Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
51 pending office actions • 16 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 51 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 56 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has 52 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. These matters involve 38 distinct examiners across 16 distinct art units, indicating a portfolio with substantial examiner reach and technical assignment breadth. The difference between the action count and examiner count also shows that some examiners handle more than one pending matter.
FISCHER, JUSTIN R is the busiest examiner, with 7 pending matters. That concentration is the clearest identifiable point for coordinated prosecution attention, including consistent treatment of recurring issues where the matters are related. The broader art-unit distribution means that a common response framework should still allow for technical and examiner-specific adjustments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 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. 19 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 only | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (10%) |
| §103 only | 25 (49%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 14 (27%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 6 | 44.2% | +2.5% |
| WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA | 3 | 73.5% | +16.4% |
| COMINO, EVA L | 2 | 70.4% | +32.3% |
| PHILLIPS, SAVANNAH GRACE | 2 | — | — |
| XU, JIANGTIAN | 2 | 64.9% | +35.5% |
| WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | 2 | 62.8% | -16.5% |
| WU, ANDREA | 2 | 68.1% | +21.3% |
| MAKI, STEVEN D | 2 | 65.1% | +25.0% |
| AFRIN, NAZIA | 1 | 34.4% | +19.8% |
| REINERT, JONATHAN E | 1 | 85.1% | +1.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18883140 | TREAD WEAR PREDICTION ACCORDING TO SEGMENTATION OF TIRE LIFE | ELARABI, TAREK A | 70d overdue |
| 18901642 | AUTOMATED DETECTION OF TIRE SENSOR POSITIONS | NGUYEN, JASON TOAN | 31d overdue |
| 18392284 | SHEARBAND WITH OBLONG CORDS FOR NON-PNEUMATIC TIRES | COMINO, EVA L | 15d overdue |
| 18520766 | SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATION OF TIRE TREAD DEPTH EMPLOYING WHEEL SPEED | SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | 12d |
| 18788408 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE TIRE, TIRE MOLD AND PROCESS | LY, KENDRA | 28d |
| 19229525 | AUTOMATIC TIRE PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT TO OPTIMIZE TIRE PERFORMANCE ACCORDING TO FOOTPRINT LENGTH | REINERT, JONATHAN E | — |
| 19200212 | HYDROPLANING DETECTION SYSTEM | GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | — |
| 18903181 | WHEEL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD | BUTLER, KEVIN C | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18127900 | LOW ROLLING RESISTANCE COATING COMPOSITION | WU, ANDREA | 32d overdue |
| 17680941 | SYSTEM FOR NON-PNEUMATIC SUPPORT OF A VEHICLE | COMINO, EVA L | 29d overdue |
| 18392284 | SHEARBAND WITH OBLONG CORDS FOR NON-PNEUMATIC TIRES | COMINO, EVA L | 15d overdue |
| 18060010 | TWO-PIECE TIRES WITH REPLACEABLE TREAD BELTS AND RELATED METHODS | MAKI, STEVEN D | 14d |
| 18349489 | WINTER TREAD COMPOSITION INCLUDING ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE | WU, ANDREA | 19d |
| 17355332 | TIRE WITH COMPOSITE TREAD AND METHOD OF MAKING | MAKI, STEVEN D | 27d |
| 19250305 | TIRE WEAR STATE ESTIMATION SYSTEM | AFRIN, NAZIA | — |
| 18408157 | RUBBER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1749 | 15 |
| 1763 | 7 |
| 1765 | 6 |
| 3668 | 3 |
| 3615 | 3 |
| 1767 | 3 |
| 3666 | 2 |
| 2853 | 2 |
| 1764 | 2 |
| 1762 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19250305 | TIRE WEAR STATE ESTIMATION SYSTEM | AFRIN, NAZIA | 3666 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19229525 | AUTOMATIC TIRE PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT TO OPTIMIZE TIRE PERFORMANCE ACCORDING TO FOOTPRINT LENGTH | REINERT, JONATHAN E | 3668 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19200212 | HYDROPLANING DETECTION SYSTEM | GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | 3668 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 18965450 | THERMOPLASTIC URETHANES IN RACING TIRE COMPOSITIONS | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18903181 | WHEEL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD | BUTLER, KEVIN C | 2852 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18901642 | AUTOMATED DETECTION OF TIRE SENSOR POSITIONS | NGUYEN, JASON TOAN | 3666 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18888908 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCLUDING SENSORS ON WHEELS | HA, NGUYEN Q | 2853 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18883140 | TREAD WEAR PREDICTION ACCORDING TO SEGMENTATION OF TIRE LIFE | ELARABI, TAREK A | 3661 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 70d overdue | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18802379 | TIRE WITH PLY STRIP BELT | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18794254 | TIRE WITH ATTACHED COMPONENT AND SENSOR CONTAINER ASSEMBLY | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18788408 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE TIRE, TIRE MOLD AND PROCESS | LY, KENDRA | 1749 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18786690 | TRUCK TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 76d | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18739640 | NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE | BELLINGER, JASON R | 3615 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18642904 | SENSOR DATA RETRIEVAL FROM RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) DEVICE | KHAN, OMER S | 2686 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18639034 | RFID TAG WITHIN RUBBER SUBSTRATE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 50d overdue | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18636385 | TIRE WITH A SET OF PRINTED SENSORS | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18605257 | RESIN DERIVED FROM END-OF-LIFE TIRE | ZOTOV, VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVIC | 1765 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18603794 | TIRE AND TIRE TREAD | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18686712 | SILANE MODIFIED FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES FOR RUBBER ADDITIVES | LENIHAN, JEFFREY S | 1765 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18587132 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE TREAD | WANG, HAOPENG | 1763 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18444017 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND A TIRE | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 1767 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18408157 | RUBBER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA | 1765 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18392284 | SHEARBAND WITH OBLONG CORDS FOR NON-PNEUMATIC TIRES | COMINO, EVA L | 3615 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18532401 | ANTIOZONANT AND ASSOCIATED RUBBER COMPOSITION AND RUBBER ARTICLE | WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA | 1765 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18532643 | COATING COMPOSITION | JONES, KOLTON ED | 1763 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18532365 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE TREAD | SHI, GERARD ZHIHAO | 1765 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18520766 | SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATION OF TIRE TREAD DEPTH EMPLOYING WHEEL SPEED | SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | 2857 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18516301 | TREAD COMPOSITION FOR ALL-SEASON TIRE | PHILLIPS, SAVANNAH GRACE | 1763 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18516233 | TREAD COMPOSITION FOR ALL-SEASON TIRE | PHILLIPS, SAVANNAH GRACE | 1763 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18511487 | SILICA-BASED RUBBER COMPOUND WITH IMPROVED HYSTERESIS AND DISPERSION | XU, JIANGTIAN | 1764 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18506389 | NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18477889 | HIGH MILEAGE RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR A RADIAL MEDIUM TRUCK (RMT) TIRE TREAD | PEPITONE, MICHAEL F | 1767 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18477654 | SURFACE MODIFICATION OF SILICA IN HYDROCARBON SOLVENT, MASTERBATCH, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION | HALL, DEVE V. | 1763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18476672 | ALL-SEASON TIRE TREAD | WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA | 1765 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18470161 | DUAL LAYER TIRE TREAD | WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18349489 | WINTER TREAD COMPOSITION INCLUDING ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE | WU, ANDREA | 1763 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 18128314 | TIRE COMPRISING A TREAD | WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18127900 | LOW ROLLING RESISTANCE COATING COMPOSITION | WU, ANDREA | 1763 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Mar 29, 2023 |
| 18167941 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND A TIRE | BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB | 1762 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18067048 | SUSTAINABLE TIRE PRODUCED WITH HIGH RECYCLED/RENEWABLE RAW MATERIAL CONTENT | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Dec 16, 2022 |
| 18060010 | TWO-PIECE TIRES WITH REPLACEABLE TREAD BELTS AND RELATED METHODS | MAKI, STEVEN D | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 18055973 | TIRE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM | SHAIKH, FARIS ASIM | 3668 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 18052039 | PRECIPITATED SILICA PRETREATED WITH A COUPLING AGENT AND POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL FOR A RUBBER COMPOSITION | ILLING, CAITLIN NORINE | 1767 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 59d overdue | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 18045921 | TIRE RUBBER REINFORCEMENT CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBES | LEE, DORIS L | 1764 | §103 | Final Rejection | 63d | Pending | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 17936189 | RUBBER - FORMING ADDITIVES FROM BIOMASS THROUGH SYNGAS PRODUCTION | SAWYER, JENNIFER C | 1691 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2022 |
| 17936112 | RUBBER - FORMING ADDITIVES FROM END OF LIFE TIRES THROUGH SYNGAS PRODUCTION | XU, JIANGTIAN | 1762 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2022 |
| 17823118 | TIRE TREAD PRODUCTION LINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TIRE TREAD | LIANG, SHIBIN | 1741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Aug 30, 2022 |
| 17680941 | SYSTEM FOR NON-PNEUMATIC SUPPORT OF A VEHICLE | COMINO, EVA L | 3615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d overdue | Pending | Feb 25, 2022 |
| 17635562 | CALIBRATION OF SENSORS FOR ROAD SURFACE MONITORING | HINZE, LEO T | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2022 |
| 17355280 | TIRE WITH ASYMMETRICAL TREAD WITH REDUCED SHOULDER HEAT GENERATION | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Jun 23, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has 51 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 16 art units and 38 examiners.
Justin R Fischer has the most, with 6 of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
