Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.

21 pending office actions • 7 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 35 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

21
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

15
Hard (71%)
3
Medium (14%)
3
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other4 (19%)
§103 only2 (10%)
§102 only1 (5%)
§112 only3 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (52%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
5% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
5% of docket
1
Semiconductors
5% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
29% of docket
12
Business / Other
57% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

210 h
Manual time on pending OAs
42 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
74 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STRIMBU, GREGORY J 2 56.3% +80.4%
SEOL, DAVIN 1 67.1% +14.1%
KHALED, ABDALLA A 1 72.6% +21.2%
GARDNER, NICOLE 1 69.0% +14.8%
TRIEU, VAN THANH 1 84.5% +13.8%
WUJCIAK, ALFRED J 1 74.8% +11.4%
MARTIN, ELIZABETH J 1 78.8% +20.7%
MENEZES, MARCUS 1 70.6% +51.3%
COOK, WILLIAM J 1 86.1% +11.1%
HOQUE, FARHANA AKHTER 1 86.0% +11.2%

Quick Wins (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18976682 VEHICLE EMBLEM RAISING AND RETRACTING DEVICE, AND VEHICLE COOK, WILLIAM J
18969757 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING OPENING AND CLOSING OF VEHICLE DOOR, VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HOQUE, FARHANA AKHTER

Hard Cases (15)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18278009 ONLINE AND OFFLINE HYBRID EDUCATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL 67d overdue
19260411 METHOD FOR CALIBRATING FEEDBACK GAINS OF AN LQI CONTROLLER SEOL, DAVIN
19219916 VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE COMPARTMENT CLIMATE KHALED, ABDALLA A
19217758 SPRING-LOADED MULTI-CHANNEL ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE GARDNER, NICOLE
19178732 A VEHICULAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING A VEHICLE OCCUPANT OF A NEARBY EMERGENCY VEHICLE TRIEU, VAN THANH
19011574 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE MARTIN, ELIZABETH J
18979784 DRIVE DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRIVE DEVICE MENEZES, MARCUS
18964661 VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WEILAND, HANS R.

Interview Candidates (11)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19260411 METHOD FOR CALIBRATING FEEDBACK GAINS OF AN LQI CONTROLLER SEOL, DAVIN
19219916 VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE COMPARTMENT CLIMATE KHALED, ABDALLA A
19217758 SPRING-LOADED MULTI-CHANNEL ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE GARDNER, NICOLE
19178732 A VEHICULAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING A VEHICLE OCCUPANT OF A NEARBY EMERGENCY VEHICLE TRIEU, VAN THANH
19058048 VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SAME STRIMBU, GREGORY J
19039649 SEAT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE COMPRISING A SEAT SYSTEM WUJCIAK, ALFRED J
19011574 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE MARTIN, ELIZABETH J
18979784 DRIVE DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRIVE DEVICE MENEZES, MARCUS

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3634 3
2685 1
3618 1
3613 1
1792 1
3628 1
2857 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19260411 METHOD FOR CALIBRATING FEEDBACK GAINS OF AN LQI CONTROLLER SEOL, DAVIN §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 04, 2025
19219916 VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE COMPARTMENT CLIMATE KHALED, ABDALLA A §101§102§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 27, 2025
19217758 SPRING-LOADED MULTI-CHANNEL ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE GARDNER, NICOLE §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2025
19178732 A VEHICULAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING A VEHICLE OCCUPANT OF A NEARBY EMERGENCY VEHICLE TRIEU, VAN THANH 2685 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 14, 2025
19058048 VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SAME STRIMBU, GREGORY J 3634 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 20, 2025
19039649 SEAT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE COMPRISING A SEAT SYSTEM WUJCIAK, ALFRED J §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 28, 2025
19011574 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE MARTIN, ELIZABETH J §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 06, 2025
18979784 DRIVE DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRIVE DEVICE MENEZES, MARCUS 3634 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 13, 2024
18976682 VEHICLE EMBLEM RAISING AND RETRACTING DEVICE, AND VEHICLE COOK, WILLIAM J 3618 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 11, 2024
18969757 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING OPENING AND CLOSING OF VEHICLE DOOR, VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HOQUE, FARHANA AKHTER §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2024
18966930 VEHICLE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE AND VEHICLE STRIMBU, GREGORY J 3634 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 03, 2024
18964661 VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WEILAND, HANS R. §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 01, 2024
18963658 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR COOLING OR HEATING A VEHICLE COMPONENT, METHOD FOR OPERATING A THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPRISING A THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 28, 2024
18963162 COOLING SYSTEM FOR COOLING A VEHICLE COMPONENT, METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOLING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPRISING A COOLING SYSTEM DUKE, EMMANUEL E §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 27, 2024
18963195 STATOR ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR SUBRAMANIAN, VISWANATHAN §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 27, 2024
18952773 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE MYERS, KEITH STANLEY §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 19, 2024
18899381 VEHICLE FLOOR, BODY-IN-WHITE AND VEHICLE PAPE, JOSEPH §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2024
18435278 QUICK-REPLACEMENT HYBRID VEHICLE, PLATFORM AND METHOD KANDAS, NICHOLAS R 3613 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 07, 2024
18552444 LIQUOR PACKAGE, RAW LIQUOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY, AND LIQUOR MIXING METHOD LACHICA, ERICSON M 1792 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 26, 2023
18278009 ONLINE AND OFFLINE HYBRID EDUCATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL 3628 §101§103 Final Rejection 67d overdue Pending Aug 21, 2023
18350896 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREDICTING STATE OF HEALTH OF BATTERY, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HOLMES, JANELLE AMBER 2857 §101§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 12, 2023

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