Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
9 pending office actions • 7 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days
ZF Automotive UK Limited has 10 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters span 10 examiners and 8 art units, indicating broad distribution across examination resources and technical groupings.
MASIH, KAREN is the busiest listed examiner, with 1 pending matter. Because no examiner has more than that listed assignment, portfolio management should focus on application-specific deadlines and the requirements of each art unit rather than relying on a dominant examiner relationship.
The distribution may require coordination among practitioners handling different technical issues. Consistent claim terminology and disclosure positions can support portfolio coherence, while response arguments should remain tailored to the examiner and art unit involved. Counsel should also monitor whether related transportation or mechanical concepts receive materially different treatment across the examination groups.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASIH, KAREN | 1 | 91.0% | +6.6% |
| WILHELM, TIMOTHY | 1 | 78.6% | +12.0% |
| MEDANI, MOHAMED | 1 | 71.1% | +26.2% |
| SONG, DUHYUNG | 1 | — | — |
| STEFANON, JUSTIN | 1 | 51.1% | +48.0% |
| DANG, TINH | 1 | 85.4% | +7.9% |
| SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE | 1 | 68.2% | +41.2% |
| WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | 1 | 80.4% | +12.2% |
| STABLEY, MICHAEL R | 1 | 85.8% | +12.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18919921 | MOTOR CONTROL METHOD | MASIH, KAREN | — |
| 18911763 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A MOTOR | WILHELM, TIMOTHY | — |
| 18911715 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A MOTOR | MEDANI, MOHAMED | — |
| 18769790 | DUAL MOTOR HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY | SONG, DUHYUNG | — |
| 18765451 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY INCOPORATING A MOTOR | STEFANON, JUSTIN | — |
| 18755863 | STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE | DANG, TINH | — |
| 18678839 | MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY AND A MOTOR FOR USE THEREIN | SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE | — |
| 18526480 | SUPPLY VOLTAGE MONITORING APPARATUS | WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18911763 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A MOTOR | WILHELM, TIMOTHY | — |
| 18911715 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A MOTOR | MEDANI, MOHAMED | — |
| 18765451 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY INCOPORATING A MOTOR | STEFANON, JUSTIN | — |
| 18678839 | MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY AND A MOTOR FOR USE THEREIN | SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE | — |
| 18526480 | SUPPLY VOLTAGE MONITORING APPARATUS | WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | — |
| 18362450 | A DUAL MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY | STABLEY, MICHAEL R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3611 | 3 |
| 2837 | 1 |
| 3617 | 1 |
| 3618 | 1 |
| 2834 | 1 |
| 3655 | 1 |
| 2836 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18919921 | MOTOR CONTROL METHOD | MASIH, KAREN | 2837 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18911763 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A MOTOR | WILHELM, TIMOTHY | 3617 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18911715 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A MOTOR | MEDANI, MOHAMED | 3611 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18769790 | DUAL MOTOR HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY | SONG, DUHYUNG | 3618 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18765451 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY INCOPORATING A MOTOR | STEFANON, JUSTIN | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18755863 | STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE | DANG, TINH | 3655 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18678839 | MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY AND A MOTOR FOR USE THEREIN | SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE | 3611 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18526480 | SUPPLY VOLTAGE MONITORING APPARATUS | WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | 2836 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18362450 | A DUAL MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY | STABLEY, MICHAEL R | 3611 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.
Start Free TrialZF Automotive UK Limited has 9 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 9 examiners.
Karen Masih has the most, with 1 of ZF Automotive UK Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
