Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
17 pending office actions • 11 art units • 16 examiners • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 24 patents granted in the last 365 days
Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB has 18 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The actions involve 17 distinct examiners and 11 distinct art units, indicating broad examiner distribution with some repeated examiner assignments and a wider pattern of repeated art-unit placement.
SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. Those matters provide a defined opportunity to compare prosecution developments handled by the same examiner. The remaining docket requires broader coordination across art units, particularly where autonomous-vehicle claim concepts may be examined under different technical approaches.
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.
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.
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 | 6 (35%) |
| §103 only | 8 (47%) |
| §112 only | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (12%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY | 2 | 68.6% | +23.5% |
| COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | 1 | 67.0% | +17.2% |
| WAHEED, NAZRA NUR | 1 | 84.7% | +10.6% |
| WAKELY, REECE ANTHONY | 1 | 21.7% | +60.8% |
| JONES, JODI MARIE | 1 | 70.4% | +9.1% |
| PALL, CHARLES J | 1 | 54.7% | +18.5% |
| HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | 1 | 50.0% | +20.8% |
| JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS | 1 | 40.0% | +23.7% |
| KWIATKOWSKA, LIDIA | 1 | 68.9% | +20.2% |
| CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL | 1 | 83.3% | +24.0% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18798328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING BANDWIDTH OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LINK FOR A VEHICLE | CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18858060 | A METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN AN AREA | HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | 3d overdue |
| 18174241 | METHOD FOR VALIDATING AN INITIAL POSITION FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE | SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY | 12d |
| 17805920 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TUNING A HYPERPARAMETER OF A MACHINE-LEARNING ALGORITHM | LAU, KAITLYN RENEE | 14d |
| 19231644 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION ON A SITE | COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | — |
| 19115128 | MOVING OBJECT LOCALISATION ACROSS DIFFERENT AREAS OF SENSOR COVERAGE | WAHEED, NAZRA NUR | — |
| 19109423 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A VEHICLE IS DRIVING IN, OR TOWARDS A TARGET AREA | WAKELY, REECE ANTHONY | — |
| 18960147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES | PALL, CHARLES J | — |
| 18455077 | METHOD FOR DERIVING A LIBRARY OF VEHICLE DYNAMIC IMPLEMENTATION MODELS | HAO, YI | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18897578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES | JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS | 42d overdue |
| 18858060 | A METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN AN AREA | HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | 3d overdue |
| 18174241 | METHOD FOR VALIDATING AN INITIAL POSITION FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE | SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY | 12d |
| 19231644 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION ON A SITE | COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | — |
| 19115128 | MOVING OBJECT LOCALISATION ACROSS DIFFERENT AREAS OF SENSOR COVERAGE | WAHEED, NAZRA NUR | — |
| 19109423 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A VEHICLE IS DRIVING IN, OR TOWARDS A TARGET AREA | WAKELY, REECE ANTHONY | — |
| 18960147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES | PALL, CHARLES J | — |
| 18837396 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOAD-AWARE SCHEDULING OF VEHICLE MOVEMENTS | KWIATKOWSKA, LIDIA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3667 | 2 |
| 3666 | 2 |
| 3663 | 2 |
| 3665 | 2 |
| 3669 | 2 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| 3648 | 1 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| 2467 | 1 |
| 3629 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19231644 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION ON A SITE | COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | 3662 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19115128 | MOVING OBJECT LOCALISATION ACROSS DIFFERENT AREAS OF SENSOR COVERAGE | WAHEED, NAZRA NUR | 3648 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19109423 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A VEHICLE IS DRIVING IN, OR TOWARDS A TARGET AREA | WAKELY, REECE ANTHONY | 3667 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 18969871 | MAPPING OF OFF-ROAD AREA | JONES, JODI MARIE | 3666 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18960147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES | PALL, CHARLES J | 3663 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18858060 | A METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN AN AREA | HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | 3664 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18897578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES | JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18837396 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOAD-AWARE SCHEDULING OF VEHICLE MOVEMENTS | KWIATKOWSKA, LIDIA | 3666 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18837049 | COLLABORATIVELY MONITORING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION ZONE | SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY | 3669 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18798328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING BANDWIDTH OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LINK FOR A VEHICLE | CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL | 2467 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18551923 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF VEHICLES | ZEROUAL, OMAR | 3629 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18455077 | METHOD FOR DERIVING A LIBRARY OF VEHICLE DYNAMIC IMPLEMENTATION MODELS | HAO, YI | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 24, 2023 |
| 18174241 | METHOD FOR VALIDATING AN INITIAL POSITION FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE | SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY | 3669 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 18168832 | METHOD FOR LOCALIZING AND/OR MAPPING DURING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE IN AN ENVIRONMENT | PATEL, MANGLESH M | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Feb 14, 2023 |
| 17996143 | TACTICAL DECISION-MAKING THROUGH REINFORCEMENT LEARNING WITH UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION | LINHARDT, LAURA E | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Oct 13, 2022 |
| 17905108 | MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR MANAGING MATERIAL DUMPING, SYSTEM, AUTONOMOUS DUMP MACHINE AND METHOD | JIN, SELENA MENG | 3667 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2022 |
| 17805920 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TUNING A HYPERPARAMETER OF A MACHINE-LEARNING ALGORITHM | LAU, KAITLYN RENEE | 2148 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jun 08, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialVolvo Autonomous Solutions AB has 17 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 11 art units and 16 examiners.
Ashley Tiffany Schoech has the most, with 2 of Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
