Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tesla Inc.

50 pending office actions • 38 art units • 50 examiners • 0 of 50 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 79 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

50
Total Pending OAs
30
Non-Final OAs
18
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (3)

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.

24
Hard (48%)
25
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (2%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (6%)
§103 only21 (42%)
§102 only1 (2%)
§112 only1 (2%)
Double-patenting + other3 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)21 (42%)

Industry Mix

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

9
Life Sciences
18% of docket
3
Information Tech
6% of docket
5
Communications
10% of docket
10
Semiconductors
20% of docket
17
Mechanical / Eng
34% of docket
6
Business / Other
12% 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.

500 h
Manual time on pending OAs
100 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
175 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BEATTY, TY MITCHELL 1 68.8% +46.3%
ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR 1 71.6% +15.0%
ALAM, MUSHFIKH I 1 58.1% +38.1%
KESSIE, DANIEL 1 62.0% +24.1%
HOLLY, LEE A 1 74.9% +6.2%
TRINH, MINH N 1 85.7% +10.1%
WEBER, TAMARA L 1 87.1% +12.1%
DAVIS, JERROD I 1 86.9% +10.6%
CIGNA, JACOB JAMES 1 63.6% +32.5%
MUNION, JAMES E 1 76.0% +24.1%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19116967 GENERATING LANE SEGMENTS USING EMBEDDINGS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION WEBER, TAMARA L

Hard Cases (24)

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
18684613 DETECTED OBJECT PATH PREDICTION FOR VISION-BASED SYSTEMS CARTER, AARON W 19d overdue
18441347 MOLDED/BACK-INJECTED TRIM PANELS PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA 9d
18560325 ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES WITH THERMAL INTERFACE STRUCTURE SALAZ, SAMMANTHA KATELYN 28d
19185709 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A DRY ELECTRODE TRINH, MINH N 36d
18427600 VEHICLE WITH EXOSKELETON WEISBERG, AMY REGINA 71d
18701797 PSEUDONYMOUS LOGGING AND DIRECTIVES TAN, OLIVER E 72d
18980830 ANGLE-DETECTING DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY LUGO, CARLOS 86d
19148086 DUAL FUNCTION MAP LIGHT ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR

Interview Candidates (9)

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
19185709 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A DRY ELECTRODE TRINH, MINH N 36d
19355465 VISION-BASED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING WITH ADJUSTABLE VIRTUAL CAMERA BEATTY, TY MITCHELL
19148086 DUAL FUNCTION MAP LIGHT ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR
19259524 MACHINE LEARNING MODELS OPERATING AT DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ALAM, MUSHFIKH I
19248879 HYBRID TRACTION INVERTERS FOR ELECTRIC TRACTION MOTORS KESSIE, DANIEL
19116967 GENERATING LANE SEGMENTS USING EMBEDDINGS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION WEBER, TAMARA L
19113893 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A ROBOT KNEE JOINT ASSEMBLY DAVIS, JERROD I
19080285 METAL FORMING PROCESS FOR AUTOMOTIVE PANELS CIGNA, JACOB JAMES

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2663 2
2875 2
3726 2
3667 2
1784 2
1723 2
2836 1
3729 1
3656 1
2688 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19355465 VISION-BASED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING WITH ADJUSTABLE VIRTUAL CAMERA BEATTY, TY MITCHELL 2663 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 10, 2025
19148086 DUAL FUNCTION MAP LIGHT ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR 2875 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 15, 2025
19259524 MACHINE LEARNING MODELS OPERATING AT DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ALAM, MUSHFIKH I §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2025
19248879 HYBRID TRACTION INVERTERS FOR ELECTRIC TRACTION MOTORS KESSIE, DANIEL 2836 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 25, 2025
19227384 AUTOMATED EXTERIOR VEHICLE PART ASSEMBLY USING GLOBAL DATUM HOLLY, LEE A 3726 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 03, 2025
19185709 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A DRY ELECTRODE TRINH, MINH N 3729 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 36d Pending Apr 22, 2025
19116967 GENERATING LANE SEGMENTS USING EMBEDDINGS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION WEBER, TAMARA L 3667 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2025
19113893 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A ROBOT KNEE JOINT ASSEMBLY DAVIS, JERROD I 3656 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2025
19080285 METAL FORMING PROCESS FOR AUTOMOTIVE PANELS CIGNA, JACOB JAMES 3726 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2025
19075490 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR VISION-BASED HIGH-FIDELITY OCCUPANCY DETERMINATION AND ASSISTED PARKING APPLICATIONS MUNION, JAMES E 2688 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 10, 2025
19109486 LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS 3655 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2025
19044192 COMPUTATIONAL ARRAY MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM USING NON-CONSECUTIVE DATA FORMATTING SPANN, COURTNEY P 2183 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 03, 2025
18980830 ANGLE-DETECTING DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY LUGO, CARLOS 3675 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 86d Pending Dec 13, 2024
18975958 DYNAMIC TORQUE VISUALIZATION SYSTEM MIRZA, ADNAN M 3667 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 10, 2024
18867357 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LABELING IMAGES FOR TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL BLACKSTEN, SYDNEY LYNN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 19, 2024
18941837 AUTONOMOUS AND USER CONTROLLED VEHICLE SUMMON TO A TARGET REDA, MATTHEW J 3665 §102§103DP Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2024
18918726 LOW-PROFILE RATTLE MITIGATION TRIM CLIP UPCHURCH, DAVID M 3677 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 17, 2024
18886803 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING A NEURAL NETWORK MODEL ON A HARDWARE PLATFORM BALI, VIKKRAM 2663 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 16, 2024
18813936 HOLOGRAPHIC DECORATED GLASS FOR SCREEN COLOR MATCHING DABBI, JYOTSNA V §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Aug 23, 2024
18840410 CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN ENCLOSED SPACES CHORBAJI, MONZER R §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 21, 2024
18727867 METHODS OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM ASSEMBLY WITH THERMAL INTERFACE PAD AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES TAN, DAVE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 10, 2024
18726365 CURABLE ELECTRICAL JOINT COMPOSITION COLLISTER, ELIZABETH A 1784 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 02, 2024
18724101 ANTI-REFLECTIVE MULTI-LAYER SYSTEMS NGUYEN, THONG Q 2872 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 25, 2024
18746002 CLIP SEARCH WITH MULTIMODAL QUERIES UDDIN, MOHAMMED R 2161 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Jun 17, 2024
18717403 MOTOR AND GEARBOX FLUID FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jun 06, 2024
18717149 AUTOMATIC CHILD SEAT ATTACHMENT SYSTEM GABLER, PHILIP F 3636 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 06, 2024
18661363 BEARING BLOCK ASSEMBLY FOR CALENDER ROLLERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN 3725 §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 10, 2024
18708416 MULTI-LAYER DISPLAY ELEMENT FOR SELECTIVE DISPLAY KRYUKOVA, ERIN 2875 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 08, 2024
18646299 AUTOMOTIVE GLAZING FOR IMPROVED IMAGE CLARITY FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D 1781 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2024
18703911 COOLED BUSBAR FOR ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION MAYO III, WILLIAM H 2841 §103 Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Apr 23, 2024
18701843 VEHICLE PROGNOSTICS UTILIZING PSUEDONYMOUS LOGGING AND DIRECTIVES COBB, MATTHEW 3661 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 16, 2024
18701797 PSEUDONYMOUS LOGGING AND DIRECTIVES TAN, OLIVER E 3669 §101§103 Final Rejection 72d Pending Apr 16, 2024
18684550 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR PREDICTING DRIVING EVENTS POINT, RUFUS C 2689 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 16, 2024
18684613 DETECTED OBJECT PATH PREDICTION FOR VISION-BASED SYSTEMS CARTER, AARON W 2661 §103§112 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2024
18441347 MOLDED/BACK-INJECTED TRIM PANELS PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA 1783 §102§103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Feb 14, 2024
18683335 ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES WITH INTERPOSER ASSEMBLY ZHU, SHENG-BAI 2897 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Feb 13, 2024
18427600 VEHICLE WITH EXOSKELETON WEISBERG, AMY REGINA 3612 §103§112 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Jan 30, 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
18577980 ALUMINUM ALLOYS FOR BRAZABLE CASTING SCHLEIS, DANIEL J 1784 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 09, 2024
18576230 ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME MANDALA, VICTOR A 2899 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 03, 2024
18544323 PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING TILE BASE HIJAZ, OMAR F 3635 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 18, 2023
18560325 ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES WITH THERMAL INTERFACE STRUCTURE SALAZ, SAMMANTHA KATELYN 2892 §102§103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Nov 10, 2023
18285640 CHARGING SYSTEM WITH COOLING SYSTEM GUDORF, LAURA A §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 04, 2023
18548433 WAFER ALIGNMENT STRUCTURE SIPLING, KENNETH MARK 2818 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 30, 2023
18321550 VISION-BASED SYSTEM WITH THRESHOLDING FOR OBJECT DETECTION DANG, HUNG Q 2484 §103 Final Rejection 16d Pending May 22, 2023
17923204 PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR WITH WRAPPING ANDREWS, MICHAEL 2834 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2022
17758864 DIE CAST ALUMINUM ALLOYS FOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS MORILLO, JANELL COMBS 1733 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 14, 2022
16770524 VISCOSITY REDUCTION FOR IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST 1723 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 05, 2020
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 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2018

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