Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
26 pending office actions • 16 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 232 patents granted in the last 365 days
Zoox Inc. has 28 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 27 distinct examiners and 16 distinct art units, indicating broad examiner distribution across a smaller set of technology units.
DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO is the busiest listed examiner, with 2 pending actions. The limited cluster suggests that no single examiner dominates the docket. A consistent portfolio process, combined with art-unit coordination, can support management across the many separate examiner relationships.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 + other | 5 (19%) |
| §103 only | 13 (50%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (19%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO | 2 | 74.3% | +20.9% |
| CODUROGLU, JALAL C | 1 | 85.8% | +7.3% |
| HATCH, DAVID P | 1 | 77.2% | +11.4% |
| SWEENEY, BRIAN P | 1 | 93.4% | +7.6% |
| RAMESH, KRISHNAN | 1 | 80.7% | +18.3% |
| DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN | 1 | 64.0% | +38.8% |
| DAVIS, JERROD I | 1 | 86.3% | +12.0% |
| SAJOUS, WESNER | 1 | 92.0% | +7.6% |
| ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED | 1 | 87.9% | +3.8% |
| RIOS-AGUIRRE, IZCALLI ANDRE | 1 | 78.8% | +19.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19298598 | TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION IN MULTI-AGENT ENVIRONMENTS | CODUROGLU, JALAL C | — |
| 19253605 | SENSOR FUSION FOR OBJECT DETECTION | SWEENEY, BRIAN P | — |
| 19066499 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MULTI-RESOLUTION VOXEL SPACES | ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17184169 | SIMULATED AGENTS BASED ON DRIVING LOG DATA | KIM, EUNHEE | 119d overdue |
| 18652390 | SENSOR PERTURBATION | SUN, XIUQIN | 18d overdue |
| 19256360 | COLLABORATIVE GUIDANCE FOR VEHICLE INTERACTIONS | HATCH, DAVID P | — |
| 19229450 | IMPACT DETECTION ON VEHICLE UNDERSIDE | RAMESH, KRISHNAN | — |
| 19170923 | REMOTE VEHICLE GUIDANCE | DAVIS, JERROD I | — |
| 19076404 | USING MAPS COMPRISING COVARIANCES IN MULTI-RESOLUTION VOXELS | SAJOUS, WESNER | — |
| 18965464 | OBJECT DETECTION | KASHYAPA, ANUSHA | — |
| 18622658 | DATASET GENERATION FROM SCENARIOS CLUSTERED BY SCENE SIMILARITY | MISTRY, ONEAL R | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19427856 | GROUND SURFACE ESTIMATION USING SENSOR DATA | DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO | — |
| 19348225 | INTELLIGENT VEHICLE PULL OVER | DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO | — |
| 19256360 | COLLABORATIVE GUIDANCE FOR VEHICLE INTERACTIONS | HATCH, DAVID P | — |
| 19229450 | IMPACT DETECTION ON VEHICLE UNDERSIDE | RAMESH, KRISHNAN | — |
| 19171619 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATIONS RELATED TO DETECTION OF AN UNSAFE PASSENGER PICKUP/DELIVERY CONDITION | DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN | — |
| 19170923 | REMOTE VEHICLE GUIDANCE | DAVIS, JERROD I | — |
| 18991167 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY OPERATION MODES | RIOS-AGUIRRE, IZCALLI ANDRE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3666 | 4 |
| 3663 | 4 |
| 3668 | 3 |
| 3661 | 2 |
| 3667 | 2 |
| 3665 | 1 |
| 3669 | 1 |
| 2612 | 1 |
| 2669 | 1 |
| 2689 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19427856 | GROUND SURFACE ESTIMATION USING SENSOR DATA | DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO | 3666 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2025 |
| 19348225 | INTELLIGENT VEHICLE PULL OVER | DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO | 3666 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2025 |
| 19298598 | TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION IN MULTI-AGENT ENVIRONMENTS | CODUROGLU, JALAL C | 3665 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19256360 | COLLABORATIVE GUIDANCE FOR VEHICLE INTERACTIONS | HATCH, DAVID P | 3668 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19253605 | SENSOR FUSION FOR OBJECT DETECTION | SWEENEY, BRIAN P | 3668 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19229450 | IMPACT DETECTION ON VEHICLE UNDERSIDE | RAMESH, KRISHNAN | 3663 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19171619 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATIONS RELATED TO DETECTION OF AN UNSAFE PASSENGER PICKUP/DELIVERY CONDITION | DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19170923 | REMOTE VEHICLE GUIDANCE | DAVIS, JERROD I | 3661 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19076404 | USING MAPS COMPRISING COVARIANCES IN MULTI-RESOLUTION VOXELS | SAJOUS, WESNER | 2612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19066499 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MULTI-RESOLUTION VOXEL SPACES | ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED | 3663 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 18991167 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY OPERATION MODES | RIOS-AGUIRRE, IZCALLI ANDRE | 3666 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18965464 | OBJECT DETECTION | KASHYAPA, ANUSHA | 2669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18926003 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING ROAD BLOCKAGES AND GENERATING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | 3661 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18822164 | OBTAINING PARKING ZONES FOR PICK UP AND DROP OFF | RUSHING, MARK S | 2689 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2024 |
| 18759305 | PRE-TRAINED MACHINE-LEARNED SCENARIO DATA DIFFICULTY METRIC FOR VEHICLE CONTROL | CHOU, SHIEN MING | 3667 | §103 | Final Rejection | 63d | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18758573 | AUDIO PRIORITIZATION | BRINEY III, WALTER F | 2692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18652390 | SENSOR PERTURBATION | SUN, XIUQIN | 2857 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 18d overdue | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18622658 | DATASET GENERATION FROM SCENARIOS CLUSTERED BY SCENE SIMILARITY | MISTRY, ONEAL R | 2674 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18409417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | TROOST, AARON L | 3666 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18392371 | NEURAL NETWORK AUDIO PROCESSING TO DETERMINE WEATHER CHARACTERISTICS | ALKIRSH, AHMED | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18087586 | GENERATING OBJECT DATA USING A DIFFUSION MODEL | DUONG, HIEN LUONGVAN | 2147 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
| 18046316 | STOPPING ACTION OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | MCCULLERS, AARON KYLE | 3663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Oct 13, 2022 |
| 17876975 | TELEOPERATIONS QUEUEING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | WEBB III, JAMES L | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2022 |
| 17476259 | ROAD NETWORK VALIDATION | GASCA ALVA JR, MOISES | 3667 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2021 |
| 17184169 | SIMULATED AGENTS BASED ON DRIVING LOG DATA | KIM, EUNHEE | 2188 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 119d overdue | Pending | Feb 24, 2021 |
| 16586604 | BLOCKING OBJECT AVOIDANCE | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Sep 27, 2019 |
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Start Free TrialZoox Inc. has 26 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 16 art units and 25 examiners.
Luis Gerardo Del Valle has the most, with 2 of Zoox Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
