Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Venable LLP (Volvo)

102 pending office actions • 2 clients • 92 examiners • 40 art units • 0 of 102 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 162 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

102
Total Pending OAs
71
Non-Final OAs
28
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 101 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

49
Overdue
5
Due this week
31
Due this month
10
Due in next 60 days
6
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. 101 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (49)Due ≤ 7 days (5)Due ≤ 30 days (31)Due ≤ 60 days (10)Due later (6)

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.

4
Hard (4%)
89
Medium (87%)
8
Easy (8%)
1
Unknown (1%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only4 (4%)
§103 only81 (79%)
§102 only8 (8%)
§112 only8 (8%)
No statute on record1 (1%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
4% of docket
4
Information Tech
4% of docket
3
Communications
3% of docket
15
Semiconductors
15% of docket
76
Mechanical / Eng
75% 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.

1,020 h
Manual time on pending OAs
204 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
357 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
8.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 2 18.2% +50.0%
JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS 2 40.4% +20.4%
MOUBRY, JAMES G 2 79.2% +13.1%
LOUIE, WAE LENNY 2 84.8% +8.4%
AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO 2 0.0% +0.0%
ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 2 54.5% +47.5%
VENNE, DANIEL V 2 71.1% +15.2%
NYAMOGO, JOSEPH A 2 68.9% +29.0%
BURGESS, MARC R 2 34.2% +22.1%
LINHARDT, LAURA E 2 69.1% +22.1%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18756227 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A REQUEST TO UNLOCK A CHARGE INLET OF A VEHICLE LOUIE, WAE LENNY 44d overdue
18930416 ADAPTING CHARGE LEVEL OF A BATTERY LOUIE, WAE LENNY 33d

Hard Cases (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18930373 CONTROL OF INPUT SOURCE BEHAVIOUR FOR MARINE VESSELS AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO 29d overdue
18396895 DYNAMIC APPLICATION LOADING FOR ACCESSING VEHICLE ACCESSORY FUNCTIONALITY AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO 16d overdue
18983761 MOTION INFORMATION FOR VEHICLE COMBINATIONS THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 6d
18876057 A path following algorithm for reversing a heavy-duty vehicle KHATIB, RAMI 22d
18636800 METHOD FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE BOUZIANE, SAID 29d
18631422 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SWAPPING THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 34d
18983782 TYRE WEAR DETERMINATION PENKO, JOSHUA JEFFREY 46d
18343988 BALANCED TRANSPORT CYCLES IN MASS EXCAVATION OPERATIONS MUELLER, SARAH ALEXANDRA

Interview Candidates (16)

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
18180500 CONTROL HANDLE FOR A MARINE ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM BURGESS, MARC R 150d overdue
18047399 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A ROAD FRICTION OF A ROAD SURFACE ON A TIRE OF A VEHICLE NYAMOGO, JOSEPH A 56d overdue
18349580 VOLTAGE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD NYAMOGO, JOSEPH A 45d overdue
18858855 ROUTING OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TO ARRIVE AT A TARGET TIME OF ARRIVAL ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 44d overdue
18897578 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS 42d overdue
18351577 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROPELLER DRIVE ASSEMBLY VENNE, DANIEL V 36d overdue
18905626 MOTION CONTROL FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES USING REAL-TIME KINEMATIC POSITIONING ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 17d overdue
17996161 UNCERTAINTY-DIRECTED TRAINING OF A REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AGENT FOR TACTICAL DECISION-MAKING LINHARDT, LAURA E 15d overdue

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Volvo Group 100
CPAC SYSTEMS AB 2

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37479
36659
36647
36157
36636
36695
36684
36674
36664
36564

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19261353 A GEARSHIFT ARRANGEMENT AND A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation RUSHING, JR, BOBBY 3618 §112 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jul 07, 2025
19249133 A POWERTRAIN AND A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation NGUYEN, LILLIAN T 3655 §112 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 25, 2025
19226912 DIFFERENTIAL LOCK CONTROL Volvo Truck Corporation LEWIS, TISHA D 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jun 03, 2025
19042750 VEHICLE FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED HIGH VOLTAGE JUNCTION BOX Volvo Truck Corporation BUKHARI, AQEEL H 2849 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Jan 31, 2025
19034983 STEERING OF A VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL Volvo Truck Corporation KIRBY, BRIAN R 3747 Other Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jan 23, 2025
18992352 DETECTION OF YAW INSTABILITIES IN VEHICLE COMBINATIONS Volvo Truck Corporation TAYLOR JR, ANTHONY D 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Jan 08, 2025
18990447 AUTOPILOT CONTROL OF A MARINE VESSEL Cpac Systems AB SHAIKH, FARIS ASIM 3668 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Dec 20, 2024
18987662 COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED VEHCILE Volvo Truck Corporation MERLINO, DAVID P 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 19, 2024
18987951 COMMUNICATIONS MODULE, A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND A MARINE VESSEL Volvo Penta Corporation LEE, JUSTIN S 3668 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Dec 19, 2024
18983761 MOTION INFORMATION FOR VEHICLE COMBINATIONS Volvo Truck Corporation THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Dec 17, 2024
18876057 A path following algorithm for reversing a heavy-duty vehicle Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB KHATIB, RAMI 3669 §101 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Dec 17, 2024
18984411 SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREIN FOR LOCALIZATION OF AN ASSEMBLY LINE TOOL WITH RESPECT TO AT LEAST ONE AXLE OF A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D 2686 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Dec 17, 2024
18983767 MANAGING BRAKE STRATEGY OF A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation TRAN, LONG T 3747 §102 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Dec 17, 2024
18983782 TYRE WEAR DETERMINATION Volvo Truck Corporation PENKO, JOSHUA JEFFREY 3667 §101 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Dec 17, 2024
18978266 HANDLING WAKE UP OF A BATTERY ARRANGEMENT Volvo Truck Corporation JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Dec 12, 2024
18976495 VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT BASED ON ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE PERFORMANCE Volvo Truck Corporation WANG, KAI NMN 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Dec 11, 2024
18975095 METHOD FOR OPERATING A WORKING MACHINE, A WORKING MACHINE AND A CONTROLLER Volvo Construction Equipment AB MILLER, PRESTON JAY 3661 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Dec 10, 2024
18969871 MAPPING OF OFF-ROAD AREA Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB JONES, JODI MARIE 3666 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Dec 05, 2024
18870152 A MARINE SURROUND SENSING SYSTEM Cpac Systems AB GOODBODY, JOAN T 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Nov 27, 2024
18958792 COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A KINETIC ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM Volvo Truck Corporation KIM, ANDREW SANG 3668 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Nov 25, 2024
18955023 WHEEL POSITIONING FOR TYRE CHAIN DEPLOYMENT Volvo Truck Corporation ZALESKAS, JOHN M 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2024
18934784 DISTRIBUTED CONTROL FOR VEHICLE COMBINATIONS Volvo Truck Corporation HOLWERDA, STEPHEN 3656 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 01, 2024
18934854 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MAXIMUM CHARGE LEVEL Volvo Truck Corporation HEFLIN, HARRISON JAMES RIEL 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Nov 01, 2024
18932978 PREDICTIVE ENGINE STOP-START BASED ON CLUTCH ENERGY Volvo Truck Corporation MOUBRY, JAMES G 3747 §102 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Oct 31, 2024
18930416 ADAPTING CHARGE LEVEL OF A BATTERY Volvo Truck Corporation LOUIE, WAE LENNY 3661 §102 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Oct 29, 2024
18930373 CONTROL OF INPUT SOURCE BEHAVIOUR FOR MARINE VESSELS Volvo Penta Corporation AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO 3662 §103 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Oct 29, 2024
18858855 ROUTING OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TO ARRIVE AT A TARGET TIME OF ARRIVAL Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 3667 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Oct 22, 2024
18858060 A METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN AN AREA Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2024
18917451 MOTION ESTIMATION OF A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation KHAYER, SOHANA T 3657 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Oct 16, 2024
18910713 COUPLING ROTATING WHEELS TO ENGINE FOR ENGINE RESTART Volvo Truck Corporation MOUBRY, JAMES G 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Oct 09, 2024
18905626 MOTION CONTROL FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES USING REAL-TIME KINEMATIC POSITIONING Volvo Truck Corporation ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 3667 §112 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Oct 03, 2024
18905508 PREDICTION OF ROAD SURFACE OPERATING CONDITIONS Volvo Truck Corporation PECHE, JORGE O 3656 §102 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Oct 03, 2024
18897578 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2024
18850859 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FLEET OF FUEL CELL VEHICLES Volvo Truck Corporation PATTON, SPENCER D 3656 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Sep 25, 2024
18844793 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS TRAILER INTEGRATION Volvo Truck Corporation CHOI, JISUN 3666 §103 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2024
18825729 POWER MANAGEMENT OF A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation VON VOLKENBURG, KEITH ALLEN 3665 §103 Final Rejection 83d Pending Sep 05, 2024
18788453 MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEM Volvo Penta Corporation KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jul 30, 2024
18758103 BATTERY CURRENT ESTIMATION Volvo Truck Corporation NGUYEN, TUNG X 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Jun 28, 2024
18756321 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING AUTHORIZATION TO UNLOCK A CHARGING INLET OF AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation SYED, NABIL H 2686 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jun 27, 2024
18756227 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A REQUEST TO UNLOCK A CHARGE INLET OF A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation LOUIE, WAE LENNY 3661 §102 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jun 27, 2024
18746946 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RESOLVER OFFSET Volvo Truck Corporation MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE 3669 §112 Final Rejection 13d Pending Jun 18, 2024
18720205 A FUEL GAS INJECTION ARRANGEMENT AND A HYDROGEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Volvo Truck Corporation LATHERS, KEVIN ANTHONY 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jun 14, 2024
18743987 COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation MAWARI, REDHWAN K 3664 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Jun 14, 2024
18717206 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING VEHICULAR STEERING GEOMETRY GUIDED BY INTELLIGENT TIRES Volvo Truck Corporation VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2024
18673908 SWITCHING BETWEEN CONTROLLERS FOR A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation MCPHERSON, JAMES M 3663 §102 Non-Final OA 121d overdue Pending May 24, 2024
18647571 MARINE PROTECTION CIRCUIT Volvo Penta Corporation SREEVATSA, SREEYA 2838 §103 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2024
18638083 PREVENTIVE DEADLOCK CLASSIFIER Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB SU, STEPHANIE T 3662 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Apr 17, 2024
18636800 METHOD FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE Volvo Truck Corporation BOUZIANE, SAID 2846 §101 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Apr 16, 2024
18631422 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SWAPPING Volvo Truck Corporation THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 3665 §112 Final Rejection 34d Pending Apr 10, 2024
18609636 PRIMER PUMP ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF COOLING A MARINE VESSEL Volvo Penta Corporation OMGBA, ESSAMA 3746 §103 Final Rejection 87d overdue Pending Mar 19, 2024
18582760 HYDRAULICALLY BRAKEABLE ELECTRICAL MACHINE Volvo Truck Corporation ANDREWS, MICHAEL 2834 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Feb 21, 2024
18441278 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER PRODUCING ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation KINGSLAND, KYLE J 3663 §102 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2024
18396895 DYNAMIC APPLICATION LOADING FOR ACCESSING VEHICLE ACCESSORY FUNCTIONALITY Volvo Truck Corporation AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO 3662 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Dec 27, 2023
18543692 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING PATH SELECTION FOR A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS 2178 §103 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Dec 18, 2023
18541220 CAPACITY AND STATE-OF-CHARGE ESTIMATION FOR A MULTI-BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Volvo Truck Corporation MONSUR, NASIMA 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18537270 LONGITUDINAL OFFSETS TO A PREDEFINED PATH Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB ALZATEEMEH, HUSSAM ALDEEN 3662 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2023
18537407 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE MAINTENANCE ON FLEET LEVEL Volvo Truck Corporation GUNN, JEREMY L 3624 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 12, 2023
18568588 A SENSOR ARRAY, A CONTROL UNIT AND METHODS THEREIN FOR LOCATING TIRE SENSORS ON A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation CULLER, JILL E 2853 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Dec 08, 2023
18533277 STEERING SYSTEM FOR A MARINE VESSEL Volvo Penta Corporation STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Dec 08, 2023
18563519 ECU RACK FOR USE IN A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation NGO, STEVEN 2835 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Nov 22, 2023
18509610 PREDICTION OF AGEING OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGES Volvo Truck Corporation BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS 2857 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Nov 15, 2023
18559858 A THERMAL INSULATING MEMBER FOR A VEHICLE COMPONENT Volvo Truck Corporation VO, HAI 1788 §112 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Nov 09, 2023
18477771 ADJUSTABLE MARINE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC CLEANING Volvo Penta Corporation POLAY, ANDREW 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18474764 MARINE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH CENTERING BEARING SURFACE Volvo Penta Corporation WIEST, ANTHONY D 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2023
18474756 COOLING OF BATTERY CELLS Volvo Truck Corporation BARNETT, JOEL 2849 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2023
18462952 A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR INITIALIZING A LOCALIZATION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB HALL, HANA VICTORIA 3664 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2023
18462970 METHOD FOR USE IN PLANNING OF TASKS TO BE PERFORMED BY A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation GILLS, KURTIS 3624 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2023
18366189 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL GUIDED BY OCCUPANCY SCORES Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB WHITTINGTON, JESS G 3666 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Aug 07, 2023
18351577 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROPELLER DRIVE ASSEMBLY Volvo Penta Corporation VENNE, DANIEL V 3615 §112 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2023
18349580 VOLTAGE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD Volvo Truck Corporation NYAMOGO, JOSEPH A 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2023
18343988 BALANCED TRANSPORT CYCLES IN MASS EXCAVATION OPERATIONS Volvo Truck Corporation MUELLER, SARAH ALEXANDRA 3669 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jun 29, 2023
18343522 CONTAINER HANDLING SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation HAGEMAN, MARK C 3652 §103 Non-Final OA 35d Pending Jun 28, 2023
18343257 BATTERY STACK COMPRISING BATTERY MODULES AND A COOLING PLATE Volvo Truck Corporation VO, JIMMY 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jun 28, 2023
18341823 PROPULSION DRIVE ASSEMBLY WITH GAS SUPPLY TO MITIGATE FOULING Volvo Penta Corporation VENNE, DANIEL V 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Jun 27, 2023
18342363 CENTRAL NETWORK PROCESSING UNIT, A FIRST USER DEVICE AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND OBTAINING SITE-SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A RESTRICTED ACCESS CONSTRUCTION SITE Volvo Truck Corporation WANG, JINGLI 3666 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Jun 27, 2023
18338667 METHOD FOR MANAGING MESSAGE TRANSMISSIONS BETWEEN VEHICLE AND OFF-BOARD SYSTEM Volvo Truck Corporation THOMPSON, JR, OTIS L 2477 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Jun 21, 2023
18258375 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REINFORCEMENT LEARNING OF STEERING GEOMETRY Volvo Truck Corporation KIM, SEHWAN 2129 §103 Final Rejection 76d Pending Jun 20, 2023
18334804 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER ASSEMBLY Volvo Truck Corporation RHEE, ROY B 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2023
18322291 VALVE ASSEMBLY, FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation HICKS, ANGELISA 3753 §112 Final Rejection 26d Pending May 23, 2023
18312716 METHOD OF OPERATING A VEHICLE FEEDING MATERIAL TO A ROAD FINISHING MACHINE Volvo Truck Corporation CROMER, ANDREW J 3667 §103 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending May 05, 2023
18308041 SAFETY DEVICE FOR A TIPPER TRUCK, ASSOCIATED TIPPER TRUCK AND CONTROL METHOD Volvo Truck Corporation PANDE, ASHUTOSH 3668 §103 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Apr 27, 2023
18307070 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MONITORING SYSTEM AND A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TRANSPORTED GOODS Volvo Truck Corporation ELKASSABGI, ZAHRA 3623 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2023
18306752 MEASUREMENT TOOL AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF HEALTH (SOH) OF A CAPACITOR COMPONENT IN A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation KOUSAR, SADIA 2859 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2023
18304440 METHOD FOR OF ACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE IN MOTION Volvo Truck Corporation BREWER, JACK ROBERT 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Apr 21, 2023
18296037 METHOD, SYSTEM AND VEHICLE FOR PROVIDING SERVICE TO A VEHICLE OPERATOR Volvo Truck Corporation HARTMANN, ERIN MARIE 3664 §103 Final Rejection 56d Pending Apr 05, 2023
18180500 CONTROL HANDLE FOR A MARINE ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM Volvo Penta Corporation BURGESS, MARC R 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 150d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2023
18177525 SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATORS BASED ON PEDAL POSITIONS IN A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation CADEAU, WEDNEL 2632 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Mar 02, 2023
18174975 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND SHARING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE INFORMATION Volvo Truck Corporation DAVIS, JERROD I 3656 §103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Feb 27, 2023
18174241 METHOD FOR VALIDATING AN INITIAL POSITION FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Feb 24, 2023
18168832 METHOD FOR LOCALIZING AND/OR MAPPING DURING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE IN AN ENVIRONMENT Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB PATEL, MANGLESH M 3665 §102 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Feb 14, 2023
18158832 MARINE POWERTRAIN UNIT AND METHOD FOR POWERING A MARINE VESSEL Volvo Penta Corporation BURGESS, MARC R 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jan 24, 2023
18151151 PROCESSING UNIT AND METHOD THEREIN FOR MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Jan 06, 2023
18047399 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A ROAD FRICTION OF A ROAD SURFACE ON A TIRE OF A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation NYAMOGO, JOSEPH A 2858 §103 Final Rejection 56d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2022
17996143 TACTICAL DECISION-MAKING THROUGH REINFORCEMENT LEARNING WITH UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB LINHARDT, LAURA E 3663 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Oct 13, 2022
17996161 UNCERTAINTY-DIRECTED TRAINING OF A REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AGENT FOR TACTICAL DECISION-MAKING Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB LINHARDT, LAURA E 3663 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2022
17760053 VEHICULAR ENERGY STORAGE MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE Volvo Penta Corporation GOULD, ANNA ELIZABETH 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Aug 03, 2022
17866251 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSFER FROM A GRID TO A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation KOTOWSKI, LISA MICHELLE 2859 §103 Non-Final OA 100d overdue Pending Jul 15, 2022
17805920 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TUNING A HYPERPARAMETER OF A MACHINE-LEARNING ALGORITHM Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB LAU, KAITLYN RENEE 2148 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jun 08, 2022
17664748 HIGH VOLTAGE TRACTION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Volvo Truck Corporation LAGUARDA, GONZALO 3747 §103 Final Rejection 107d overdue Pending May 24, 2022
17660512 MANAGING ALEATORIC AND EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTY IN REINFORCEMENT LEARNING, WITH APPLICATIONS TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB OVALLE JR., DAVID MESQUITI 3669 §103 Final Rejection 80d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2022
17646515 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF BATTERY PACKS Volvo Truck Corporation JEPPSON, PAMELA J 2859 §103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2021
16970433 THERMOREGULATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM Volvo Truck Corporation ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T 1727 §103 Final Rejection 110d overdue Pending Aug 17, 2020

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