Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
80 pending office actions • 32 art units • 73 examiners • 28 of 80 (35%) have an AI response strategy ready • 227 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 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. 24 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 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 12 (15%) |
| §103 only | 36 (45%) |
| §102 only | 4 (5%) |
| §112 only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 5 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 19 (24%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANCHO, RONNIE M | 2 | 75.9% | +2.1% |
| DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 2 | 77.3% | +10.6% |
| GREINER, TRISTAN J | 2 | 78.7% | +17.9% |
| HO, MATTHEW | 2 | 72.3% | +11.8% |
| HULKA, JAMES R | 2 | 76.4% | +11.7% |
| ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 2 | 45.0% | +32.6% |
| XIAO, YUQING | 2 | 60.9% | +27.1% |
| LEE, JUSTIN S | 1 | 74.4% | +25.8% |
| LIANG, HONGYE | 1 | 63.4% | +53.1% |
| NGUYEN, TAN QUANG | 1 | 90.6% | +7.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19245955 | PERIMETER SENSOR HOUSINGS | NGUYEN, TAN QUANG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18064612 | Methods and Systems for Providing Remote Assistance to an Autonomous Vehicle | CASTRO, PAUL A | 79d overdue |
| 17398436 | HARD EXAMPLE MINING FOR TRAINING A NEURAL NETWORK | BAKER, EZRA JAMES | 9d overdue |
| 18600449 | STATEFUL AND END-TO-END MULTI-OBJECT TRACKING | BOYAR, NOAH WILLIAM | 14d |
| 17303770 | DETERMINATION OF ATMOSPHERIC VISIBILITY IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS | XIAO, YUQING | 14d |
| 17376611 | Adjusting Lidar Parameters Based on Environmental Conditions | QI, ZHENGQING J | 21d |
| 18981277 | GENERATING CONTROL INPUTS FOR AGENT TRAJECTORY PLANNING USING NEURAL NETWORKS | AN, IG TAI | 23d |
| 17994991 | TRAINING A CLASSIFIER TO DETECT OPEN VEHICLE DOORS | KAPOOR, DEVAN | 33d |
| 18929174 | Positioning Vehicles to Improve Quality of Observations at Intersections | SOOFI, YAZAN A | 41d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18950841 | TREE POLICY PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING SOLUTIONS | HO, MATTHEW | 28d overdue |
| 17303770 | DETERMINATION OF ATMOSPHERIC VISIBILITY IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS | XIAO, YUQING | 14d |
| 18969022 | MASS DISTRIBUTION-INFORMED OPTIMIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS | HO, MATTHEW | 56d |
| 17662239 | Mitigating Crosstalk from High-Intensity Returns in a Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) Device | XIAO, YUQING | 70d |
| 19276153 | PROVIDING WAIT TIMES FOR PICKUPS OF PASSENGERS INVOLVING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | LEE, JUSTIN S | — |
| 19264612 | Methods and Systems for using Interference to Detect Sensor Impairment | LIANG, HONGYE | — |
| 19251112 | Methods and Systems for Automatic Introspective Perception | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | — |
| 19205401 | PHYSICS-INFORMED OPTIMIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS | GREINER, TRISTAN J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3669 | 10 |
| 3645 | 8 |
| 3662 | 5 |
| 3661 | 4 |
| 3667 | 3 |
| 3666 | 3 |
| 3668 | 2 |
| 3663 | 2 |
| 3657 | 2 |
| 3656 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19276153 | PROVIDING WAIT TIMES FOR PICKUPS OF PASSENGERS INVOLVING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | LEE, JUSTIN S | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19264612 | Methods and Systems for using Interference to Detect Sensor Impairment | LIANG, HONGYE | — | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19258245 | Trajectory Assistance for Autonomous Vehicles | MANCHO, RONNIE M | 3661 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19251112 | Methods and Systems for Automatic Introspective Perception | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 3661 | §101§102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19245955 | PERIMETER SENSOR HOUSINGS | NGUYEN, TAN QUANG | 3661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19240468 | EMERGENCY BRAKING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | KUJUNDZIC, DINO | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19234424 | DETERMINING CHANGES IN A DRIVING ENVIRONMENT BASED ON VEHICLE BEHAVIOR | ROBERSON, JASON R | — | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19231163 | MODELING AGENT DRIVING BEHAVIOR | SMITH, ISAAC G | 3662 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19226442 | Continuing Lane Driving Prediction | MERLINO, DAVID P | 3665 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19220715 | Methods and Systems for Adjusting Vehicle Behavior based on Estimated Unintentional Lateral Movements | ALAM, NAEEM TASLIM | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19212894 | Queueing into Pickup and Drop-off Locations | VORCE, AMELIA J.I. | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19211380 | ARRANGING PASSENGER TRIPS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | CROMER, ANDREW J | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19209351 | ADAPTING FOUNDATION MODELS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING | NECKEL, NATHAN DANIEL | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19205401 | PHYSICS-INFORMED OPTIMIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS | GREINER, TRISTAN J | — | §101§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19198574 | Interior Camera System for a Self Driving Car | PHAM, TOAN NGOC | — | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 19196820 | YELLOW LIGHT DURATIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | GREINER, TRISTAN J | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19186950 | Augmented Reality Wayfinding | TAN, OLIVER E | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19089587 | Driveway Maneuvers For Autonomous Vehicles | HANNAN, B M M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19084257 | CALIBRATION OF SENSORS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS | INGRAM, THOMAS P | 3668 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19059867 | Close-in Sensing Camera System | AYNALEM, NATHNAEL B | 2488 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | AI Ready | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19050554 | RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19015091 | Actively Modifying a Field of View of an Autonomous Vehicle in View of Constraints | HILGENDORF, DALE W | 3662 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18990426 | VIBROMETRY-BASED BEHAVIOR PREDICTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS | HOLMAN, JOHN D | 3667 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | AI Ready | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18981277 | GENERATING CONTROL INPUTS FOR AGENT TRAJECTORY PLANNING USING NEURAL NETWORKS | AN, IG TAI | 3662 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 23d | AI Ready | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18969022 | MASS DISTRIBUTION-INFORMED OPTIMIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS | HO, MATTHEW | 3669 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18950841 | TREE POLICY PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING SOLUTIONS | HO, MATTHEW | 3669 | §112DP | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | AI Ready | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18946300 | PREDICTING THIRD-PARTY COLLISIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | BUSE, TERRY C | 3666 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18944979 | Timebase Synchronization Using Pulsed Signal Injection | PANDEY, KESHAB R | 2176 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18937705 | Flexure Amplified Piezo Actuator for Focus Adjustment | HALIYUR, PADMA | 2639 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18936116 | Railroad Light Detection | KUNTZ, JEWEL A | 3666 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | AI Ready | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18929174 | Positioning Vehicles to Improve Quality of Observations at Intersections | SOOFI, YAZAN A | 3668 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18925245 | Systems and Devices for Strain Relief for Magnetic Cores and Assemblies | YENINAS, STEVEN LEE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18921915 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for using Remote Assistance to Annotate Images of an Environment | MILLER, PRESTON JAY | 3661 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18921325 | SYNTHESIZING THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATIONS FROM PERSPECTIVES OF ONBOARD SENSORS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | GRAY, RYAN M | 2611 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18913074 | BEHAVIOR PREDICTION USING SCENE-CENTRIC REPRESENTATIONS | LAMBERT, GABRIEL JOSEPH RENE | 3669 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18911400 | HIGH BANDWIDTH CAMERA DATA TRANSMISSION | SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18904700 | Systems, Apparatus, and Methods for Retrieving Image Data of Image Frames | KRETZER, CASEY L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18892711 | LONG-RANGE OBJECT DETECTION, LOCALIZATION, TRACKING AND CLASSIFICATION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | KOPPOLU, VAISALI RAO | 2664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18889024 | Remote Assistance for an Autonomous Vehicle in Low Confidence Situations | ANWARI, MACEEH | 3663 | §102 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | AI Ready | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18885049 | Methods and Systems For Radar Image Video Compression Using Per-Pixel Doppler Measurements | WOLFORD, NAOMI M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18795346 | Independently Actuated Wheel Sets for Large Autonomous Self-Driving Vehicles | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | 2831 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18780296 | PLANNING FOR OCCLUSIONS WITH SURFEL MAPS | LAROSE, RENEE MARIE | 3657 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18676196 | DETECTION OF BLOCKED LANES IN DRIVING APPLICATIONS | HASSANIARDEKANI, HAJAR | 3669 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18648549 | FALLBACK REQUESTS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | RAMPURIA, SATISH | 2193 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18600449 | STATEFUL AND END-TO-END MULTI-OBJECT TRACKING | BOYAR, NOAH WILLIAM | 2669 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | AI Ready | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18429675 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | SEMBER, THOMAS M | 2875 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18427232 | Cargo Inspection, Monitoring and Securement in Self-Driving Trucks | HAYES, JOHN W | 3697 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18392299 | Methods and Systems for using a Visual Language Model to Provide Remote Assistance to Vehicles | KWIATKOWSKA, LIDIA | 3666 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 112d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18542327 | TRAINING A POINT CLOUD PROCESSING MODEL USING A COMPUTER VISION MODEL | MEMON, OWAIS IQBAL | 2663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | AI Ready | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18540486 | Optical Redirector Device | HULKA, JAMES R | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18540354 | DISTILLATION-TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR EFFICIENT TRAJECTORY PREDICTION | MISTRY, ONEAL R | 2674 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18535532 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A PULLOVER SPOT IN RESPONSE TO DETECTED LOCAL FAILURE | ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18531643 | Stacked Image Processing to Reduce Blur for Autonomous Driving | LU, ZHIYU | 2665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18517438 | Universal Spectrum Utilization Exchange for Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation and Avoidance | LEITE, PAULO ROBERTO GONZ | 3663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18492646 | EFFICIENT SEARCH FOR DATA AUGMENTATION POLICIES | CHEN, KUANG FU | 4100 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18490306 | PSYCHOMOTOR VIGILANCE TESTING FOR PERSONS TASKED WITH MONITORING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | ANTOINE, LISA HOPE | 3715 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18465653 | MANAGING PARKING MANEUVERS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18239168 | CONFIGURATION-BASED SAMPLING OF RUN SEGMENTS FOR SIMULATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BEHAVIOR | TRAN, KHOI H | 3656 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | AI Ready | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18192431 | Methods and Systems for Modifying Power Consumption by an Autonomy System | PECHE, JORGE O | 3656 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2023 |
| 18108749 | CAMERA-RADAR DATA FUSION FOR EFFICIENT OBJECT DETECTION | VANCHY JR, MICHAEL J | 2666 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18064612 | Methods and Systems for Providing Remote Assistance to an Autonomous Vehicle | CASTRO, PAUL A | 3658 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 79d overdue | AI Ready | Dec 12, 2022 |
| 17994991 | TRAINING A CLASSIFIER TO DETECT OPEN VEHICLE DOORS | KAPOOR, DEVAN | 2126 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 33d | AI Ready | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17951001 | DETECTING STATIONARY NON-PARTICIPANTS OF TRAFFIC | CHOU, SHIEN MING | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 53d overdue | AI Ready | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17947046 | GENERATING SIMULATED AGENT TRAJECTORIES USING PARALLEL BEAM SEARCH | TAMIRU, ABRHAM ALEHEGN | 2188 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2022 |
| 17930441 | Temporally Modulated Light Emission for Defect Detection in Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) Devices and Cameras | HULKA, JAMES R | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Sep 08, 2022 |
| 17865007 | CONTEXT AWARE STOPPING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Jul 14, 2022 |
| 17806324 | Spinning Lidar With One or More Secondary Mirrors | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 3645 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Jun 10, 2022 |
| 17662239 | Mitigating Crosstalk from High-Intensity Returns in a Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) Device | XIAO, YUQING | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d | AI Ready | May 06, 2022 |
| 17739064 | Time-of-Flight Sensor with Structured Light Illuminator | RATCLIFFE, LUKE D | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2022 |
| 17738660 | INCREASING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LOG DATA USEFULNESS VIA PERTURBATION | ALHIJA, SAIF A | 2186 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2022 |
| 17591130 | INCORPORATING POSITION ESTIMATION DEGRADATION INTO TRAJECTORY PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS | MANCHO, RONNIE M | 3657 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 672d overdue | Pending | Feb 02, 2022 |
| 17549124 | LIDAR DEVICES WITH FREQUENCY AND TIME MULTIPLEXING OF SENSING SIGNALS | VASQUEZ JR, ROBERT WILLIAM | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Dec 13, 2021 |
| 17544242 | Detecting Spurious Objects For Autonomous Vehicles | MUELLER, SARAH ALEXANDRA | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2021 |
| 17511053 | PLANNING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUSLY NAVIGATING AROUND LANE-SHARING ROAD AGENTS | GLENN III, FRANK T | 3662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 26, 2021 |
| 17398436 | HARD EXAMPLE MINING FOR TRAINING A NEURAL NETWORK | BAKER, EZRA JAMES | 2126 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | AI Ready | Aug 10, 2021 |
| 17376611 | Adjusting Lidar Parameters Based on Environmental Conditions | QI, ZHENGQING J | 3645 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 21d | AI Ready | Jul 15, 2021 |
| 17303770 | DETERMINATION OF ATMOSPHERIC VISIBILITY IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS | XIAO, YUQING | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 14d | AI Ready | Jun 07, 2021 |
| 17099634 | MULTI OBJECT TRACKING USING MEMORY ATTENTION | WU, NICHOLAS S | 2148 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | AI Ready | Nov 16, 2020 |
| 16897325 | REALISM IN LOG-BASED SIMULATIONS | PETTIEGREW, TOYA R | 3662 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2020 |
| 16869682 | USING PREDICTION MODELS FOR SCENE DIFFICULTY IN VEHICLE ROUTING | KHATIB, RAMI | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | AI Ready | May 08, 2020 |
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