Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
294 pending office actions • 71 art units • 246 examiners • 0 of 294 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 524 patents granted in the last 365 days
Volvo Group maintains a substantial presence in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area with 296 pending office actions. These actions are spread across 248 distinct examiners, reflecting a highly decentralized prosecution environment. AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO is the busiest examiner, managing 4 pending actions.
The portfolio reaches into 72 distinct art units, indicating a vast range of technical subjects being pursued simultaneously. This distribution shows that most examiners are handling only a small portion of the workload. With 296 pending office actions, the company must navigate a complex array of USPTO internal policies and examination styles.
The busiest examiner workload of 4 pending actions is very small relative to the total volume. The presence of 248 distinct examiners and 72 distinct art units suggests a highly diverse prosecution strategy. This decentralized structure reduces the impact of any single examiner's decisions on the overall portfolio, requiring a broad management approach across many USPTO divisions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 63 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. 63 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 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 59 (20%) |
| §103 only | 87 (30%) |
| §102 only | 17 (6%) |
| §112 only | 9 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (0%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 108 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO | 4 | 16.7% | +5.7% |
| TAN, OLIVER E | 3 | 72.6% | +8.8% |
| ZALESKAS, JOHN M | 3 | 62.2% | +19.4% |
| STAUBACH, CARL C | 3 | 73.6% | +20.3% |
| LI, CE LI | 3 | 71.7% | +14.5% |
| LEWIS, TISHA D | 3 | 87.6% | +9.6% |
| ALKIRSH, AHMED | 3 | 47.7% | +32.9% |
| LYNCH, VICTORIA HOM | 3 | 86.2% | +9.9% |
| COBB, MATTHEW | 2 | 72.9% | +35.2% |
| ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | 2 | 75.9% | +12.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19226912 | DIFFERENTIAL LOCK CONTROL | LEWIS, TISHA D | 23d overdue |
| 19217695 | VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR LIMITING FORCE PROVIDED BY A DRIVELINE OF A VEHICLE | LEWIS, TISHA D | — |
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 |
| 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 |
| 18396895 | DYNAMIC APPLICATION LOADING FOR ACCESSING VEHICLE ACCESSORY FUNCTIONALITY | AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO | 16d 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 |
| 18934854 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MAXIMUM CHARGE LEVEL | HEFLIN, HARRISON JAMES RIEL | 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 |
| 18955023 | WHEEL POSITIONING FOR TYRE CHAIN DEPLOYMENT | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | 19d overdue |
| 18544557 | METHOD FOR CHANGING A STEERING ANGLE OF A STEERED WHEEL OF A VEHICLE | STAUBACH, CARL C | 7d |
| 18409230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ANTICIPATE A COLLISION FROM AN ERRATIC DRIVER | LI, CE LI | 55d |
| 19235894 | Method and Device for Controlling Excavator Using Standby Torque | COBB, MATTHEW | — |
| 18969463 | CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC ACTUATOR | ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | — |
| 19352644 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | — |
| 19351457 | IGNITION SYSTEM | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3747 | 18 |
| 3663 | 15 |
| 3662 | 13 |
| 3661 | 10 |
| 3666 | 10 |
| 3669 | 10 |
| 3668 | 9 |
| 3664 | 9 |
| 3665 | 7 |
| 3667 | 5 |
| 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 | — | §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 | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19212922 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND A FLEET SYSTEM | KONERU, SUJAY | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19097964 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | JOHNSON, RASHAD H | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 18973203 | FLUID-BASED SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | BAILEY, JOHN D | 3747 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18969463 | CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC ACTUATOR | ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | — | §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 | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18779344 | CONTROL OF ARTICULATED VEHICLE | KIRBY, BRIAN R | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 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 |
| 17719845 | DRIVELINE ARRANGEMENT | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | 3655 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 19352644 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | 3747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2025 |
| 19351457 | IGNITION SYSTEM | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 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 | MANLEY, SHERMAN D | 3747 | §102 | 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 |
| 19331568 | ESTIMATING LATERAL SLIP LOSSES IN A VEHICLE COMBINATION | SOOFI, YAZAN A | 3668 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 19331592 | STEERING CONTROL FOR TRAILING UNITS OF VEHICLE COMBINATIONS | 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 |
| 19318625 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN OF A VEHICLE | HOLMAN, JOHN D | 3667 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | 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 |
| 19316208 | A CONTROL UNIT AND A METHOD FOR REVERSING A VEHICLE-TRAILER COMBINATION TOWARD A TARGET LOCATION | LI, CE LI | 3661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 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 |
| 19291134 | ESTIMATING MASS OF A TOWED UNIT | KLEINMAN, LAIL A | 3668 | §101§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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 19256514 | HANDLING AN AUTONOMOUS MODE OF A VEHICLE | KNIGHT, CONNOR LEE | 3666 | §101§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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 19241305 | DETERMINING VEHICLE CONTROL PARAMETERS USING PREDICTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH ENHANCED CONSTRAINT | PINKERTON, ROBERT LOUIS | 3665 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialVolvo Group has 294 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 71 art units and 246 examiners.
Oluwabusayo Adebanjo Aworunse has the most, with 4 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.