Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Polaris Industries Inc.

32 pending office actions • 21 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 92 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

32
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (2)

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.

15
Hard (47%)
15
Medium (47%)
2
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (16%)
§103 only11 (34%)
§102 only3 (9%)
§112 only2 (6%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)10 (31%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
3% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
22
Mechanical / Eng
69% of docket
7
Business / Other
22% 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.

320 h
Manual time on pending OAs
64 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
112 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HAILE, BENYAM 2 61.8% +24.4%
LAGUARDA, GONZALO 1 72.9% +6.7%
BAILEY, JOHN D 1 78.6% +17.2%
WEBER, TAMARA L 1 87.1% +12.1%
HANNAN, B M M 1 82.2% +17.9%
LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 1 77.0% +15.4%
HINTON, HENRY R 1 72.2% +40.0%
WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS 1 78.0% +26.1%
TRAN, LONG T 1 83.2% +13.8%
JIN, GEORGE C. 1 84.1% +13.0%

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
18913137 DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION JIN, GEORGE C. 5d
19212362 VEHICLE HAVING ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION WEBER, TAMARA L
19202732 HAPTIC INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES HANNAN, B M M

Hard Cases (15)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18094352 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION MCDANIEL, TYNESE V 61d
18966595 ENGINE TRAN, LONG T 83d
19033693 VEHICLE COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING HAILE, BENYAM
19001755 EXHAUST ASSEMBLY FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS
18975516 ADAPTING SETTINGS OF A VEHICLE BASED ON GEOFENCES HINTON, HENRY R
18972399 YOUTH ELECTRIC VEHICLE WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS
18804701 VEHICLE COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING HAILE, BENYAM
18725540 ELECTRIC SNOWMOBILE SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR

Interview Candidates (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18913137 DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION JIN, GEORGE C. 5d
18966595 ENGINE TRAN, LONG T 83d
19267133 AUTOMATIC VEHICLE CONTROL BAILEY, JOHN D
19212362 VEHICLE HAVING ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION WEBER, TAMARA L
19202732 HAPTIC INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES HANNAN, B M M
19033693 VEHICLE COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING HAILE, BENYAM
19001755 EXHAUST ASSEMBLY FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS
18975516 ADAPTING SETTINGS OF A VEHICLE BASED ON GEOFENCES HINTON, HENRY R

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3613 3
3747 2
3654 2
3667 2
3746 1
3665 1
3663 1
3642 1
2688 1
3657 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19278096 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSIONS FOR OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL VEHICLES LAGUARDA, GONZALO §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 23, 2025
19267133 AUTOMATIC VEHICLE CONTROL BAILEY, JOHN D §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 11, 2025
19212362 VEHICLE HAVING ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION WEBER, TAMARA L §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 19, 2025
19202732 HAPTIC INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES HANNAN, B M M §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 08, 2025
19033693 VEHICLE COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING HAILE, BENYAM §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 22, 2025
19001755 EXHAUST ASSEMBLY FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 3746 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 26, 2024
18975516 ADAPTING SETTINGS OF A VEHICLE BASED ON GEOFENCES HINTON, HENRY R 3665 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 10, 2024
18972399 YOUTH ELECTRIC VEHICLE WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS 3613 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2024
18966595 ENGINE TRAN, LONG T 3747 §103§112 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Dec 03, 2024
18913137 DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION JIN, GEORGE C. 3747 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Oct 11, 2024
18904074 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE INTERACTIVE TELEMETRY, MAPPING, AND TRIP PLANNING SYSTEM ANWARI, MACEEH 3663 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 01, 2024
18829576 DRONE INTEGRATION WITH VEHICLE BADAWI, MEDHAT 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Sep 10, 2024
18806309 CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION BUSE, MARK KENNETH 3654 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 15, 2024
18804701 VEHICLE COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING HAILE, BENYAM 2688 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18725540 ELECTRIC SNOWMOBILE SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2024
18678149 MANAGING LOCATION-BASED TASKS WITH A LOCATION-AWARE VEHICLE ESPINOZA, ABIGAIL LEE 3657 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending May 30, 2024
18663347 AUTONOMOUS AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS OFF-ROAD VEHICLE CONTROL ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 3667 §101§102§103 Final Rejection Pending May 14, 2024
18635687 TORQUE VECTORING FOR UTILITY VEHICLES HOLMES, JUSTIN 3655 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 15, 2024
18592643 VEHICLE RESTIFO, JEFFREY J 3613 §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 01, 2024
18428520 MARINE ADAPTIVE BATTERY LOCATION SYSTEM VENNE, DANIEL V 3615 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 31, 2024
18415844 SHOCK ABSORBER CROSSOVER BUMPER MORRIS, DAVID R. 3616 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 18, 2024
18416365 VEHICLE SERVICE SCHEDULING DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA 3623 §101§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 18, 2024
18411557 System For Attaching Accessories To A Snowmobile ENGLISH, PETER C 3993 §112 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Jan 12, 2024
18543108 DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE ORCHESTRATION PLATFORM CLARE, MARK C 3628 §101§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 18, 2023
18378420 VEHICLE PROCESSING AND CONNECTIVITY CHOU, SHIEN MING 3667 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 10, 2023
18211705 TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED STORAGE FOR A VEHICLE STRICKLER, SCOTT LAWRENCE 3612 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2023
18124807 ELECTRIC ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE MEYER, JACOB B 3613 §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 22, 2023
18111636 WINCH AND FAIRLEAD ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE ADAMS, NATHANIEL L 3654 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 20, 2023
18094352 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION MCDANIEL, TYNESE V 2859 §103§112 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Jan 07, 2023
18089953 THREE-WHEELED VEHICLE SLITERIS, JOSELYNN Y 3614 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Dec 28, 2022
17902131 OIL FILTER HOUSING KURTZ, BENJAMIN M 1779 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 02, 2022
16156548 TEMPERATURE SENSING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD NORTON, JOHN J 3761 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 10, 2018

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