Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
20 pending office actions • 11 art units • 19 examiners • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 69 patents granted in the last 365 days
Knorr-Bremse AG has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This matter is being examined within a single distinct art unit, reflecting a specific technical focus for the company's current prosecution. The involvement of 1 distinct examiner means that all active legal responses are directed toward a single individual at the USPTO. This concentration suggests a streamlined but highly specific interaction with the patent office, where the examiner's individual interpretation will be decisive.
MATTHEW WILLIAM JELLETT is the busiest examiner for Knorr-Bremse AG, with the busiest examiner pending office action. This figure is identical to the total pending workload for the portfolio, indicating that this examiner is the sole point of contact for current prosecution. Because there is only a single examiner, the outcome of the active matter in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering area rests entirely with this individual. This centralized structure allows for a focused legal approach tailored to a specific examiner's history.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 + other | 1 (5%) |
| §103 only | 8 (40%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (55%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, BRADLEY T | 2 | 70.8% | +22.5% |
| SAN MARTIN, EDGARDO | 1 | 76.0% | +6.5% |
| MCKENZIE, THOMAS B | 1 | 57.3% | +22.6% |
| IRVIN, THOMAS W | 1 | 77.4% | +14.5% |
| PHILLIPS, FORREST M | 1 | 83.2% | +14.2% |
| GIRMA, FEKADESELASS | 1 | 77.0% | +17.8% |
| WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 1 | 78.7% | +14.1% |
| SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | 1 | 77.4% | +15.5% |
| BATES, ZAKIYA W | 1 | 88.9% | -2.1% |
| KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D | 1 | 31.0% | +46.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18724251 | Air Treatment Cartridge | BATES, ZAKIYA W | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18576436 | Energy Supply Management System for a Vehicle, Energy Supply Management Method, and Computer Program Product | SAAVEDRA, EMILIO J | 8d overdue |
| 18562403 | Disc Brake for a Commercial Vehicle | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | 4d overdue |
| 18529257 | Combined Plug-Socket Connector System | GUSHI, ROSS N | 56d |
| 18866114 | Noise Damping Fiber With Surface Grooves | SAN MARTIN, EDGARDO | — |
| 18866147 | Positioning and Mounting Interface, a Desiccant Cartridge and an Air Control Device | MCKENZIE, THOMAS B | — |
| 18945686 | Brake Carrier for a Disc Brake | IRVIN, THOMAS W | — |
| 18864979 | NOISE DAMPER WITH AT LEAST ONE FIBRE MESH ROLL UNIT HAVING AT LEAST TWO MESH DENSITY REGIONS | PHILLIPS, FORREST M | — |
| 18823804 | Brake Assembly, Brake System, Method for Operating a Brake Caliper and Vehicle | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18705649 | Support Device for a Suspension Assembly | KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D | 17d overdue |
| 18826432 | Communication System | GIRMA, FEKADESELASS | 56d |
| 18866147 | Positioning and Mounting Interface, a Desiccant Cartridge and an Air Control Device | MCKENZIE, THOMAS B | — |
| 18945686 | Brake Carrier for a Disc Brake | IRVIN, THOMAS W | — |
| 18864979 | NOISE DAMPER WITH AT LEAST ONE FIBRE MESH ROLL UNIT HAVING AT LEAST TWO MESH DENSITY REGIONS | PHILLIPS, FORREST M | — |
| 18823804 | Brake Assembly, Brake System, Method for Operating a Brake Caliper and Vehicle | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | — |
| 18724827 | Silencer Unit for a Utility Vehicle | SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | — |
| 18281602 | Brake Actuator | KING, BRADLEY T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3616 | 4 |
| 2837 | 1 |
| 2689 | 1 |
| 3993 | 1 |
| 3612 | 1 |
| 3655 | 1 |
| 3667 | 1 |
| 2117 | 1 |
| 2834 | 1 |
| 3617 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18866114 | Noise Damping Fiber With Surface Grooves | SAN MARTIN, EDGARDO | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18866147 | Positioning and Mounting Interface, a Desiccant Cartridge and an Air Control Device | MCKENZIE, THOMAS B | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18945686 | Brake Carrier for a Disc Brake | IRVIN, THOMAS W | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18864979 | NOISE DAMPER WITH AT LEAST ONE FIBRE MESH ROLL UNIT HAVING AT LEAST TWO MESH DENSITY REGIONS | PHILLIPS, FORREST M | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18826432 | Communication System | GIRMA, FEKADESELASS | 2689 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18823804 | Brake Assembly, Brake System, Method for Operating a Brake Caliper and Vehicle | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18724827 | Silencer Unit for a Utility Vehicle | SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | 3993 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18724251 | Air Treatment Cartridge | BATES, ZAKIYA W | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18705649 | Support Device for a Suspension Assembly | KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D | 3612 | §103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18688488 | ELECTROMAGNETIC PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE WITH INTERNAL COMPRESSED AIR ROUTING | TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH | 3655 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18681243 | Determination of a Retardation Quantity, In Particular a Feasible Retardation Quantity | GOODBODY, JOAN T | 3667 | §103 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18292419 | Energy Supply Module and Energy Supply Management System | JACOB, WILLIAM J | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18576436 | Energy Supply Management System for a Vehicle, Energy Supply Management Method, and Computer Program Product | SAAVEDRA, EMILIO J | 2117 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18529257 | Combined Plug-Socket Connector System | GUSHI, ROSS N | 2834 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18562403 | Disc Brake for a Commercial Vehicle | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | 3616 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18286952 | Power Steering Assembly With Targeted and Adjustable Compensation of Roadside Shock Pulses to the Steering Gear and Method for Designing a Power Steering Assembly | WATKINS, NATHANIEL WILLIAM | 3617 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18281602 | Brake Actuator | KING, BRADLEY T | 3616 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18016117 | An Actuator for a Wheel Brake Unit of a Vehicle | KING, BRADLEY T | 3616 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2023 |
| 17926476 | Electromechanical Brake System and Method of Operation | AUNG, SAN M | 3616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 17288048 | Actuating Mechanism, Clutch Actuator and Transmission Actuator With Improved Vibration Behavior | BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY | 3618 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Apr 23, 2021 |
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