Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
31 pending office actions • 2 clients • 29 examiners • 24 art units • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 11 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 31 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. 31 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 27 (87%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 2 (6%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | 2 | 13.5% | +28.5% |
| GRAVES, TIMOTHY P | 2 | 81.0% | +15.8% |
| WALLACE, ZACHARY JOSEPH | 1 | 72.8% | +19.8% |
| MACIOROWSKI, GODFREY ALEKSANDER | 1 | 57.9% | +12.2% |
| DESAI, NAISHADH N | 1 | 81.8% | +8.9% |
| MILLER, LEAH NICOLE | 1 | 57.1% | -10.0% |
| RUFO, RYAN C | 1 | 59.5% | +41.1% |
| LU, HUA | 1 | 69.1% | +28.0% |
| SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 1 | 78.4% | +17.2% |
| JOHNSON, RASHAD H | 1 | 80.5% | +12.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18404132 | METHOD OF TESTING VEHICLE CLEAR VISION | GRAVES, TIMOTHY P | 50d overdue |
| 18494131 | STATOR FOR AN E-MOTOR WITHOUT VARNISH TRICKLING | JOHNSON, RASHAD H | 3d overdue |
| 18673217 | APPARATUS FOR SECURING A ROTOR CORE | DESAI, NAISHADH N | 2d overdue |
| 18418925 | TEST APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE | GRAVES, TIMOTHY P | 29d |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18523369 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE | BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | 28d overdue |
| 18616504 | VISION-CONTROLLED PRECISION PAINT TOUCH-UP SYSTEM AND METHOD | BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | 56d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18404132 | METHOD OF TESTING VEHICLE CLEAR VISION | GRAVES, TIMOTHY P | 50d overdue |
| 18585865 | 3D PRINTED GEAR CUTTING TOOLS WITH CAPILLARIES FOR MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION, GAS OR LIQUID | RUFO, RYAN C | 49d overdue |
| 18523369 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE | BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | 28d overdue |
| 18540263 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING AND MANAGING MANUFACTURING TASKS | LU, HUA | 19d overdue |
| 18501845 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VIBRATION RESPONSE OF METAL FLOW IN A PRESS STAMPING PROCESS | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 15d overdue |
| 18782687 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, DETECTING, ANALYZING, AND INFORMING ABNORMAL CELLULAR RADIO-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS | MACIOROWSKI, GODFREY ALEKSANDER | 4d overdue |
| 18494131 | STATOR FOR AN E-MOTOR WITHOUT VARNISH TRICKLING | JOHNSON, RASHAD H | 3d overdue |
| 18887375 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING SENSORS WITHIN A WORKSPACE | WALLACE, ZACHARY JOSEPH | 26d |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Ford | 30 |
| CIAB Tech, LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2834 | 3 |
| 1718 | 2 |
| 3722 | 2 |
| 2855 | 2 |
| 2859 | 2 |
| 1723 | 2 |
| 3656 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 3663 | 1 |
| 2118 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18887375 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING SENSORS WITHIN A WORKSPACE | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | WALLACE, ZACHARY JOSEPH | 3656 | Other | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18782687 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, DETECTING, ANALYZING, AND INFORMING ABNORMAL CELLULAR RADIO-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | MACIOROWSKI, GODFREY ALEKSANDER | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18673217 | APPARATUS FOR SECURING A ROTOR CORE | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | DESAI, NAISHADH N | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18616504 | VISION-CONTROLLED PRECISION PAINT TOUCH-UP SYSTEM AND METHOD | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18604450 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MARSHALING DOWNLINK COVERAGE | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | MILLER, LEAH NICOLE | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18585865 | 3D PRINTED GEAR CUTTING TOOLS WITH CAPILLARIES FOR MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION, GAS OR LIQUID | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | RUFO, RYAN C | 3722 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18418925 | TEST APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | GRAVES, TIMOTHY P | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18404132 | METHOD OF TESTING VEHICLE CLEAR VISION | Ford Motor Company | GRAVES, TIMOTHY P | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 50d overdue | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18540263 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING AND MANAGING MANUFACTURING TASKS | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | LU, HUA | 2118 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18523369 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d overdue | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18501845 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VIBRATION RESPONSE OF METAL FLOW IN A PRESS STAMPING PROCESS | Ciab Tech, LLC | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 3725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
| 18494131 | STATOR FOR AN E-MOTOR WITHOUT VARNISH TRICKLING | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | JOHNSON, RASHAD H | 2834 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18481846 | METHOD OF RECYCLING MIXED ALLOY SCRAP PARTS | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN | 1733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 48d | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18478399 | VEHICLE MARSHALLING WITH FUSION OF ON-BOARD VEHICLE SENSORS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SENSORS | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | WILLIS, BRANDON Z. | 3665 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18352694 | GRAPHENE-BASED NANOCOOLANT WITH HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | AHVAZI, BIJAN | 1763 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18336662 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A ROTOR ELEMENT FOR A ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, ROTOR ELEMENT, ROTOR, ELECTRIC MACHINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | MOK, ALEX W | 2834 | §103 | Final Rejection | 149d overdue | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18312337 | HANGING TROLLEY SYSTEM WITH BRAKE | Ford Motor Company | MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J | 3615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18302705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | GRANT, ROBERT J | 2859 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 18300008 | WATERBORNE EPOXY RESIN COATING WITH GRAPHENE-COMPOSITE FOR VEHICLE SEAT TRACKS WITH SELF-LUBRIFICATION AND ANTICORROSION PROPERTIES | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE | 1787 | §103 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18177964 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | ZHOU, ZIXUAN | 2859 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Mar 03, 2023 |
| 18175942 | COIL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | Ford Motor Company | HOSSAIN, KAZI S | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18079295 | MACHINING SYSTEM WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR FOR SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE-BASED MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION MACHINING | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | VITALE, MICHAEL J | 3722 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Dec 12, 2022 |
| 17990914 | METHOD OF FORMING A BATTERY ELECTRODE MICROSTRUCTURE TO REDUCE TORTUOSITY | Ford Motor Company | WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST | 1723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17980207 | STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | KANDAS, NICHOLAS R | 3613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Nov 03, 2022 |
| 17960507 | RESIN MOLDED STACK WITH ROUGHENED END PLATE | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | TRINH, MINH N | 3729 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Oct 05, 2022 |
| 17957348 | ELECTRICAL GROUND ASSEMBLY FOR GROUNDING AND FLUIDLY SEALING A VEHICLE COMPONENT | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | DIGNAN, MICHAEL L | 1723 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17939503 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMPLOYING A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) SYSTEM TO MANAGE THE DESIGN OF A MANUFACTURING FACILITY | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | TSENG, KYLE HWA-KAI | 2189 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Sep 07, 2022 |
| 17939505 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) SYSTEM | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | ALHIJA, SAIF A | 2186 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Sep 07, 2022 |
| 17878383 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE SIZE OF DEFECTS DURING A SURFACE MODIFICATION PROCESS | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2022 |
| 17863835 | ULTRA-LOW DENSITY CONDUCTIVE THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR PAINTED COMPONENTS | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | DAVIDSON IV, CULLEN LEE GARRETT | 1767 | §103 | Final Rejection | 104d overdue | Pending | Jul 13, 2022 |
| 17499821 | LOW-COST, HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION METHOD FOR AEROGEL MONOLITH PRODUCTION IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | BEHA, CAROLINE | 1748 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Oct 12, 2021 |
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