Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
33 pending office actions • 9 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 78 patents granted in the last 365 days
MAZDA MOTOR Corporation maintains a portfolio in the Computing & Software technology area with 30 pending office actions. These matters are handled by 28 distinct examiners, showing a broad distribution of workload across the patent office. BUTCHER, CAROLINE N is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 2 busiest examiner pending actions. The high count of 30 pending office actions necessitates a significant level of docket management and response coordination.
The portfolio is active across 9 distinct art units, indicating that the Computing & Software filings cover a variety of sub-specialties. With 28 distinct examiners involved, the applicant faces a wide range of examination perspectives. The presence of 9 distinct art units suggests that the 30 pending office actions are spread across different technical silos. This diversity, paired with 28 distinct examiners, requires a versatile prosecution strategy to address the varying requirements of 9 different art units. Coordinating 30 pending office actions across 9 distinct art units requires substantial resources.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 3 (9%) |
| §103 only | 12 (36%) |
| §102 only | 3 (9%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (39%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | 2 | 81.3% | +13.2% |
| SEYE, ABDOU K | 2 | 82.7% | +27.0% |
| COLILLA, DANIEL JAMES | 1 | 67.5% | +22.5% |
| SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | 1 | 77.4% | +15.5% |
| ELNAKIB, AHMED | 1 | 78.6% | +8.7% |
| CATALANO, JACKSON RICHARD | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| ZHANG, JUE | 1 | 83.3% | +10.0% |
| VELEZ, ROBERTO | 1 | 67.6% | +21.4% |
| FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD | 1 | 78.9% | +3.2% |
| TIKU, SISAY G | 1 | 91.4% | +9.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18287914 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | SEYE, ABDOU K | 11d overdue |
| 19052287 | INVERTER DEVICE | ZHANG, JUE | — |
| 19044703 | INVERTER DEVICE | TIKU, SISAY G | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18287892 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | SEYE, ABDOU K | 22d overdue |
| 18591233 | DRIVER ABNORMALITY SIGN DETECTION METHOD, DEVICE AND CIRCUIT THEREFOR | XU, JUSTIN | 5d overdue |
| 19082280 | FRONT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE | COLILLA, DANIEL JAMES | — |
| 19057387 | FRAME MEMBER FOR VEHICLE | BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | — |
| 19055938 | VEHICLE POWERTRAIN STRUCTURE | ELNAKIB, AHMED | — |
| 19052446 | LOWER VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE | CATALANO, JACKSON RICHARD | — |
| 19040030 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM | GONZALEZ QUINONES, JOSE A | — |
| 19036270 | LOWER VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE | HANNON, TIMOTHY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18287892 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | SEYE, ABDOU K | 22d overdue |
| 18287914 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | SEYE, ABDOU K | 11d overdue |
| 19082280 | FRONT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE | COLILLA, DANIEL JAMES | — |
| 19057387 | FRAME MEMBER FOR VEHICLE | BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | — |
| 19056946 | BATTERY UNIT | SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | — |
| 19052287 | INVERTER DEVICE | ZHANG, JUE | — |
| 19050663 | CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST METHOD AND CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST APPARATUS | VELEZ, ROBERTO | — |
| 18888597 | NOISE INSULATION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE FRAME | BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2834 | 2 |
| 2198 | 2 |
| 2451 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| 2199 | 1 |
| 2196 | 1 |
| 3762 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19082280 | FRONT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE | COLILLA, DANIEL JAMES | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19057387 | FRAME MEMBER FOR VEHICLE | BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19056946 | BATTERY UNIT | SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19055938 | VEHICLE POWERTRAIN STRUCTURE | ELNAKIB, AHMED | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19052446 | LOWER VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE | CATALANO, JACKSON RICHARD | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19052287 | INVERTER DEVICE | ZHANG, JUE | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19050663 | CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST METHOD AND CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST APPARATUS | VELEZ, ROBERTO | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19047427 | LOWER VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE | FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19044703 | INVERTER DEVICE | TIKU, SISAY G | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 19099650 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | TRAN, JIMMY H | 2451 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19040030 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM | GONZALEZ QUINONES, JOSE A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19036270 | LOWER VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE | HANNON, TIMOTHY | — | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19019904 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM | SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19008001 | VEHICLE LOWER BODY STRUCTURE | ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18999440 | VEHICLE LOWER BODY STRUCTURE | CHEN, DANIEL GUANG-DIAN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18950441 | ENGINE COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM | MCDONNOUGH, COURTNEY G | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18932338 | WINDOW STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE | PANG, ROGER L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18911124 | ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE | MEYER, JACOB B | — | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18908777 | ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE | JOHNS, HILARY LYNN | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18903134 | VEHICLE IMPACT ABSORBING STRUCTURE | GUTMAN, HILARY L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18902959 | VEHICLE IMPACT ABSORBING STRUCTURE | LE, HUAN G | — | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18888597 | NOISE INSULATION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE FRAME | BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18739621 | BATTERY CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY CELL | RHEE, JANE J | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18660613 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | 2834 | §103 | Final Rejection | 83d | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18655957 | MOTOR AND VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM | REID JR, CHARLES H | 2834 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18591233 | DRIVER ABNORMALITY SIGN DETECTION METHOD, DEVICE AND CIRCUIT THEREFOR | XU, JUSTIN | 3791 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18410131 | VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM | WANG, KAI NMN | 3664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18288186 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | WU, QING YUAN | 2199 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18287892 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | SEYE, ABDOU K | 2198 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18287914 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | SEYE, ABDOU K | 2198 | §103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18287906 | GRID COMPUTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREFOR | MILLS, PAUL V | 2196 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 17940026 | ELECTRIC-VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE WITH CENTER FRAME | GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES | 3762 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2022 |
| 17905845 | OPPOSING ELECTRODE DETERMINATION METHOD, OPPOSING ELECTRODE DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND JIG USED IN SAME METHOD | WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Sep 08, 2022 |
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