Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
86 pending office actions • 22 clients • 79 examiners • 60 art units • 0 of 86 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC reports 83 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 4037 career applications. The active docket is substantial, and the application base provides extensive context for the reported prosecution measures across this technical focus.
The resolved allowance rate is 89.91%, with an average of 3.29 office actions per allowance. The allowance rate shows that most resolved applications reached allowance, while the action average indicates that successful matters commonly required several examination exchanges. This combination can help practitioners evaluate both portfolio throughput and the response burden associated with obtaining favorable results.
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 only | 4 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (9%) |
| §103 only | 26 (30%) |
| §102 only | 3 (3%) |
| §112 only | 3 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 41 (48%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIU, SHUYI S | 4 | 73.4% | +25.8% |
| COOLEY, CHARLES E | 3 | 79.0% | +15.3% |
| REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | 2 | 91.0% | +9.4% |
| GUYAH, REMASH RAJA | 2 | 76.9% | +38.6% |
| IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD | 1 | 81.6% | -5.4% |
| HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH | 1 | 78.8% | +12.7% |
| MANCHO, RONNIE M | 1 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| ANWARI, MACEEH | 1 | 81.2% | +5.9% |
| HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | 1 | 50.0% | +20.8% |
| MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE | 1 | 59.7% | +26.5% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19155729 | METHOD FOR REDUCING OR AVOIDING KINETOSIS | ANWARI, MACEEH | — |
| 19111953 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEATING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | — |
| 19111960 | HEATING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19140686 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDIVIDUALLY ASSIGNING AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE FUNCTION SCHEME TO AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE | AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO | 1d overdue |
| 18320518 | VERTICAL FARMING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE | 8d |
| 18722316 | APPARATUS FOR SECURING COMMUNICATION | PERVIN, NUZHAT | 14d |
| 18409108 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSOR AND SATELLITE AI FUSION | BUDISALICH, ANDREW STEVEN | 23d |
| 19477965 | ARRANGEMENT FOR THE ELECTRICAL ACTUATION OF AN INNER DOOR OF A VEHICLE WITH A MECHANICAL EMERGENCY ACTUATION | IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD | — |
| 19476005 | TURBINE WHEEL FOR A RADIAL TURBINE | HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH | — |
| 19155723 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE STATUS OF A VEHICLE, AND AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM | HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | — |
| 19147344 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A WEAR INDICATOR FOR A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE | MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17916226 | CENTRIFUGE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CENTRIFUGE | LIU, SHUYI S | 20d |
| 19476005 | TURBINE WHEEL FOR A RADIAL TURBINE | HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH | — |
| 19155723 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE STATUS OF A VEHICLE, AND AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM | HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | — |
| 19147344 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A WEAR INDICATOR FOR A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE | MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE | — |
| 18971525 | SENSOR NETWORK FOR A DETECTION OF AN OBJECT | GUYAH, REMASH RAJA | — |
| 18836214 | SEPARATOR | COOLEY, CHARLES E | — |
| 18833518 | METHOD OF DETECTING GHOST OBJECTS IN SENSOR MEASUREMENTS | GUYAH, REMASH RAJA | — |
| 18720175 | SEPARATOR AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING A LIQUID-SOLID MIXTURE | LIU, SHUYI S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1774 | 7 |
| 2855 | 5 |
| 3747 | 3 |
| 3648 | 3 |
| 2857 | 3 |
| 3663 | 2 |
| 3662 | 2 |
| 3645 | 2 |
| 3666 | 2 |
| 3661 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19477965 | ARRANGEMENT FOR THE ELECTRICAL ACTUATION OF AN INNER DOOR OF A VEHICLE WITH A MECHANICAL EMERGENCY ACTUATION | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD | 3675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2025 |
| 19476005 | TURBINE WHEEL FOR A RADIAL TURBINE | Daimler Truck AG | HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 19471881 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT AN AUTOMATED OVERTAKING MANEUVER OF A VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | MANCHO, RONNIE M | 3657 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2025 |
| 19155729 | METHOD FOR REDUCING OR AVOIDING KINETOSIS | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | ANWARI, MACEEH | 3663 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19155723 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE STATUS OF A VEHICLE, AND AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME | 3664 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19147344 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A WEAR INDICATOR FOR A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE | 3669 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19140686 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDIVIDUALLY ASSIGNING AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE FUNCTION SCHEME TO AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO | 3662 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19138812 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ROADWORKS IN A VEHICLE | Daimler Truck AG | PHAM, CLINT V | 3663 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19135441 | EXHAUST-GAS AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM | Daimler Truck AG | LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS | 3746 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19219339 | APPARATUS FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AND A METHOD FOR PREVENTING ICE FORMATION IN SUCH AN APPARATUS | Daimler Truck AG | STECKBAUER, KEVIN R | 3747 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19130593 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ROAD CONDITION | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | DYER, ANDREW R | 3662 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19206363 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGULATING UNDERWATER SEISMIC SOURCE PRESSURE | Sercel, Inc. | ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19125428 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE DRIVING SAFETY OF A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL | 3666 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19123858 | METHOD FOR RELEASE FOR USE OF TELEMATICS SERVICES, MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | BROWN, VERNAL U | 2686 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2025 |
| 19120436 | METHOD FOR CHANGING THE MEMORY CONTENT OF A MAIN MEMORY OF A MICROCONTROLLER WITHOUT A SEPARATE MEMORY MANAGEMENT UNIT, USE THEREOF, MICROCONTROLLER AND VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | MACKALL, LARRY T | 2139 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19118465 | QUICK-RELEASE HOSE COUPLING FOR AT LEAST ONE HOSE | Gea Farm Technologies GmbH | RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER | 3679 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19118462 | DEVICE FOR THE OPERATION OF VEHICLE FUNCTIONS | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | SHAIKH, FARIS ASIM | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19118454 | METHOD FOR COMPRESSING AND DECOMPRESSING LOG FILES AND AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | TRAN, ANHTAI V | 2168 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19111953 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEATING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | 3661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19111960 | HEATING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | 3661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19110915 | METHOD FOR GENERATING TRAINING DATA SETS FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING TRAINING DATA SETS | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | TROOST, AARON L | 3666 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19073647 | STANDING BOARD | Kopf GmbH & Co. Kg | MOORE, ZACHARY T | 3784 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19109805 | LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR ILLUMINATING PANES FOR AUTOMOBILES | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 2875 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 18996174 | METHOD FOR STORING AN IDENTIFIER ON A CENTRAL COMPUTING DEVICE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | AHSAN, SYED M | 2491 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18996168 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HIGH VOLTAGE ON-BOARD POWER SUPPLY OF A VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | BARZEGAR, PEGAH | 3615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18993724 | CHASSIS FOR A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE | Daimler Truck AG | MILLER, CAITLIN ANNE | 3614 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18993067 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING A VEHICLE TO THE INTERNET | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | NGUYEN, HAI V | 2649 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18880879 | METHOD FOR REGISTERING A CONTROL DEVICE OF A VEHICLE WITH A SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | BHANDARI, SHREYAJ RAM | 2434 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18880884 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESTRICTING PERSONAL INFORMATION IN A CAMERA IMAGE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | 2661 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18878166 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING LOG FILES, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | PHAN, TUANKHANH D | 2154 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18987371 | METHOD AND TRANSITION DEVICE FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION OF DATA IN A WIRELESS NETWORK | Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) | MERED, HABTE | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 | |
| 18971525 | SENSOR NETWORK FOR A DETECTION OF AN OBJECT | Hensoldt Sensors GmbH | GUYAH, REMASH RAJA | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18961695 | CONTROL MANIFOLD AND METHOD FOR TANK CLEANING | Wolf Process Technology, LLC | TATE-SIMS, CRISTI J | 1711 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18869412 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DEGRADATION OF A LIDAR SENSOR | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M | 3642 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18863717 | SALT-REJECTION SOLAR EVAPORATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology | PILCHER, JONATHAN L | 1772 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18859649 | ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | LEWIS, TISHA D | 3619 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18854734 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING TRAJECTORIES OF OBJECTS | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | MILIA, MARK R | 2681 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18852043 | METHOD FOR CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF A REMAINING DISTANCE FOR A VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | REINBOLD, SCOTT A | 3747 | §112 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18844549 | FOOT SWITCH WITH A HOUSING AND METHOD FOR CHECKING THE TIGHTNESS OF A HOUSING | Steute Technologies GmbH & Co. Kg | HAMMOND III, THOMAS M | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18844480 | UE COORDINATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK | Google LLC | TRAN, PHUC H | 2471 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18843471 | FURNITURE OR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE ELEMENT | Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. Kg | TRAN, HANH VAN | 3637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18836885 | IODINE GAS SENSOR AND METHOD | King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 2855 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18836214 | SEPARATOR | Gea Westfalia Separator Group GmbH | COOLEY, CHARLES E | 1774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18835885 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING CONDITIONS IN AN ENVIRONMENT AROUND A DEVICE | N5 Sensors, Inc. | ROBERTS, HERBERT K | 2855 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18833518 | METHOD OF DETECTING GHOST OBJECTS IN SENSOR MEASUREMENTS | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | GUYAH, REMASH RAJA | 3648 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18725855 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE USER COMFORT OF A VEHICLE OCCUPANT AND VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | DINH, JOSEPH NGHIA | 2641 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18722316 | APPARATUS FOR SECURING COMMUNICATION | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | PERVIN, NUZHAT | 3648 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18720175 | SEPARATOR AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING A LIQUID-SOLID MIXTURE | Gea Westfalia Separator Group GmbH | LIU, SHUYI S | 1774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18717481 | CHARGING CONNECTION DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | QUIGLEY, THOMAS K | 2834 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18716801 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMATION EVALUATION | Cgg Services SAS | DESTA, ELIAS | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
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86 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 22 clients, before 79 examiners in 60 art units.
