Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
26 pending office actions • 6 clients • 26 examiners • 18 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 42 patents granted in the last 365 days
Clements Bernard Walker operates in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area, having managed 2977 career applications. The firm currently has 26 pending office actions, which represents their active docket. This career total of 2977 applications provides a substantial background for their work in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The 26 pending office actions are part of their ongoing engagement with the patent office.
The firm's resolved allowance rate is 90.81 percent, a figure derived from their 2977 career applications. This 90.81 percent rate reflects the firm's success in obtaining patent grants for their clients. Prosecution involves an average of 3.93 office actions per allowance. This 3.93 average is an important metric for practitioners to consider when planning for the duration of the patent acquisition process. With 26 pending office actions, the firm continues to apply its 90.81 percent allowance rate and 3.93 office action average. These data points offer a comprehensive overview of the firm's historical performance and current prosecution activity.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 | 2 (8%) |
| §103 only | 9 (35%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBB, TIFFANY L | 1 | 91.8% | +7.7% |
| STRAUB, D'ARCY WINSTON | 1 | 77.2% | +19.6% |
| COBB, MATTHEW | 1 | 72.9% | +35.2% |
| WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S | 1 | 61.9% | +14.2% |
| AURORA, REENA | 1 | 87.1% | -13.4% |
| TRAN, SARAH ASHLEY | 1 | 68.8% | +20.3% |
| HOQUE, NAFIZ E | 1 | 75.6% | +23.0% |
| ZEWEDE, ASTEWAYE GETTU | 1 | 81.0% | +37.9% |
| CHU, YONG LIANG | 1 | 74.9% | +3.1% |
| ZAAB, SHARAH | 1 | 70.1% | +26.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19005241 | CLOSED LOOP CONTINUITY INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE PART QUALITY VERIFICATION | AURORA, REENA | — |
| 18897091 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR VEHICLE FINDING | ZEWEDE, ASTEWAYE GETTU | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17972820 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC SENSOR ENHANCEMENT USING LIDAR POINT CLOUD | HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D. | 140d overdue |
| 19248916 | BALL JOINT ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE SUSPENSION | WEBB, TIFFANY L | 30d overdue |
| 18595682 | PARTIAL COVER FOR DINNERWARE | STEVENS, ALLAN D | 4d overdue |
| 17557167 | Brake System for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Operating the Brake System | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 34d |
| 18411160 | FIBER COMPOSITE PRODUCT AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF | THOMPSON, CAMIE S | 56d |
| 19191178 | AUTOMOTIVE DATA SHARING AND CONSENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM | STRAUB, D'ARCY WINSTON | — |
| 19175383 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ROAD SURFACE CONDITION, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR TRAINING A COMBINATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS | COBB, MATTHEW | — |
| 18923933 | CUSTOMIZATION OF SOUND PRODUCTION FOR ON-ROAD VEHICLES | HOQUE, NAFIZ E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18965036 | Method and Device for Regulating a Tire Pressure of a Vehicle and Storage Medium | TRAN, SARAH ASHLEY | 39d |
| 19191178 | AUTOMOTIVE DATA SHARING AND CONSENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM | STRAUB, D'ARCY WINSTON | — |
| 19175383 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ROAD SURFACE CONDITION, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR TRAINING A COMBINATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS | COBB, MATTHEW | — |
| 19007695 | METHOD FOR REDUCING A RISK OF A COLLISION OF A ROAD USER WITH A REAR-END OF A VEHICLE | WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S | — |
| 18923933 | CUSTOMIZATION OF SOUND PRODUCTION FOR ON-ROAD VEHICLES | HOQUE, NAFIZ E | — |
| 18897091 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR VEHICLE FINDING | ZEWEDE, ASTEWAYE GETTU | — |
| 18651841 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WARNINGS OF BATTERY INSULATION FAILURES | ZAAB, SHARAH | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Volvo Group | 21 |
| Aiden Automotive Technologies, Inc. | 1 |
| DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. | 1 |
| Vision Innovations LLC | 1 |
| Central Access Solutions, LLC | 1 |
| UNC Charlotte | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3612 | 2 |
| 1725 | 2 |
| 3614 | 1 |
| 3661 | 1 |
| 2858 | 1 |
| 3656 | 1 |
| 2693 | 1 |
| 2481 | 1 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 1786 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19248916 | BALL JOINT ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE SUSPENSION | Volvo Car Corporation | WEBB, TIFFANY L | 3614 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19191178 | AUTOMOTIVE DATA SHARING AND CONSENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM | Aiden Automotive Technologies, Inc. | STRAUB, D'ARCY WINSTON | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| 19175383 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ROAD SURFACE CONDITION, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR TRAINING A COMBINATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS | Volvo Car Corporation | COBB, MATTHEW | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| 19007695 | METHOD FOR REDUCING A RISK OF A COLLISION OF A ROAD USER WITH A REAR-END OF A VEHICLE | Volvo Car Corporation | WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S | 3661 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 19005241 | CLOSED LOOP CONTINUITY INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE PART QUALITY VERIFICATION | Volvo Car Corporation | AURORA, REENA | 2858 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18965036 | Method and Device for Regulating a Tire Pressure of a Vehicle and Storage Medium | Volvo Car Corporation | TRAN, SARAH ASHLEY | 3656 | §103 | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18923933 | CUSTOMIZATION OF SOUND PRODUCTION FOR ON-ROAD VEHICLES | Volvo Car Corporation | HOQUE, NAFIZ E | 2693 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18897091 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR VEHICLE FINDING | Volvo Car Corporation | ZEWEDE, ASTEWAYE GETTU | 2481 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18713741 | CONTINUOUS CLEANING SYSTEM FOR HALOGEN SALTS | DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. | CHU, YONG LIANG | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 | |
| 18651841 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WARNINGS OF BATTERY INSULATION FAILURES | Volvo Car Corporation | ZAAB, SHARAH | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 | |
| 18700395 | BATTERY CELL PACK FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Volvo Car Corporation | JOHNS, HILARY LYNN | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| 18595682 | PARTIAL COVER FOR DINNERWARE | Vision Innovations LLC | STEVENS, ALLAN D | 3736 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18411160 | FIBER COMPOSITE PRODUCT AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF | Volvo Car Corporation | THOMPSON, CAMIE S | 1786 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18396910 | SPINE LOAD REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT | Volvo Car Corporation | BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J | 3636 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18541032 | CARRIER UNIT FOR A BATTERY MODULE | Volvo Car Corporation | KNOWLAN, KEVIN MICHAEL | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 | |
| 18529122 | DISPOSABLE COMBINATION CAMERA BRIDGE AND INSTRUMENT CANNULA FOR SURGICAL APPLICATIONS | Central Access Solutions, LLC | AHMED, TASNIM M | 3783 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18525995 | Rotor Assembly for an Electric Machine | Volvo Car Corporation | MOK, ALEX W | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18375633 | Vehicle Body Structure | Volvo Car Corporation | SANTIAGO, ANAYANSI ISABEL | 3612 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18243248 | DIGITAL SHOWROOM FOR CONDUCTING VEHICLE DEMOS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH PRODUCT EXPERTS | Volvo Car Corporation | IMPERIAL, JED-JUSTIN | 2616 | §103 | Final Rejection | 132d overdue | Pending | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18239154 | MECHANICAL AIR DEFLECTOR DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE | Volvo Car Corporation | PAPE, JOSEPH | 3612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18030325 | SUSTAINABLE CURTAIN WALL | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | EDWARDS, LYDIA E | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Apr 05, 2023 |
| 18087899 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Volvo Car Corporation | IVEY, DANA DESHAWN | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2022 |
| 18076468 | INTELLIGENT MULTI-CELL BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | Volvo Car Corporation | DOMONE, CHRISTOPHER P | 1725 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2022 |
| 17972820 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC SENSOR ENHANCEMENT USING LIDAR POINT CLOUD | Volvo Car Corporation | HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D. | 3647 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 140d overdue | Pending | Oct 25, 2022 |
| 17861427 | Structural Battery With Reduced Sill Height | Volvo Car Corporation | RAMOS RIVERA, GILBERTO | 1725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2022 |
| 17557167 | Brake System for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Operating the Brake System | Volvo Car Corporation | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 3616 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Dec 21, 2021 |
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