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Last updated: April 19, 2026

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90 pending office actions • 22 clients

Portfolio Summary

90
Total Pending OAs
24
Final Rejections
66
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (22 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Mercedes-Benz Group AG 32
King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology 18
Daimler Truck AG 6
Cgg Services SAS 5
Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. Kg 4
Sercel 3
Gea Mechanical Equipment GmbH 3
N5 Sensors, Inc. 2
Gea Westfalia Separator Group GmbH 2
Gea Farm Technologies GmbH 1
Codonis AG 1
Mustwants Inc. 1
Hettich Franke GmbH & Co. Kg 1
Megger Sweden AB 1
Bereej Technologies Private Limited 1
Human Care Hc AB 1
Keytec GmbH 1
V-MAXX, LLC 1
Capsero AG 1
King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals 1
K-Form, Inc. 1
Daimler AG 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19102593 Untitled Mercedes-Benz Group AG TUMEBO, TSION M 2875 Non-Final OA
19149203 Untitled Mercedes-Benz Group AG DOUGLAS, SHANE EMANUEL 3665 Non-Final OA
19274024 Untitled Unknown ADAMS, GREGORY W 3652 Non-Final OA
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 Non-Final OA Jun 18, 2025
19137739 METHOD FOR ENCRYPTING PLAIN TEXT Mercedes-Benz Group AG ZHAO, DON GORDON 2493 Non-Final OA Jun 11, 2025
19065166 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY AND RESOURCE EXTRACTION WITH REDUCED EMISSIONS Cgg Services SAS NGUYEN, HOANG M 3746 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2025
18996177 CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF Mercedes-Benz Group AG VO, TUNG T 2425 Non-Final OA Jan 17, 2025
18996368 METHOD FOR STATIC ALLOCATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF INFORMATION TO MEMORY AREAS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Mercedes-Benz Group AG DARE, RYAN A 2132 Non-Final OA Jan 17, 2025
18993724 CHASSIS FOR A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE Daimler Truck AG MILLER, CAITLIN ANNE 3614 Non-Final OA Jan 13, 2025
18878166 METHOD FOR PROCESSING LOG FILES, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Mercedes-Benz Group AG PHAN, TUANKHANH D 2154 Final Rejection Dec 23, 2024
18877296 METHOD FOR PLANNING A TARGET TRAJECTORY FOR AN AUTOMATICALLY DRIVING VEHICLE Mercedes-Benz Group AG LEVY, MERRITT E 3666 Non-Final OA Dec 20, 2024
18877298 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LEARNING A DRIVING ROUTE OF AN AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING AGRICULTURAL DRIVING ROBOT Gea Farm Technologies GmbH ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE, GERTRUDE 3661 Non-Final OA Dec 20, 2024
18877300 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND PROVIDING LANE ROUTES Mercedes-Benz Group AG MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A 3665 Non-Final OA Dec 20, 2024
18868419 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Daimler Truck AG MILLER, PRESTON JAY 3661 Non-Final OA Nov 22, 2024
18858465 VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ISSUING RECOMMENDATIONS TO A PERSON DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE OVER VEHICLE CONTROL Mercedes-Benz Group AG MIRZA, ADNAN M 3667 Non-Final OA Oct 21, 2024
18856311 METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A FUNCTIONAL DIAGNOSIS OF AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE COMPONENT, AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Mercedes-Benz Group AG NGUYEN, BAO LONG T 3656 Non-Final OA Oct 11, 2024
18856312 METHOD FOR ASSIGNING VEHICLES TO CHARGING STATIONS, AND CHARGING SYSTEM Mercedes-Benz Group AG SHAAWAT, MUSSA A 3669 Non-Final OA Oct 11, 2024
18855371 MYOFUNCTIONAL ALIGNER Codonis AG EIDE, HEIDI MARIE 3772 Non-Final OA Oct 09, 2024
18849067 METHOD FOR DETECTING A SITUATION IN WHICH A PERSON SUFFERS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, AND FIRST AID SYSTEM Mercedes-Benz Group AG DOUGLAS, SHANE EMANUEL 3665 Non-Final OA Sep 20, 2024
18849076 ARRANGEMENT OF A MODULAR INTERIOR FURNISHING SYSTEM FOR ROOMS CONSISTING OF AT LEAST TWO PIECES OF FURNITURE OR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES ON AT LEAST ONE PLATFORM Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. Kg FONSECA, JESSIE T 3633 Non-Final OA Sep 20, 2024
18840713 HIGH-EFFICIENCY PEROVSKITE-BASED DEVICE WITH METAL FLUORIDE INTERLAYER AND METHOD King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology TRINH, THANH TRUC 1726 Final Rejection Aug 22, 2024
18840229 METHOD OF MINTING AND USING VEHICLE-RELATED NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM Mercedes-Benz Group AG HAJIABBASI, AMIR MAHDI 2407 Non-Final OA Aug 21, 2024
18840230 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THE CHARGING STATE OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE Mercedes-Benz Group AG ALZATEEMEH, HUSSAM ALDEEN 3662 Non-Final OA Aug 21, 2024
18834790 METHOD FOR PROCESSING SPEECH INPUTS AND OPERATING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE FUNCTIONS Mercedes-Benz Group AG LEE, JANGWOEN 2656 Non-Final OA Jul 31, 2024
18832731 METHOD FOR ACTUATING AN ACCESS SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Mercedes-Benz Group AG NGUYEN, ROBERT T 3619 Non-Final OA Jul 24, 2024
18779507 FITTING FOR SECURING A WALL-MOUNTED FURNITURE PIECE TO A WALL, AND WALL-MOUNTED FURNITURE PIECE Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. Kg HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE 3637 Final Rejection Jul 22, 2024
18726510 HEAT EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS Cgg Services SAS RUPPERT, ERIC S 3763 Non-Final OA Jul 03, 2024
18722312 ROTATING ELEMENT, FURNITURE AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A TRANSLATIONAL-ROTATIONAL FITTING OF A ROTATING ELEMENT Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. Kg TEFERA, HIWOT E 3637 Non-Final OA Jun 20, 2024
18722316 APPARATUS FOR SECURING COMMUNICATION Mercedes-Benz Group AG PERVIN, NUZHAT 3648 Non-Final OA Jun 20, 2024
18716677 METHOD FOR OPERATING A SPEECH DIALOGUE SYSTEM AND SPEECH DIALOGUE SYSTEM Mercedes-Benz Group AG SERRAGUARD, SEAN ERIN 2657 Non-Final OA Jun 05, 2024
18679717 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO AUTOMATE PRIORITIZING AND ORGANIZING OF CONSUMER GOODS AND SERVICES Mustwants Inc. VOLTAIRE, JEAN F 2417 Final Rejection May 31, 2024
18715275 HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR A MOVABLE SUPPORT PART OF SEATING FURNITURE AND SEATING FURNITURE Hettich Franke GmbH & Co. Kg ISLAM, SYED A 3636 Non-Final OA May 31, 2024
18676835 REDUCING THE DANGER OF AN ICY HOLLOW FORMING BELOW TIRES OF A VEHICLE Daimler Truck AG PARK, CHANMIN 3661 Final Rejection May 29, 2024
18669638 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING PROTECTION RELAYS Megger Sweden AB ASTACIO-OQUENDO, GIOVANNI 2858 Non-Final OA May 21, 2024
18654266 CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Daimler Truck AG ALQADERI, NADA MAHYOOB 3664 Final Rejection May 03, 2024
18706028 PEROVSKITE-ORGANIC CHROMOPHORE BASED X-RAY IMAGINING SCINTILLATOR King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology FOX, DANIELLE A 2884 Non-Final OA Apr 30, 2024
18637800 SCRIPT GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Bereej Technologies Private Limited VO, TED T 2191 Non-Final OA Apr 17, 2024
18622894 METHOD FOR LOCATING A SOUND SOURCE Daimler Truck AG BAILEY, JOHN D 3747 Final Rejection Mar 30, 2024
18614066 SELF-ORIENTING SPHERICAL SENSING NODE AND METHOD Sercel ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D 3645 Non-Final OA Mar 22, 2024
18691597 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN INTELLIGENT PRESELECTION OF SUITABLE CHARGING STATIONS FOR CARRYING OUT A CHARGING STOP, CHARGING STOP PLANNING ASSISTANT, AND VEHICLE Mercedes-Benz Group AG PEDERSEN, DAVID RUBEN 3667 Final Rejection Mar 13, 2024
18597202 DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR COVERING OR SWITCHING OFF INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON AN OUTER SURFACE OF A VEHICLE Daimler Truck AG FOXX, CHICO A 2685 Non-Final OA Mar 06, 2024
18684359 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PASTEURIZING EGGS Unknown CHEN, CHANGRU 1796 Non-Final OA Feb 16, 2024
18684050 MICROWAVE-ASSISTED, SILICA-BASED COMPOSITE DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU 1776 Non-Final OA Feb 15, 2024
18293075 UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION INTERFACE APPARATUS King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology KIM, KEON NMN 2841 Non-Final OA Jan 29, 2024
18292404 ELECTRICAL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CORRESPONDING ELECTRICAL DRIVE SYSTEM Mercedes-Benz Group AG MASIH, KAREN 2846 Non-Final OA Jan 26, 2024
18292391 METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT WHICH IS ADAPTED TO THE MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE Mercedes-Benz Group AG REIDY, SEAN PATRICK 3663 Final Rejection Jan 26, 2024
18421900 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR AEROSOL DETECTION N5 Sensors, Inc. ZHONG, XIN Y 2855 Non-Final OA Jan 24, 2024
18580316 A METHOD FOR PROVIDING USAGE INFORMATION OF AN ELECTRICAL GRID TO A PROVIDER AS WELL AS AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTING DEVICE Mercedes-Benz Group AG PHAM, THOMAS K 2872 Non-Final OA Jan 18, 2024
18409108 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSOR AND SATELLITE AI FUSION N5 Sensors, Inc. BUDISALICH, ANDREW STEVEN 2662 Final Rejection Jan 10, 2024
18544911 PATIENT SLING Human Care Hc AB ORTIZ, ADAM C 3673 Non-Final OA Dec 19, 2023
18563067 HYBRID AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR DECOUPLED SENSIBLE AND LATENT HEAT REMOVAL AND METHOD King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology SULLENS, TAVIA L 3763 Non-Final OA Nov 21, 2023
18287217 METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY STORING DATA Mercedes-Benz Group AG SAIN, GAUTAM 2135 Final Rejection Oct 17, 2023
18286571 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A STARTING POINT BETWEEN TWO ENTITIES Mercedes-Benz Group AG HORNER, MINATO LEE 3665 Final Rejection Oct 12, 2023
18485744 COMPLEX WAVELET BASED FULL WAVEFORM INVERSION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SEISMIC DATA Cgg Services SAS LE, JOHN H 2857 Non-Final OA Oct 12, 2023
18286244 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLASH LAMP TREATMENT OF LIQUID STREAMS King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology KURTZ, BENJAMIN M 1779 Non-Final OA Oct 10, 2023
18283512 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INFLUENCING AN OPTICAL OUTPUT OF IMAGE DATA ON AN OUTPUT DEVICE IN A VEHICLE Mercedes-Benz Group AG MOSCOLA, MATTHEW JOHN 3663 Final Rejection Sep 22, 2023
18456862 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE PREDICTION WITH ANGULAR DEPENDENT REFLECTIVITY Cgg Services SAS HISHAM, MOSTOFA AHMED 2857 Non-Final OA Aug 28, 2023
18358357 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAVE EQUATION DECONVOLUTION FOR INTERNAL MULTIPLE ATTENUATION Cgg Services SAS HENSON, MISCHITA L 2857 Non-Final OA Jul 25, 2023
18273898 WAX-COATED JUTE FABRIC AND METHOD King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology THOMPSON, CAMIE S 1786 Non-Final OA Jul 24, 2023
18343079 QUICK LATCH SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION OCEAN BOTTOM NODE AND METHOD Sercel ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D 3645 Non-Final OA Jun 28, 2023
18269011 ELECTROTHERAPY APPLIANCE FOR DETERMINING POSITIONS OF THE ELECTROTHERAPY APPLIANCE Keytec GmbH ANJARIA, SHREYA PARAG 3796 Non-Final OA Jun 22, 2023
18265994 TOP-TO-TOP CONNECTED THIN SOLAR MODULE AND METHOD King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN 1721 Final Rejection Jun 08, 2023
18325384 VIBRATOR SOURCE BASEPLATE ERGONOMIC CONTROL Sercel SAN MARTIN, EDGARDO 2837 Non-Final OA May 30, 2023
18038566 LIGHT CONTROLLING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology AYAD, TAMIR 1726 Non-Final OA May 24, 2023
18320518 VERTICAL FARMING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS V-MAXX, LLC KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE 3642 Final Rejection May 19, 2023
18037348 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING DIRT ON A VIEWING WINDOW OF A LIDAR Mercedes-Benz Group AG BOLDA, ERIC L 3645 Non-Final OA May 17, 2023
18036938 WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING NEAR-INFRARED OPTICAL RECEIVER AND METHOD King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology WOLDEGEORGIS, ERMIAS T 2893 Non-Final OA May 15, 2023
18036935 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COMPONENT Mercedes-Benz Group AG ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D 2853 Non-Final OA May 15, 2023
18036696 DOMESTIC APPLIANCE COMPRISING A STORAGE CONTAINER Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. Kg AYRES, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 3637 Non-Final OA May 12, 2023
18034162 SEPARATOR Gea Westfalia Separator Group GmbH LIU, SHUYI S 1774 Non-Final OA Apr 27, 2023
18030088 METHOD FOR FILLING AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY MEANS OF A CHARGING DEVICE, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR OPERATING A CHARGING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Mercedes-Benz Group AG JAMES, GREGORY MARK 3692 Final Rejection Apr 04, 2023
18027175 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING FALSE-POSITIVE DETECTIONS OF A LIDAR SENSOR Mercedes-Benz Group AG LEE, PAUL D 2857 Non-Final OA Mar 20, 2023
18023788 STORAGE CONTAINER, GROWTH AND/OR PROPAGATION STATION, CULTIVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CULTIVATING DEVELOPMENT MATERIAL Capsero AG ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS 3643 Non-Final OA Feb 28, 2023
18021241 REAL-TIME CONTROL OF MECHANICAL VALVES USING COMPUTER VISION AND MACHINE LEARNING King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals TRAN, VI N 2117 Final Rejection Feb 14, 2023
18021062 SEPARATOR INSERT AND SEPARATOR Gea Westfalia Separator Group GmbH LIU, SHUYI S 1774 Non-Final OA Feb 13, 2023
18016895 MULTI-STAGE MEMBRANE DISTILLATION DEVICE AND METHOD King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology MENON, KRISHNAN S 1777 Non-Final OA Jan 19, 2023
17923069 UNDERWATER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology ABULABAN, ABDALLAH 3645 Non-Final OA Nov 03, 2022
17921202 ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR COUPLED WITH UV ADVANCED DISINFECTION PROCESS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology ELLINGTON, MARRIAH C G 1773 Final Rejection Oct 25, 2022
17916226 CENTRIFUGE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CENTRIFUGE Gea Mechanical Equipment GmbH LIU, SHUYI S 1774 Non-Final OA Sep 30, 2022
17909807 EPITAXIAL PROCESSING OF SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE FILMS ON AMORPHOUS SUBSTRATES King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology YEMELYANOV, DMITRIY 2891 Final Rejection Sep 07, 2022
17801861 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURING COMMUNICATION Mercedes-Benz Group AG MAI, KEVIN S 2499 Final Rejection Aug 24, 2022
17796933 METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK COATED ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR BASED NO2 SENSOR AND METHOD King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology TRAN, DZUNG 2893 Non-Final OA Aug 02, 2022
17788910 METHOD TO IMPROVE TOUGHNESS OF ADHESIVELY BONDED COMPOSITE JOINTS King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 1767 Final Rejection Jun 24, 2022
17788072 SPLIT WAVEGUIDE FILTER K-Form, Inc. HOLLWEG, THOMAS A 2874 Final Rejection Jun 22, 2022
17784165 METHOD FOR SIGNALLING VITAL PARAMETERS AND/OR VITAL PARAMETER PATTERNS IN A VEHICLE Mercedes-Benz Group AG MANCINI, EVAN THOMAS 2855 Final Rejection Jun 10, 2022
17776732 SEPARATOR DISC, SEPARATOR DISC PACKAGE, CENTRIFUGE CONTAINING THE SEPARATOR DISC PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SEPARATOR DISC Gea Mechanical Equipment GmbH LIU, SHUYI S 1774 Final Rejection May 13, 2022
17629060 METHOD FOR TRADING CRYPTOCURRENCIES Daimler AG APPLE, KIRSTEN SACHWITZ 3693 Non-Final OA Jan 21, 2022
17595343 DEEP LEARNING BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF ALTERNATIVE POLYADENYLATION SITE King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology BICKHAM, DAWN MARIE 1685 Non-Final OA Nov 15, 2021
17437572 MINIATURIZED DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE 3783 Non-Final OA Sep 09, 2021
17434046 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GHEE Gea Mechanical Equipment GmbH RODGERS, ARIEL M 1792 Non-Final OA Aug 26, 2021

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