Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
397 pending office actions • 68 clients • 369 examiners • 139 art units • 0 of 397 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 99 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. 99 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 only | 12 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 56 (14%) |
| §103 only | 150 (38%) |
| §102 only | 17 (4%) |
| §112 only | 11 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 139 (35%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, RISHI R | 4 | 82.6% | +2.3% |
| SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 4 | 57.3% | +22.3% |
| TURNBAUGH, ASHLEIGH NICOLE | 3 | 51.4% | +6.9% |
| HALL, HANA VICTORIA | 3 | 71.4% | +66.7% |
| SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY | 2 | 67.3% | +25.8% |
| DEMOSKY, PATRICK E | 2 | 65.2% | -9.0% |
| KESSIE, DANIEL | 2 | 62.1% | +24.2% |
| RETALLICK, KAITLIN A | 2 | 75.7% | +10.4% |
| VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | 2 | 92.6% | +8.4% |
| LINHARDT, LAURA E | 2 | 68.6% | +21.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19231548 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH POSITIONING X-RAY MARKERS, A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITIONING INFORMATION, AND AN X-RAY DEVICE | VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17641479 | A METHOD FOR COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GENERATION OF A STATE MACHINE FROM A SIMULATED TECHNICAL COMPONENT IN A BLOCK-BASED SIMULATION MODEL | SAXENA, AKASH | 49d overdue |
| 18484304 | ELECTRICAL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRICAL MODULE | OH, JIYOUNG | 44d overdue |
| 18214987 | COOLING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A HOUSING INCLUDING SAME | STEFANON, JUSTIN | 44d overdue |
| 17098340 | METHOD FOR DEFINING A POINT ON A MESH REPRESENTATION OF A PART OF A PRODUCT AND COMMUNICATING THE POINT TO A BOUNDARY REPRESENTATION MODEL | HOPKINS, DAVID ANDREW | 31d overdue |
| 17833424 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCATTERING GEOMETRIC COMPONENTS IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE | MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN | 15d overdue |
| 16723401 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A PROTECTIVE SHIELD FROM AN ELECTRICAL CABLE | DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN | 11d overdue |
| 18371705 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESOURCE SENSING AND SELECTION FOR ONE OR MORE LINKS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING DRX OPERATION | HARLEY, JASON A | 9d overdue |
| 17895706 | DISPLAY OF OCEAN-BASED GEAR POSITION TO USERS | FABER, DAVID | 9d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19392998 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A ROUTE USING DRAWING GESTURES | SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY | — |
| 19304637 | SEGMENTED WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER | KESSIE, DANIEL | — |
| 19281056 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING USING INTRA SUB-PARTITIONS FOR CHROMA BLOCK | RETALLICK, KAITLIN A | — |
| 19251239 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WARNING OF COLLISION RISK WITH A DYNAMIC OBJECT IN ALL DIRECTIONS AROUND AN EGO VEHICLE | SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY | — |
| 19226905 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS THEREOF | LINHARDT, LAURA E | — |
| 19134527 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO CODING USING TEMPLATE MATCHING-BASED INTER PREDICTION | RETALLICK, KAITLIN A | — |
| 19193554 | WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A WHEEL USING THE SAME | HALL, HANA VICTORIA | — |
| 18939130 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 12 |
| 3797 | 11 |
| 3662 | 10 |
| 3798 | 9 |
| 3664 | 9 |
| 2487 | 9 |
| 3665 | 8 |
| 3663 | 7 |
| 3666 | 6 |
| 2834 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19392998 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A ROUTE USING DRAWING GESTURES | Hyundai Autoever Corp. | SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY | 3669 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2025 |
| 19381190 | GUIDANCE SUPPORT FOR GUIDING A MEDICAL DEVICE | Siemens Healthineers AG | JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH | 3798 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2025 |
| 19375720 | USER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE | Siemens Healthineers AG | TALTY, MARIA CHRISTINA | 3797 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 19471614 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM | Kia Corporation | DEMOSKY, PATRICK E | 2486 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2025 |
| 19469279 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO CODING USING BIDIRECTIONAL PREDICTION BASED ON MOTION VECTOR CORRECTION | Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University | MCFALL, CHRISTIAN PAUL | 2483 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2025 |
| 19336459 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A YAW RATE AND PREDICTING A PATH OF A TARGET | Kia Corporation | OH, HARRY Y | 3657 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19325365 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD, A PROGRAM, AND A COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR AVOIDING REAR CROSS-TRAFFIC COLLISION | Kia Corporation | PATEL, SHARDUL D | 3664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 19304637 | SEGMENTED WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER | The Regents of the University of Michigan | KESSIE, DANIEL | 2836 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19301276 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Kia Corporation | AZHAR, ARSLAN | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| 19297956 | ANTI-ROTATION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND A PIPE ASSEMBLY AND A SYSTEM HAVING SAME | Westlake Pipe & Fittings Corporation | BOCHNA, DAVID | 3679 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19294172 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF AN AGRICULTURAL PROCESS BY OPERATING AN AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINE BY A CUSTOMER | Claas Omaha Inc. | WALSH, EMMETT K | 3626 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19294178 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A STOCKING OF A WAREHOUSE ON A FARM | Claas Omaha Inc. | GOYEA, OLUSEGUN | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 | |
| 19292354 | DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING BLOCK PARTITIONED INTO RANDOM SHAPE | Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation | TORRENTE, RICHARD T | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 | |
| 19288417 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING USING DERIVATION OF INTRA PREDICTION MODE | Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation | HASAN, MAINUL | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 | |
| 19285808 | METHOD AND MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING A REFERENCE X-RAY IMAGE | Siemens Healthineers AG | COOK, CHRISTOPHER L | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19282813 | MOBILE DEVICE, A VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME, AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Kia Corporation | PENDLETON, DIONNE | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 | |
| 19281056 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING USING INTRA SUB-PARTITIONS FOR CHROMA BLOCK | Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University | RETALLICK, KAITLIN A | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| 19265841 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE, A SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME AND A METHOD THEREOF | Kia Corporation | AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D | 2686 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19145346 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM | Kia Corporation | GEROLEO, FRANCIS | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19251239 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WARNING OF COLLISION RISK WITH A DYNAMIC OBJECT IN ALL DIRECTIONS AROUND AN EGO VEHICLE | Kia Corporation | SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19241868 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A VEHICLE FEATURE ON DEMAND (FOD) SERVICE AND AN FOD SERVER AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A VEHICLE FOD SERVICE | Kia Corporation | CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA | 2409 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19137774 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM | Kia Corporation | GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | 2485 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19232534 | VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD | Kia Corporation | TESSEMA, BESUFEKAD LEMMA | 3665 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19231903 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING QUANTIZATION PARAMETER USED IN A VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING APPARATUS | Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation | KALAPODAS, DRAMOS | 2487 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19231548 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH POSITIONING X-RAY MARKERS, A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITIONING INFORMATION, AND AN X-RAY DEVICE | Siemens Healthineers AG | VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | 3798 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 08, 2025 |
| 19230486 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Kia Corporation | PAIGE, TYLER D | 3664 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19230968 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SEAT OF A VEHICLE | Kia Corporation | KHUU, IRENE C | 3664 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19230305 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD | Kia Corporation | PALMARCHUK, BRIAN KEITH | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19229509 | METHOD, SERVER, AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE STOP SITUATION NOTIFICATION | Kia Corporation | GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT | 3628 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19229944 | CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND A METHOD THEREOF | Kia Corporation | LANE, GREGORY A | 2438 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19229524 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYDROGEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Kia Corporation | KAN, YURI | 3662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19230038 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER-BASED INTELLIGENT DRIVING CONTROL OF A VEHICLE | Kia Corporation | GREENE, DANIEL LAWSON | 3665 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19228118 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE AND A METHOD THEREOF | Kia Corporation | TURNBAUGH, ASHLEIGH NICOLE | 3667 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19226901 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INERTIA DRIVING, AND AN ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE USING THE SAME | Kia Corporation | YANOSKA, JOSEPH ANDERSON | 3664 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19226905 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS THEREOF | Kia Corporation | LINHARDT, LAURA E | 3663 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19227094 | GATEWAY, VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEREOF | Kia Corporation | SHINGLES, KRISTIE D | 2453 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19134527 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO CODING USING TEMPLATE MATCHING-BASED INTER PREDICTION | Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation | RETALLICK, KAITLIN A | 2482 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19219018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING AN AGRICULTURAL WORK | Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH | NGUYEN, CUONG H | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 | |
| 19217297 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER GENERATION MODE OF A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Kia Corporation | KATZ, DYLAN MICHAEL | 3657 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19215039 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED VEHICLE FAULT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD | Hyundai Autoever Corp. | LOTTICH, JOSHUA P | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 | |
| 19213777 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD USING ADAPTIVE REFERENCE PIXEL SELECTION | Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University | NAVAS JR, EDEMIO | 2483 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19130869 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO CODING THAT INTRA-PREDICT CHROMA BLOCK ON BASIS OF GEOMETRIC PARTITIONING | Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation | NAWAZ, TALHA M | 2483 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19130871 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO CODING USING INTRA SUBDIVISION PREDICTION AND TRANSFORM SKIP | Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University | DHILLON, PUNEET S | 2488 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19201197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | Inha University Research And Business Foundation | KIM, ANDREW SANG | 3668 | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
| 19200190 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | Inha University Research And Business Foundation | MACIOROWSKI, GODFREY ALEKSANDER | 3658 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19193554 | WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A WHEEL USING THE SAME | Seohan Innobility Co., Ltd. | HALL, HANA VICTORIA | 3664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19193368 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION | Kia Corporation | PARRY, CHRISTOPHER L | 2454 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 18842774 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING AN IMAGE AND A RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM | Kia Corporation | FEREJA, SAMUEL D | 2487 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19179458 | ASSESSING THE RISK OF AN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF AT LEAST ONE DEVICE DURING A VASCULAR INTERVENTION | Siemens Healthineers AG | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | 3797 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19177169 | REMOTE ASSISTANCE OF A MEDICAL INTERVENTION | Siemens Healthineers AG | BALAJ, ANTHONY MICHAEL | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
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