM WITHOUT POP-UP SPRING | MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18153747 | DRIVEN SPRING SYSTEM FOR HOOD | MILLS, CHRISTINE M | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Jan 12, 2023 |
| 17964181 | POWER RELEASE LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH DOUBLE PULL AND POWER CHILD LOCK | WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY | 3675 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 17549334 | DOOR SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES PROVIDING POWER PRESENT AND HOLD FUNCTIONS AND EQUIPPED WITH A CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY HAVING A POWER RELEASE AND SAFETY CATCH ARRANGEMENT | BROWN, EMILY GAIL | 3675 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Dec 13, 2021 |
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