Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
281 pending office actions • 87 art units • 247 examiners • 0 of 281 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 536 patents granted in the last 365 days
Volvo Group has 292 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The docket spans 250 examiners and 88 art units, creating substantial operational breadth across the technology area.
TAN, OLIVER E is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. The limited concentration indicates that most prosecution activity is distributed among other examiner relationships, so a single-examiner strategy would have narrow reach.
Portfolio management should separate administrative control from substantive response work. Centralized systems can track deadlines and identify recurring issues, while art-unit and matter teams address the distinct examination contexts represented across the docket.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 62 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. 62 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 | 10 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 55 (20%) |
| §103 only | 87 (31%) |
| §102 only | 18 (6%) |
| §112 only | 4 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (0%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 103 (37%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAN, OLIVER E | 3 | 72.6% | +8.8% |
| STAUBACH, CARL C | 3 | 73.7% | +20.4% |
| AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO | 3 | 13.3% | +10.0% |
| ALKIRSH, AHMED | 3 | 47.7% | +32.9% |
| YANG, WENYUAN | 2 | 68.0% | +16.7% |
| RIOS-AGUIRRE, IZCALLI ANDRE | 2 | 78.8% | +19.5% |
| ZALESKAS, JOHN M | 2 | 62.4% | +19.7% |
| CHOI, JISUN | 2 | 60.5% | +61.2% |
| KIRBY, BRIAN R | 2 | 72.3% | +19.8% |
| PHAM, CLINT V | 2 | 44.7% | +22.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17972820 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC SENSOR ENHANCEMENT USING LIDAR POINT CLOUD | HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D. | 140d overdue |
| 18943599 | IEC 61851-1 STANDARD REGARDING GRID CODE REQUIREMENTS AND SETPOINT TO LIMIT BATTERY DISCHARGE | YANG, WENYUAN | 50d overdue |
| 18943566 | COMPLIANCE OF ISO15118-20 WITH VDE-AR-N 4105 P-monitoring | COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | 43d overdue |
| 18930373 | CONTROL OF INPUT SOURCE BEHAVIOUR FOR MARINE VESSELS | AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO | 29d overdue |
| 18955023 | WHEEL POSITIONING FOR TYRE CHAIN DEPLOYMENT | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | 19d overdue |
| 17760053 | VEHICULAR ENERGY STORAGE MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE | NEWELL, ANNA GOULD | 10d overdue |
| 18938374 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A VEHICLE IN TRAVERSING AN UPCOMING ROAD SEGMENT | MILLER, PRESTON JAY | 7d |
| 18928837 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TURN INDICATOR CANCELLATION | GRIFFIN, ALEX BROCK | 7d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18408757 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPRISING A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | ALKIRSH, AHMED | 84d overdue |
| 18844793 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS TRAILER INTEGRATION | CHOI, JISUN | 72d overdue |
| 18943599 | IEC 61851-1 STANDARD REGARDING GRID CODE REQUIREMENTS AND SETPOINT TO LIMIT BATTERY DISCHARGE | YANG, WENYUAN | 50d overdue |
| 18930373 | CONTROL OF INPUT SOURCE BEHAVIOUR FOR MARINE VESSELS | AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO | 29d overdue |
| 18955023 | WHEEL POSITIONING FOR TYRE CHAIN DEPLOYMENT | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | 19d overdue |
| 18528918 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SPEED OF A VEHICLE, CONTROL UNIT, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, BRAKE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE | YANG, WENYUAN | 16d |
| 19034983 | STEERING OF A VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL | KIRBY, BRIAN R | 28d |
| 18385496 | METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR LOCATING VEHICLES | AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO | 34d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3747 | 21 |
| 3663 | 17 |
| 3664 | 12 |
| 3662 | 12 |
| 3666 | 11 |
| 3669 | 10 |
| 3668 | 10 |
| 3661 | 8 |
| 3665 | 8 |
| 3667 | 7 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19438748 | A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD | TEKA, ABIY | 3745 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2026 |
| 19375560 | WORKING MACHINE | LAZO, THOMAS E | 3745 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 19237429 | CONTROL UNIT | TROOST, AARON L | 3666 | §101§102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19235894 | Method and Device for Controlling Excavator Using Standby Torque | COBB, MATTHEW | 3661 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19219091 | Hydrogen power system with an exhaust fluid temperature control system | AYALA DELGADO, ANTHONY | 3746 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19216043 | INDICATING CHARGING STATUS OF A BATTERY | GUILIANO, CHARLES A | 3623 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19212922 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND A FLEET SYSTEM | KONERU, SUJAY | 3624 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19097964 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | JOHNSON, RASHAD H | 2834 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 18969463 | CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC ACTUATOR | ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | 3618 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18852866 | BRAKING DEVICE AND BRAKING SYSTEM FOR BRAKING A VEHICLE, VEHICLE, METHOD FOR BRAKING A VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND CONTROL UNIT | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | 3616 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18574512 | AN ON-BOARD CONTROL UNIT, AN OFF-BOARD CONTROL STATION AND METHODS THEREIN FOR ENABLING A SAFE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE | HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | 3664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18528918 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SPEED OF A VEHICLE, CONTROL UNIT, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, BRAKE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE | YANG, WENYUAN | 3667 | §102 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18376244 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF DETERMINING THAT AN ATTACHMENT TOOL IS ATTACHED TO THE ARM OR BOOM OF A WORKING MACHINE | RIOS-AGUIRRE, IZCALLI ANDRE | 3666 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 19426846 | A SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR A GEARBOX OF A VEHICLE | MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | 3618 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2025 |
| 19398710 | HANDLING A VEHICLE COMPRISING REDUNDANT COMPONENTS | MILLER, LEAH NICOLE | 3663 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2025 |
| 19392731 | SECONDARY BRAKE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY | TAN, OLIVER E | 3669 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2025 |
| 19389620 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM | CULLEN, TANNER L | 3656 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2025 |
| 19386833 | SITUATION-AWARE POWER-ABILITIES FOR A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM | HUTCHINSON, ALAN D | 3661 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2025 |
| 19376137 | A COMPUTER SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM | NING, PETER Y | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 19360097 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER USAGE OF A TRACTION ELECTRIC MACHINE | GOODBODY, JOAN T | 3664 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 19352644 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | 3747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2025 |
| 19350146 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE | CHOI, JISUN | 3666 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2025 |
| 19472465 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | TAN, OLIVER E | 3669 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2025 |
| 19469801 | MOTION CONTROL OF A VEHICLE BASED ON ARTIFICIAL FLOW GUIDANCE | KRAFT, LOGAN M | 3747 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 19341516 | A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE | KIRBY, BRIAN R | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 19167105 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE FUEL CELL SYSTEM | PHAM, CLINT V | 3663 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 19331592 | STEERING CONTROL FOR TRAILING UNITS OF VEHICLE COMBINATIONS | SOOFI, YAZAN A | 3668 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 19331568 | ESTIMATING LATERAL SLIP LOSSES IN A VEHICLE COMBINATION | SOOFI, YAZAN A | 3668 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 19331299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TRAILER CONNECTION TYPE | AMICK, JACOB M | 3747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 19319636 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | 3668 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19318625 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN OF A VEHICLE | HOLMAN, JOHN D | 3667 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19319617 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | STAUBACH, CARL C | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19301188 | ISSUING TRANSMISSION SHIFT PREPARATION INFORMATION | LEWIS, TISHA D | 3619 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19297340 | ROTATIONAL SPEED CONTROL FOR STEERED AXLES OF A VEHICLE | HOANG, JOHNNY H | 3747 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19293539 | LONGITUDINAL SLIP CONTROL FOR STEERED AXLES OF A VEHICLE | MELTON, TODD M | 3669 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19291122 | SAFE DATA TRANSFER OVER AN INTERMITTENTLY LIMITED DATA LINK | SALEHI, HELAI | 2433 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2025 |
| 19288450 | DETERMINING A LONGITUDINAL SLIP LIMIT OF A VEHICLE | ANWARI, MACEEH | 3663 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19151180 | A COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING VEHICLE BEHAVIOUR | WANG, KAI NMN | 3664 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19279714 | VERIFICATION OF MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR A VEHICLE | MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S | 3663 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2025 |
| 19273686 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN, A CONTROLLER, A POWERTRAIN AND A VEHICLE | LIANG, HONGYE | 3664 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19266298 | FUEL CIRCUIT FOR AN APPARATUS, ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHOD | EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O | 3658 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19261306 | A GEARSHIFT ARRANGEMENT AND A VEHICLE | BOES, TERENCE | 3618 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19261528 | TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT FOR BATTERIES | DAGER, JONATHAN M | 3663 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19259656 | METHOD TO CONTROL A POWERTRAIN OF A VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, CONTROLLER, POWERTRAIN, AND VEHICLE | PERVIN, FARHANA | 3655 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19256316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING BRAKING SYSTEMS OF A VEHICLE | ABD EL LATIF, HOSSAM M | 3664 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19251118 | A COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPRISING PROCESSING CIRCUITRY CONFIGURED TO ISSUE CONTROL DATA FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION OF A VEHICLE DURING A BRAKING EVENT | RIOS-AGUIRRE, IZCALLI ANDRE | 3666 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19143679 | RESILIENT DUST COVER FOR FAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | OLSZEWSKI, JOHN | 3617 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19247767 | A CONTROL STRATEGY TO ENSURE ELECTRICAL ENERGY PULSE USAGE ABILITY DURING DEMANDING ASCENTS AND DESCENTS | ANFINRUD, GABRIEL P | 3662 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19247151 | SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING AND ADJUSTING VEHICLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ON A ROAD SEGMENT BASED ON PREDICTED GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS | TAN, OLIVER E | 3669 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19243427 | AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM | STAUBACH, CARL C | 3747 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialVolvo Group has 281 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 87 art units and 247 examiners.
Oliver E Tan has the most, with 3 of Volvo Group's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
