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Last updated: April 19, 2026

ZF Group

40 pending office actions • 8 clients

Portfolio Summary

40
Total Pending OAs
10
Final Rejections
30
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (8 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
ZF Active Safety GmbH 22
ZF Automotive UK Limited 6
ZF Automotive Germany GmbH 5
ZF Friedrichshafen AG 3
ZF Passive Safety Systems US Inc. 1
ZF Automobile UK Limited 1
ZF Automotive Germany Gmbh. 1
ZF Airbag Germany GmbH 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18818986 Untitled ZF Active Safety GmbH TRAN, LONG T 3747 Non-Final OA
18850240 ACCIDENT PREVENTION SYSTEM ZF Friedrichshafen AG SARWAR, BABAR 3667 Non-Final OA Sep 24, 2024
18790421 MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE SENSOR ZF Passive Safety Systems US Inc. KIM, MATTHEW DAVID 2483 Non-Final OA Jul 31, 2024
18678903 ELECTROMECHANICAL SERVICE BRAKE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PARKING BRAKE, AND METHOD FOR RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE ZF Active Safety GmbH LORENCE, RICHARD M 3617 Non-Final OA May 30, 2024
18678865 VEHICLE BRAKE CYLINDER ZF Active Safety GmbH COLLINS, DANIEL S. 3745 Non-Final OA May 30, 2024
18669705 STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM ZF Automotive UK Limited STECKBAUER, KEVIN R 3747 Final Rejection May 21, 2024
18647293 MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY ZF Automotive UK Limited IMTIAZ, ZOHEB S 2846 Non-Final OA Apr 26, 2024
18633888 STEERING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A STEERING ELEMENT AND STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING HAVING SUCH A STEERING SYSTEM ZF Automotive Germany GmbH MORALES, OMAR 3747 Non-Final OA Apr 12, 2024
18634447 CONNECTION ROD UNIT OF A VEHICLE STEERING DEVICE ZF Automotive Germany GmbH KNUTSON, JACOB D 3611 Non-Final OA Apr 12, 2024
18602331 STEERING SYSTEM ZF Automotive Germany GmbH ENGLISH, JAMES A 3614 Non-Final OA Mar 12, 2024
18584506 ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS AND ANODIZED COMPONENT ZF Active Safety GmbH RUFO, LOUIS J 1795 Non-Final OA Feb 22, 2024
18439824 HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ZF Automotive UK Limited ALMAWRI, MAGED M 2834 Non-Final OA Feb 13, 2024
18538589 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GEAR SHAFT, GEAR SHAFT FOR AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE BOOSTER ZF Active Safety GmbH CIGNA, JACOB JAMES 3726 Final Rejection Dec 13, 2023
18533476 ELECTROMECHANICAL VEHICLE BRAKE ZF Active Safety GmbH WILLIAMS, THOMAS J 3616 Non-Final OA Dec 08, 2023
18531093 METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM WITH ANALOG DETECTION OF BRAKE FLUID FILL LEVEL ZF Active Safety GmbH ALLEN, ANDRE J 2855 Non-Final OA Dec 06, 2023
18528964 DISK BRAKE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH OPTIMIZED RETRACTION OF AT LEAST ONE BRAKE PAD ZF Active Safety GmbH NGUYEN, TAN QUANG 3661 Non-Final OA Dec 05, 2023
18498297 CONTROL METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED CONTROL OF A TRANSVERSE DEVIATION AND/OR A STEERING WHEEL ANGLE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, CONTROLLER, AND MOTOR VEHICLE ZF Automotive Germany GmbH REINBOLD, SCOTT A 3747 Final Rejection Oct 31, 2023
18461072 DUAL MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY ZF Automotive UK Limited STANLEY, TYLER JAY 3611 Non-Final OA Sep 05, 2023
18458396 ADAPTING A BRAKE CLEARANCE TO A TRAFFIC SITUATION ZF Active Safety GmbH HSIAO, JAMES K 3616 Non-Final OA Aug 30, 2023
18363911 DUAL MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY ZF Automotive UK Limited JIN, GEORGE C. 3747 Non-Final OA Aug 02, 2023
18362447 DUAL MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY ZF Automobile UK Limited KNUTSON, JACOB D 3611 Non-Final OA Jul 31, 2023
18362450 A DUAL MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY ZF Automotive UK Limited STABLEY, MICHAEL R 3611 Non-Final OA Jul 31, 2023
18342308 METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM, AND STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM ZF Automotive Germany GmbH ZALESKAS, JOHN M 3747 Non-Final OA Jun 27, 2023
18325189 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HAPTIC FEEDBACK FORCE AT A STEERING INTENTION INPUT DEVICE ZF Automotive Germany Gmbh. ENGLISH, JAMES A 3614 Final Rejection May 30, 2023
18187037 IMAGE SENSOR ASSEMBLY ZF Friedrichshafen AG CHIU, WESLEY JASON 2639 Non-Final OA Mar 21, 2023
18149940 STEERING GEAR FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A HELICAL GEAR, AND STEERING SYSTEM HAVING SUCH A STEERING GEAR ZF Friedrichshafen AG DANG, TINH 3655 Final Rejection Jan 04, 2023
18082937 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ZF Active Safety GmbH LANE, NICHOLAS J 3616 Non-Final OA Dec 16, 2022
18082255 FUNCTIONAL UNIT, HYDRAULIC MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYDRAULIC MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM, AND MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROL UNIT ZF Active Safety GmbH AUNG, SAN M 3616 Final Rejection Dec 15, 2022
18079557 HYDRAULIC MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM ZF Active Safety GmbH BURCH, MELODY M 3616 Non-Final OA Dec 12, 2022
17992973 GUIDE ELEMENT AND BRAKE ANCHOR FOR A DISK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND DISK BRAKE SYSTEM ZF Active Safety GmbH BURCH, MELODY M 3616 Non-Final OA Nov 23, 2022
17926193 GAS GENERATING COMPOSITION, USE THEREOF IN A GAS GENERATOR AND USE OF A BASIC MIXED METAL NITRATE ZF Airbag Germany GmbH FELTON, AILEEN BAKER 1734 Final Rejection Nov 18, 2022
17989235 METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, CONTROL UNIT AND BRAKE SYSTEM ZF Active Safety GmbH KING, BRADLEY T 3616 Non-Final OA Nov 17, 2022
17988466 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE AND ELECTROMECHANICAL VEHICLE BRAKE ZF Active Safety GmbH LANE, NICHOLAS J 3616 Final Rejection Nov 16, 2022
17987003 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE ZF Active Safety GmbH LANE, NICHOLAS J 3616 Final Rejection Nov 15, 2022
17984501 CARRIER ASSEMBLY AND DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE, AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ZF Active Safety GmbH LANE, NICHOLAS J 3616 Non-Final OA Nov 10, 2022
17980842 METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ZF Active Safety GmbH BAAJOUR, SHAHIRA 3666 Non-Final OA Nov 04, 2022
17974268 BRAKE PISTON AND BRAKE CALIPER ZF Active Safety GmbH SAHNI, VISHAL R 3616 Non-Final OA Oct 26, 2022
17954401 HYDRAULIC ARRANGEMENT, DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND BRAKE SYSTEM ZF Active Safety GmbH KING, BRADLEY T 3616 Non-Final OA Sep 28, 2022
17887076 ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE BOOSTER, VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM, SUBASSEMBLY THEREFOR AND SLIDING ELEMENT ZF Active Safety GmbH KING, BRADLEY T 3616 Final Rejection Aug 12, 2022
17839715 BRAKE LINING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE DISC BRAKE ZF Active Safety GmbH TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE 3616 Non-Final OA Jun 14, 2022

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