Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Mahle International GmbH

40 pending office actions • 18 art units • 36 examiners • 0 of 40 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 87 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

40
Total Pending OAs
27
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 39 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

23
Overdue
1
Due this week
10
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 39 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (23)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (10)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

0
Hard (0%)
36
Medium (90%)
2
Easy (5%)
2
Unknown (5%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only33 (82%)
§102 only3 (8%)
§112 only2 (5%)
No statute on record2 (5%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

5
Life Sciences
12% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
12
Semiconductors
30% of docket
22
Mechanical / Eng
55% of docket
1
Business / Other
2% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

400 h
Manual time on pending OAs
80 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
140 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MASIH, KAREN 2 90.8% +6.7%
QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED 2 84.8% +9.6%
STANLEY, TYLER JAY 2 39.1% +52.2%
ARMSTRONG, KAREN JOYCE 2 69.6% +4.8%
EDWARDS, LOREN C 1 81.7% +28.2%
HOLLY, LEE A 1 75.0% +5.7%
ENGLISH, PETER C 1 32.7% +26.2%
MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D 1 67.5% -10.6%
GLADE, ZACHARY EDWARD FREW 1 62.1% +61.1%
RUPPERT, ERIC S 1 59.0% +24.7%

Quick Wins (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19039396 ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR WITH INTEGRATED VAPOR INJECTION CIRCUIT EDWARDS, LOREN C 28d overdue
18700702 EXTERNALLY EXCITED ELECTRIC SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE MASIH, KAREN 11d overdue
18708198 TRANSFORMER DEVICE AND SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE MASIH, KAREN 14d

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18957466 CARBON CANISTER ENGLISH, PETER C 89d overdue
19039396 ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR WITH INTEGRATED VAPOR INJECTION CIRCUIT EDWARDS, LOREN C 28d overdue
17945986 MOTOR DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE STANLEY, TYLER JAY 7d
18239109 MOTOR DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE STANLEY, TYLER JAY 12d
18852459 METHOD FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE GLADE, ZACHARY EDWARD FREW 23d
18825582 HOUSING FOR MULTI-FLOWPATH HVAC SYSTEM RUPPERT, ERIC S

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3763 7
2834 7
2846 4
3746 3
3761 3
3726 2
3611 2
1726 2
3993 1
3632 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19039396 ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR WITH INTEGRATED VAPOR INJECTION CIRCUIT EDWARDS, LOREN C 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Jan 28, 2025
18988861 CAMSHAFT HOLLY, LEE A 3726 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2024
18957466 CARBON CANISTER ENGLISH, PETER C 3993 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2024
18931267 MOUNTING PLATE MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D 3632 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2024
18852459 METHOD FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE GLADE, ZACHARY EDWARD FREW 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Sep 28, 2024
18825582 HOUSING FOR MULTI-FLOWPATH HVAC SYSTEM RUPPERT, ERIC S 3763 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 05, 2024
18753098 METHOD FOR SETTING AN AIR CONDITIONER COMINGS, DANIEL C 3763 §102 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 25, 2024
18745965 PISTON RING PATEL, VISHAL A 3675 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jun 17, 2024
18661196 SINTERING PASTE, METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, MATERIALLY BONDED CONNECTION OF AN ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR COVERED WITH AN OXIDE LAYER TO AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MCALLISTER, MICHAEL F 2847 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending May 10, 2024
18708198 TRANSFORMER DEVICE AND SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE MASIH, KAREN 2846 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending May 07, 2024
18708161 INDUCTIVELY ELECTRICALLY SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE ISLAM, MUHAMMAD S 2846 §112 Non-Final OA 72d Pending May 07, 2024
18704914 ROTOR FOR AN EXTERNALLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE COOK, CORTEZ M 2846 §102 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2024
18704451 ROTOR FOR AN EXTERNALLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE GUGGER, SEAN A 2834 §112 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Apr 24, 2024
18639070 THERMAL MANAGEMENT MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A THERMAL MANAGEMENT MODULE ALVARE, PAUL 3763 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Apr 18, 2024
18700702 EXTERNALLY EXCITED ELECTRIC SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE MASIH, KAREN 2846 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Apr 11, 2024
18700701 ELECTRIC ROTARY TRANSFORMER QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED 2834 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Apr 11, 2024
18624397 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLUID FLOW-THROUGH COMPONENT FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES 3726 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Apr 02, 2024
18689420 DIRECT COOLED ELECTRIC MOTOR QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED 2834 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2024
18689417 ONE-SHOT OVERMOLDING OF THE ROTOR FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR TRUONG, THOMAS 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 05, 2024
18442071 AN ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR AN ASSISTED PEDALING BICYCLE LEE, MATTHEW D 3617 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Feb 14, 2024
18437223 PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME VO, ETHAN NGUYEN 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Feb 08, 2024
18544950 HEAT PUMP HVAC SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE WITH DEICE FUNCTIONALITY BABAA, NAEL N 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Dec 19, 2023
18384375 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BUSBAR, A BUSBAR FOR A MOTOR, AND A MOTOR SINGH, ALEXANDER A 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2023
18384373 HEAT EXCHANGER LING, FOR K. 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2023
18380790 HEAT EXCHANGER MODULE, METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE SAME AND MOTOR VEHICLE SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST ONE HEAT EXCHANGER MODULE AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Oct 17, 2023
18239109 MOTOR DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE STANLEY, TYLER JAY 3611 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Aug 28, 2023
18210249 FLUID PUMP BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S 3746 §103 Final Rejection 99d overdue Pending Jun 15, 2023
18210631 BUILT ROTOR SHAFT OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR MOK, ALEX W 2834 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Jun 15, 2023
18015958 COOLING SYSTEM RUBY, TRAVIS C 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jan 12, 2023
18147913 ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR WITH NON-RADIAL CLAMPING FEATURE HERRMANN, JOSEPH S 3746 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Dec 29, 2022
18084553 COOLING SYSTEM NGUYEN, HUNG Q 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 97d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2022
18081639 HIGH VOLTAGE HEATER WITH WELDED TUBES PARK, JE HWAN JOHN 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 110d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2022
18070424 VENTILATION DEVICE TURNER, SONJI 1776 §103 Final Rejection 78d overdue Pending Nov 28, 2022
17964840 DETECTION OF CRITICAL OPERATING STATES OF A PTC HEATER EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 93d overdue Pending Oct 12, 2022
17945986 MOTOR DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE STANLEY, TYLER JAY 3611 §102 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Sep 15, 2022
17866459 BATTERY HOUSING FOR RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE BATTERY CELL MODULE SIMMONS, ALEXANDRA JOAN 1728 §103 Non-Final OA 67d overdue Pending Jul 15, 2022
17860101 BATTERY DEVICE AND USE THEREOF IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ARMSTRONG, KAREN JOYCE 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 187d overdue Pending Jul 08, 2022
17839422 TRACTION BATTERY DISNEY, CHRISTINE CONLON 1723 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jun 13, 2022
17739116 BATTERY MODULE ARMSTRONG, KAREN JOYCE 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending May 07, 2022
17288511 ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER DEVICE BELAY, DILNESSA B 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 226d overdue Pending Apr 23, 2021

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