Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Hg Law LLP (Rivian)

23 pending office actions • 1 client • 23 examiners • 18 art units • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 77 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

14
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (14)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (1)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
22
Medium (96%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only21 (91%)
§102 only1 (4%)
§112 only1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
26% of docket
2
Information Tech
9% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
8
Semiconductors
35% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
26% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
46 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
80 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STRIMBU, GREGORY J 1 56.0% +80.2%
AHMED, YUSEF A 1 83.5% +40.7%
MEHARI, YEMANE 1 89.4% +6.3%
MONSUR, NASIMA 1 78.5% +26.2%
HELVEY, PETER N. 1 54.5% +18.7%
KARIM, ZIAUL 1 81.8% +21.8%
WILSON, BRIAN P 1 62.6% +41.8%
RASHID, HARUNUR 1 76.2% +37.0%
ZARROLI, MICHAEL C 1 72.0% +16.2%
HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J 1 50.8% +44.5%

Quick Wins (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18374240 INVERTER WITH POWER SOURCE IDENTIFICATION LEARNING FEATURE KARIM, ZIAUL 70d overdue
18740115 DUAL ACTIVE BRIDGE PARAMETER ESTIMATION FOR CONTROL CONFIGURATION MEHARI, YEMANE 15d
18782718 RECONFIGURATION OF DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING POWER ELECTRONIC MODULE TO PERFORM VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE APPLICATIONS AHMED, YUSEF A 16d

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18186126 ACCESSORY AUTHENTICATION RASHID, HARUNUR 98d overdue
18637115 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER TO A CUP HOLDER HELVEY, PETER N. 71d overdue
18374240 INVERTER WITH POWER SOURCE IDENTIFICATION LEARNING FEATURE KARIM, ZIAUL 70d overdue
17944325 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING DETERMINING A MODE OF COMMUNICATION AND DETERMINING PAYMENT INFORMATION BASED ON THE MODE OF COMMUNICATION HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J 53d overdue
18647129 INDUCTANCE MEASUREMENT TO DETERMINE THE HEALTH OF A TRANSFORMER MONSUR, NASIMA 42d overdue
18124815 TAP TO TOGGLE LOCKS WILSON, BRIAN P 17d overdue
18782718 RECONFIGURATION OF DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING POWER ELECTRONIC MODULE TO PERFORM VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE APPLICATIONS AHMED, YUSEF A 16d
19051888 REMOVABLE POP OUT WINDOWS AND CORRESPONDING LATCHES, ACTUATORS, LIVING HINGES, AND MODULAR DESIGNS STRIMBU, GREGORY J 19d

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC 23

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28594
28382
17522
36341
28581
37341
21191
26891
24971
36581

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19051888 REMOVABLE POP OUT WINDOWS AND CORRESPONDING LATCHES, ACTUATORS, LIVING HINGES, AND MODULAR DESIGNS Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC STRIMBU, GREGORY J 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Feb 12, 2025
18782718 RECONFIGURATION OF DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING POWER ELECTRONIC MODULE TO PERFORM VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE APPLICATIONS Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC AHMED, YUSEF A 2838 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Jul 24, 2024
18740115 DUAL ACTIVE BRIDGE PARAMETER ESTIMATION FOR CONTROL CONFIGURATION Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC MEHARI, YEMANE 2838 §102 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jun 11, 2024
18647129 INDUCTANCE MEASUREMENT TO DETERMINE THE HEALTH OF A TRANSFORMER Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC MONSUR, NASIMA 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2024
18637115 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER TO A CUP HOLDER Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC HELVEY, PETER N. 3734 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Apr 16, 2024
18374240 INVERTER WITH POWER SOURCE IDENTIFICATION LEARNING FEATURE Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC KARIM, ZIAUL 2119 §103 Non-Final OA 70d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2023
18124815 TAP TO TOGGLE LOCKS Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC WILSON, BRIAN P 2689 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Mar 22, 2023
18186126 ACCESSORY AUTHENTICATION Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC RASHID, HARUNUR 2497 §103 Final Rejection 98d overdue Pending Mar 17, 2023
18186107 VEHICLE ACCESSORY PORT Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC ZARROLI, MICHAEL C 3658 §112 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Mar 17, 2023
17944325 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING DETERMINING A MODE OF COMMUNICATION AND DETERMINING PAYMENT INFORMATION BASED ON THE MODE OF COMMUNICATION Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J 2859 §103 Final Rejection 53d overdue Pending Sep 14, 2022
17862162 AIR SUSPENSION CONTROL Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC MORALES, OMAR 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jul 11, 2022
17811809 VENTURI VENTILATOR FOR AN ENCLOSURE Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC FAULKNER, RYAN L 3762 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Jul 11, 2022
17855505 AUXILIARY SERVICE PANEL ON HIGH VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION BOX Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC KOUSAR, SADIA 2859 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2022
17847503 ADHESIVE ADDITIVE FOR ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC CAPOZZI, CHARLES 1798 §103 Final Rejection 124d overdue Pending Jun 23, 2022
17835563 Vehicle Cabin Portable Battery Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC CHOWDHURI, SWARNA N 2836 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jun 08, 2022
17833362 BATTERY MODULE FLEX CIRCUIT Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC ORTIZ, ARYANA YASMINE 1751 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2022
17748452 LOCATION BASED CONVENIENCE CHARGING Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC INSTONE, NATHANIEL JOSEPH 2859 §103 Non-Final OA 111d overdue Pending May 19, 2022
17733796 ADAS TIMING ADJUSTMENTS AND SELECTIVE INCIDENT ALERTS BASED ON RISK FACTOR INFORMATION Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2022
17696001 CHARGING BEACON Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC PELTON, NATHANIEL R 2859 §103 Final Rejection 77d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2022
17570622 SERPENTINE COUNTER FLOW COLD PLATE FOR A VEHICLE BATTERY MODULE Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC AMPONSAH, OSEI K 1752 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Jan 07, 2022
17536552 COMPOSITE CATHODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC MELFI, OLIVIA MASON 1729 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Nov 29, 2021
17380344 BATTERY PACK VENTING Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC DISNEY, CHRISTINE CONLON 1723 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Jul 20, 2021
17353358 CELL CARRIER WITH INTEGRATED SIDE WALLS Rivian Ip Holdings, LLC ROSENBAUM, AMANDA R 1752 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Jun 21, 2021

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