Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Siemens Energy AG

32 pending office actions • 23 art units • 32 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 91 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

32
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (1)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
29
Medium (91%)
2
Easy (6%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only29 (91%)
§112 only2 (6%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

10
Life Sciences
31% of docket
6
Information Tech
19% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
6
Semiconductors
19% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
25% of docket
2
Business / Other
6% 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.

320 h
Manual time on pending OAs
64 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
112 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BROCKMAN, ELDON T 1 85.4% +5.9%
REID JR, CHARLES H 1 68.6% +24.4%
TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F 1 69.9% +20.1%
PRUITT, JUSTIN A 1 62.6% +14.4%
AFZALI, SARANG 1 73.3% +45.2%
OLSHANNIKOV, ALEKSEY 1 55.1% +54.7%
WOLCOTT, BRIAN P 1 77.5% +30.3%
LINDSAY, BERNARD G 1 68.1% +46.3%
OGG, DAVID EARL 1 83.7% +11.3%
RUFO, LOUIS J 1 54.4% +23.2%

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
18568811 POWER DEMAND PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM OGG, DAVID EARL 33d
19157836 RING SEGMENT FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE BROCKMAN, ELDON T

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18699345 RADIAL COMPRESSOR WOLCOTT, BRIAN P 180d overdue
18793761 METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING ENERGY CONVERSION INSTALLATION SERVICE MEASURES, AND ENERGY CONVERSION INSTALLATION AFZALI, SARANG 11d overdue
18851710 GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH TURBINE VANE CARRIER COOLING FLOW PATH PRUITT, JUSTIN A 19d
18568811 POWER DEMAND PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM OGG, DAVID EARL 33d
18874130 SYSTEM COMBINATION COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEMS AND A POWER SUPPLY SOURCE REID JR, CHARLES H
18868862 SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING HEAT FROM EXHAUST GASES TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F
18835497 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF A THIN, ANGLED COMPONENT STRUCTURE OLSHANNIKOV, ALEKSEY
18574135 QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MONITORING LINDSAY, BERNARD G

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1733 3
2119 2
1795 2
1794 2
3761 2
2837 2
3799 1
2834 1
3763 1
3745 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19157836 RING SEGMENT FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE BROCKMAN, ELDON T 3799 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 19, 2025
18874130 SYSTEM COMBINATION COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEMS AND A POWER SUPPLY SOURCE REID JR, CHARLES H 2834 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 12, 2024
18868862 SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING HEAT FROM EXHAUST GASES TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F 3763 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 25, 2024
18851710 GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH TURBINE VANE CARRIER COOLING FLOW PATH PRUITT, JUSTIN A 3745 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Sep 27, 2024
18793761 METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING ENERGY CONVERSION INSTALLATION SERVICE MEASURES, AND ENERGY CONVERSION INSTALLATION AFZALI, SARANG 3726 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Aug 03, 2024
18835497 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF A THIN, ANGLED COMPONENT STRUCTURE OLSHANNIKOV, ALEKSEY §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2024
18699345 RADIAL COMPRESSOR WOLCOTT, BRIAN P 3711 §103 Non-Final OA 180d overdue Pending Apr 08, 2024
18574135 QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MONITORING LINDSAY, BERNARD G 2119 §112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 26, 2023
18568811 POWER DEMAND PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM OGG, DAVID EARL 2119 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Dec 09, 2023
18564195 GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL RUFO, LOUIS J §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 27, 2023
18559044 ALLOY, POWDER, METHOD AND COMPONENT STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN 1733 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 04, 2023
18552686 ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S 1795 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2023
18550711 ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD WILKINS III, HARRY D 1794 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 15, 2023
18274998 CONTINUOUS FLOW ENGINE SKID COMPONENT SYSTEM FIGG, TRAVIS M 1783 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Jul 29, 2023
18266980 IRRADIATION STRATEGY IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH PULSED IRRADIATION WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2023
18266595 ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED POROUS COMPONENT STRUCTURE AND MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME JANSSEN, REBECCA 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Jun 12, 2023
18039053 METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN A 3D PRINTER USING IMAGE SPATIAL RESOLUTION LEE, HWA S 2877 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 26, 2023
18030864 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPERATING PROPERTY OF A PUMPJACK, ANALYSIS DEVICE AND PUMP SYSTEM THEREFOR KNOX, KALERIA 2857 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Apr 07, 2023
18029446 COATED CONDUCTOR IN A HIGH-VOLTAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE DIELECTRIC STRENGTH HOFFBERG, ROBERT JOSEPH 2835 §103 Non-Final OA 86d Pending Mar 30, 2023
18245426 STEAM GENERATOR WITH ATTEMPERATORS JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W 3762 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 15, 2023
18025899 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM, AND ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM KEELING, ALEXANDER W 1795 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Mar 12, 2023
18044412 TRANSFORMER BARNES, MALCOLM 2837 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2023
18004457 CONTINUOUS FLOW ENGINE SELF OPTIMIZING CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM AHMED, ISTIAQUE 2116 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 06, 2023
18011273 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE WITH MECHANICAL DECOUPLING BETWEEN THE ACTIVE PART AND BOILER LIAN, MANG TIN BIK 2837 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 19, 2022
17923589 METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BY MEANS OF DUAL SELECTIVE IRRADIATION OF A POWDER BED AND PREHEATING CARPENTER, JOSHUA S 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Nov 06, 2022
17918264 DETERMINING THE FLUID DENSITY IN AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE GIROUX, GEORGE 2128 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Oct 11, 2022
17798158 METHOD FOR OPERATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT AND AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT BUSHEY, CHARLES S 1776 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 08, 2022
17640683 NICKEL-BASED ALLOY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, METHOD AND PRODUCT SMITH, CATHERINE P 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jul 17, 2022
17769395 ELECTROLYSER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION SYLVESTER, KEVIN 1794 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 15, 2022
17275303 DATA STRUCTURE PRODUCT AND PRODUCT KIT LIN, JASON 2117 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 11, 2021
18001596 METHOD OF AND APPARATUS USING A SPLIT WIPER FOR THE REPAIR OF OBJECTS PROTRUDING ABOVE A POWDER BED LIU, CHRIS Q 3761 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2022
17429760 INVERSE AND FORWARD MODELING MACHINE LEARNING-BASED GENERATIVE DESIGN KNIGHT, PAUL M 2148 §103 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Aug 10, 2021

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