Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
47 pending office actions • 42 art units • 46 examiners • 0 of 47 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 88 patents granted in the last 365 days
Tesla Inc. has 49 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 48 distinct examiners and 43 distinct art units, showing broad dispersion across examination personnel and technical groups. The near one-to-one relationship between actions and examiners indicates limited repeated assignment at the examiner level, while several matters appear within shared art-unit structures.
ESSEX, STEPHAN J is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. This modest concentration does not identify a single examiner as the principal portfolio bottleneck. Counsel may instead need a coordinated framework for technology positions, combined with examiner-specific handling across the larger docket.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 | 1 (2%) |
| §103 only | 13 (28%) |
| §102 only | 3 (6%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 29 (62%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSEX, STEPHAN J | 2 | 66.1% | -16.5% |
| KESSIE, DANIEL | 1 | 62.1% | +24.3% |
| SOOD, ANSHUL | 1 | 83.1% | +12.5% |
| KOPEC, MARK T | 1 | 84.5% | +12.9% |
| DANIELS, JASON S | 1 | 85.8% | +15.0% |
| TRINH, MINH N | 1 | 85.5% | +9.6% |
| COBB, MICHAEL J | 1 | 76.9% | +35.5% |
| MANGIALASCHI, TRACY | 1 | 75.6% | +27.0% |
| CHACE, CHRISTIAN | 1 | 24.6% | +16.5% |
| MCPHERSON, JAMES M | 1 | 82.3% | +17.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19221082 | INTEGRATED ENERGY ABSORBING CASTINGS | DANIELS, JASON S | — |
| 19113899 | MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR VISION-BASED PATH DETERMINATION | MCPHERSON, JAMES M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18160965 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH STACKED TERMINALS | BURTNER, DOUGLAS R | 30d overdue |
| 16184892 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE | BILLIET, AMANDA JUNE | 22d overdue |
| 18044763 | BATTERY CELL WITH A TABLESS ELECTRODE | MARTIN, MATTHEW T | 16d overdue |
| 18701180 | ISOLATED ELECTRIC COUPLER | SECK, AHMED F | 6d |
| 17812575 | CASTING ALUMINUM ALLOYS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE APPLICATIONS | MORILLO, JANELL COMBS | 7d |
| 18441347 | MOLDED/BACK-INJECTED TRIM PANELS | PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA | 9d |
| 18605202 | BATTERY SYSTEMS BASED ON LITHIUM DIFLUOROPHOSPHATE | ESSEX, STEPHAN J | 28d |
| 19185709 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A DRY ELECTRODE | TRINH, MINH N | 36d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19157597 | WIRELESS CHARGING CIRCUIT TOPOLOGY AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING | KESSIE, DANIEL | — |
| 19300410 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE MANAGEMENT FOR OCCUPANT-COUNT RESTRICTED ROAD SEGMENTS | SOOD, ANSHUL | — |
| 19255424 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING OF ELECTRODE FILM MIXTURES | KOPEC, MARK T | — |
| 19221082 | INTEGRATED ENERGY ABSORBING CASTINGS | DANIELS, JASON S | — |
| 19115724 | SIMULATION OF VIEWPOINT CAPTURE FROM ENVIRONMENT RENDERED WITH GROUND TRUTH HEURISTICS | COBB, MICHAEL J | — |
| 19115719 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR VISION-BASED SURFACE DETERMINATION | MANGIALASCHI, TRACY | — |
| 19090104 | DATA PIPELINE AND DEEP LEARNING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING | CHACE, CHRISTIAN | — |
| 19113899 | MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR VISION-BASED PATH DETERMINATION | MCPHERSON, JAMES M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3612 | 2 |
| 1728 | 2 |
| 3668 | 2 |
| 2836 | 1 |
| 3667 | 1 |
| 1762 | 1 |
| 3729 | 1 |
| 2615 | 1 |
| 2668 | 1 |
| 3665 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19157597 | WIRELESS CHARGING CIRCUIT TOPOLOGY AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING | KESSIE, DANIEL | 2836 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2025 |
| 19300410 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE MANAGEMENT FOR OCCUPANT-COUNT RESTRICTED ROAD SEGMENTS | SOOD, ANSHUL | 3667 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19255424 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING OF ELECTRODE FILM MIXTURES | KOPEC, MARK T | 1762 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19221082 | INTEGRATED ENERGY ABSORBING CASTINGS | DANIELS, JASON S | 3612 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19185709 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A DRY ELECTRODE | TRINH, MINH N | 3729 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 36d | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19115724 | SIMULATION OF VIEWPOINT CAPTURE FROM ENVIRONMENT RENDERED WITH GROUND TRUTH HEURISTICS | COBB, MICHAEL J | 2615 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19115719 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR VISION-BASED SURFACE DETERMINATION | MANGIALASCHI, TRACY | 2668 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19090104 | DATA PIPELINE AND DEEP LEARNING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING | CHACE, CHRISTIAN | 3665 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19113899 | MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR VISION-BASED PATH DETERMINATION | MCPHERSON, JAMES M | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19080285 | METAL FORMING PROCESS FOR AUTOMOTIVE PANELS | CIGNA, JACOB JAMES | 3726 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19103380 | CLOCK DISTRIBUTION WITH CLOCK OFFSETS | PANDEY, KESHAB R | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 18980830 | ANGLE-DETECTING DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY | LUGO, CARLOS | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 86d | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18963871 | SEAT ARMREST MODULE WITH INTEGRATED HEADREST | LIBBY, TROY ALAN | 3636 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18959214 | MECHANISM FOR PREVENTING BEARING CREEP | WAITS, ALAN B | 3617 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18858934 | PYROTECHNIC CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE SYSTEMS | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | 2831 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18904710 | AIRFLOW OPTIMIZATION FOR CABIN COMFORT | CONDO, VERONICA MARIE | 3612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18842753 | ENHANCED FRACTIONAL INTERPOLATION FOR CONVOLUTIONAL PROCESSOR IN AUTONOMOUS OR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS | SCHNURR, JOHN R | 2425 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18792236 | NOVEL BATTERY SYSTEMS BASED ON TWO-ADDITIVE ELECTROLYTE SYSTEMS | ESSEX, STEPHAN J | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18727867 | METHODS OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM ASSEMBLY WITH THERMAL INTERFACE PAD AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES | TAN, DAVE | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18754008 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH PRE-FORMED DIE CLIP AND LEAD FRAME | LI, WEI | 2899 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18722351 | INDUCTIVE SENSING FOR VEHICLE INTERFACES | FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18722402 | IMPACT ATTENUATION FOR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS | FRANCIS, ADAM JOSEPH | 1728 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18677202 | VEHICLE ROOF ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED RF TRANSPARENCY FOR ELECTRONIC MODULE CONSOLIDATION | CATALANO, JACKSON RICHARD | 3655 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18666598 | PREDICTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL FEATURES FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING | MACIOROWSKI, GODFREY ALEKSANDER | 3658 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18661363 | BEARING BLOCK ASSEMBLY FOR CALENDER ROLLERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF | KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN | 3725 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18708416 | MULTI-LAYER DISPLAY ELEMENT FOR SELECTIVE DISPLAY | KRYUKOVA, ERIN | 2875 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 08, 2024 |
| 18701759 | VEHICLE AUDIO OUTPUTS | NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH | 2691 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18701180 | ISOLATED ELECTRIC COUPLER | SECK, AHMED F | 2834 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18633328 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MULTILAYER ELECTRODE FILMS | MCCONNELL, WYATT P | 1725 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18699562 | INTRUSION PROTECTED USER INTERFACE AND FUNCTIONALITY FOR VEHICLE USING EMBEDDED CONTROLLER | KIM, ANDREW SANG | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18605202 | BATTERY SYSTEMS BASED ON LITHIUM DIFLUOROPHOSPHATE | ESSEX, STEPHAN J | 1727 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18441347 | MOLDED/BACK-INJECTED TRIM PANELS | PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA | 1783 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18433265 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING MACHINE MODELS WITH AUGMENTED DATA | KRETZER, CASEY L | 2635 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18419234 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SUBSETS OF DATA IN A DATASET | HERRERA, MICHAEL J | 3668 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18580580 | SANDWICHED MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURE FOR COOLING HIGH POWER ELECTRONICS | ZABEL, ANDREW JOHN | 2818 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18408799 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC AND CONTINUOUS PHASE ADJUSTMENT USING STRAIN-WAVE GEARING FOR POWER TRANSMISSION SHAFTS | BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY | 3618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18565492 | METHODS OF PRODUCING CATHODE MATERIAL PRECURSORS | FORREST, MICHAEL | 1738 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18560325 | ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES WITH THERMAL INTERFACE STRUCTURE | SALAZ, SAMMANTHA KATELYN | 2892 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18355721 | MODEL EVALUATION AND ENHANCED USER INTERFACE FOR ANALYZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS | CAMPOS, ALFREDO | 2129 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 18217409 | ENHANCED VISION PROCESSING AND SENSOR SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | BEKELE, MEKONEN T | 2699 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18044763 | BATTERY CELL WITH A TABLESS ELECTRODE | MARTIN, MATTHEW T | 1728 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18160965 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH STACKED TERMINALS | BURTNER, DOUGLAS R | 2841 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Jan 27, 2023 |
| 18097087 | INTERACTIVE AIR VENT CONTROL INTERFACE | KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE | 2118 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 25d overdue | Pending | Jan 13, 2023 |
| 18154374 | DATA PATH FOR SCALABLE MATRIX NODE ENGINE WITH MIXED DATA FORMATS | YAARY, MICHAEL D | 2151 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2023 |
| 17812575 | CASTING ALUMINUM ALLOYS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE APPLICATIONS | MORILLO, JANELL COMBS | 1733 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Jul 14, 2022 |
| 16742569 | PRELITHIATED MULTILAYER DRY ELECTRODE AND METHODS | KENLAW, GRACE A | 1723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2020 |
| 16184892 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE | BILLIET, AMANDA JUNE | 1729 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | Nov 08, 2018 |
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Start Free TrialTesla Inc. has 47 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 42 art units and 46 examiners.
Stephan J Essex has the most, with 2 of Tesla Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
