Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
26 pending office actions • 2 clients • 24 examiners • 11 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 113 patents granted in the last 365 days
CANTOR COLBURN LLP-GM CRUISE handles patent prosecution in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area, supported by 74190 career applications. There are 26 pending office actions currently requiring attention. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 88.07 percent across its portfolio in this sector.
An average of 3.16 office actions per allowance characterizes the typical path to a patent grant. This metric allows practitioners to plan for the resource allocation required during the examination phase. By analyzing the 88.07 percent allowance rate alongside the 3.16 average office actions, one can evaluate the firm's ability to navigate USPTO rejections and secure intellectual property rights for this client.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 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. 11 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 | 4 (15%) |
| §103 only | 12 (46%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (35%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 2 | 72.8% | +17.8% |
| SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 2 | 45.5% | +14.5% |
| RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 1 | 78.4% | +21.1% |
| HENSON, BRANDON JAMES | 1 | 68.2% | +27.3% |
| LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 62.5% | +25.1% |
| QI, ZHENGQING J | 1 | 68.1% | +12.8% |
| LEVEL, BARBARA HENRY | 1 | 71.8% | +28.0% |
| NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN | 1 | 88.9% | +22.2% |
| SMITH, KEVIN LEE | 1 | 36.9% | +20.0% |
| DO, TRUC M | 1 | 82.2% | +6.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18360777 | REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 197d overdue |
| 17580251 | DOMAIN BATCH BALANCING FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM WITH DATA FROM MULTIPLE DATASETS | SACKALOSKY, COREY MATTHEW | 161d overdue |
| 18186721 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MITIGATING CROSSTALK AND INTERFERENCE FOR FLASH IMAGING LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LiDAR) DEVICES | RICHTER, KARA MARIE | 12d |
| 18483943 | Multi-Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Combination Unit | DO, TRUC M | 14d |
| 18150707 | ONLINE CALIBRATION OF MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN VEHICLE SENSORS | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 70d |
| 18405811 | ADC INTERFERENCE CANCELATION BY TEMPORAL FILTER | RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | — |
| 18402303 | STAGE-WISE TRAINING FOR MULTI-STAGE NEURAL NETWORKS | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 18402405 | DETERMINING SIMULATION FIDELITY USING NEURAL NETWORK EMBEDDINGS | LEVEL, BARBARA HENRY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18360777 | REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 197d overdue |
| 17706055 | PERCEPTION ERROR IDENTIFICATION | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 26d overdue |
| 17713648 | PERCEPTION ERROR IDENTIFICATION | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 13d |
| 18359598 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM DEPENDING ON CONNECTION PARAMETERS | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 71d |
| 18405811 | ADC INTERFERENCE CANCELATION BY TEMPORAL FILTER | RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | — |
| 18405769 | RADAR FREE SPACE MAPPING | HENSON, BRANDON JAMES | — |
| 18402303 | STAGE-WISE TRAINING FOR MULTI-STAGE NEURAL NETWORKS | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 18402456 | SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS OF LIDAR AND TOF SENSORS | QI, ZHENGQING J | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| General Motors | 25 |
| GM Cruise Holidings LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3648 | 4 |
| 3645 | 4 |
| 3666 | 2 |
| 3663 | 2 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 2675 | 1 |
| 2845 | 1 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| 2124 | 1 |
| 3667 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18405811 | ADC INTERFERENCE CANCELATION BY TEMPORAL FILTER | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18405769 | RADAR FREE SPACE MAPPING | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | HENSON, BRANDON JAMES | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18402303 | STAGE-WISE TRAINING FOR MULTI-STAGE NEURAL NETWORKS | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 | |
| 18402456 | SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS OF LIDAR AND TOF SENSORS | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | QI, ZHENGQING J | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 | |
| 18402405 | DETERMINING SIMULATION FIDELITY USING NEURAL NETWORK EMBEDDINGS | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | LEVEL, BARBARA HENRY | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 | |
| 18402472 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR CALIBRATION SYSTEM | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 | |
| 18520241 | Data Mining on an Edge Platform Using Repurposed Neural Network Models in Autonomous Systems | GM Cruise Holidings LLC | SMITH, KEVIN LEE | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 | |
| 18483943 | Multi-Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Combination Unit | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | DO, TRUC M | 3658 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18459088 | SIMULATING INTENSITY FROM RANGE DATA | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | KHAN, IFTEKHAR A | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2023 | |
| 18455169 | SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS OF SENSORS BASED ON SENSOR STATES | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | HAUT, EVAN HARRISON | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 24, 2023 |
| 18361583 | RADAR RANGE RATE DISAMBIGUATION BY COHERENT RANGE TRACKING | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | JENKINS, KIMBERLY YVETTE | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18360777 | REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 3666 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 197d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18359598 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM DEPENDING ON CONNECTION PARAMETERS | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 3666 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18352585 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR USING LIDAR GUIDED LABELS TO TRAIN A CAMERA-RADAR FUSION MACHINE LEARNING MODEL | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | O'MALLEY, CONOR AIDAN | 2675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18304169 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADAR WITH BROADBAND ANTENNAS | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | HAMADYK, ANNA N | 2845 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18194433 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR DISPATCHING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | HALL, HANA VICTORIA | 3664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18186683 | PERCEPTION SYSTEM WITH AN OCCUPIED SPACE AND FREE SPACE CLASSIFICATION | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | SHALABY, AHMAD HUSSAM | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 | |
| 18186721 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MITIGATING CROSSTALK AND INTERFERENCE FOR FLASH IMAGING LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LiDAR) DEVICES | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | RICHTER, KARA MARIE | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 18105221 | SENSOR BLOCKAGE DETECTION BASED UPON RAW RADAR DATA | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 67d overdue | Pending | Feb 02, 2023 |
| 18156321 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING MODEL SENSITIVITY AND FEATURE IMPORTANCE OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | GONZALES, VINCENT | 2124 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Jan 18, 2023 |
| 18150707 | ONLINE CALIBRATION OF MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN VEHICLE SENSORS | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 18149779 | PROTOCOL AND USER-INTERFACE FOR REVERSING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UNDER REMOTE ASSISTANCE SUPERVISION | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | KHALED, ABDALLA A | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 209d overdue | Pending | Jan 04, 2023 |
| 17975943 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT MOTION MISALIGNMENT ARTIFACT CORRECTION | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2022 |
| 17713648 | PERCEPTION ERROR IDENTIFICATION | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Apr 05, 2022 |
| 17706055 | PERCEPTION ERROR IDENTIFICATION | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2022 |
| 17580251 | DOMAIN BATCH BALANCING FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM WITH DATA FROM MULTIPLE DATASETS | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | SACKALOSKY, COREY MATTHEW | 2128 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 161d overdue | Pending | Jan 20, 2022 |
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