Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
35 pending office actions • 15 art units • 34 examiners • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 59 patents granted in the last 365 days
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. is managing 35 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 34 distinct examiners and 15 distinct art units, indicating a high degree of technical variety and a decentralized prosecution environment. The ratio of 35 actions to 34 examiners suggests that almost every action is reviewed by a different person.
BURRELL, KATELYNNE RUTH is the busiest examiner for the company, overseeing 2 pending office actions. With 35 total pending office actions in 15 distinct art units, the company's mechanical engineering innovations are being reviewed by many different specialized groups at the USPTO. This requires a prosecution strategy that can adapt to the individual styles of 34 different examiners while addressing the specific requirements of 15 different art units. The decentralized nature of the portfolio means that the legal team must handle each case as a unique interaction with limited opportunities for examiner-specific concentration.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 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. 11 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 only | 1 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (9%) |
| §103 only | 10 (29%) |
| §112 only | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 19 (54%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURRELL, KATELYNNE RUTH | 2 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| WONG, ELTON K | 1 | 78.1% | +19.1% |
| FLORES, JUAN G | 1 | 79.5% | +14.5% |
| KIM, SANG K | 1 | 81.4% | +10.3% |
| ORTEGA, JOSEPH | 1 | 72.7% | +15.9% |
| BEATTY, TY MITCHELL | 1 | 69.7% | +43.3% |
| HARRISON, MICHAEL A | 1 | 88.9% | +2.7% |
| AHADI, ELIA | 1 | — | — |
| GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 1 | 69.9% | +45.3% |
| DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 1 | 70.2% | +26.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18556464 | MONITORING OF WIND DIRECTION MEASUREMENTS IN WIND PARKS | NIMOX, RAYMOND LONDALE | 49d overdue |
| 19110461 | DAMPENING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION | ORTEGA, JOSEPH | 9d overdue |
| 18011871 | LIFTING APPARATUS FOR A LIFTING CRANE | QURESHI, REHMAN AHMED | 5d overdue |
| 18411283 | PERFORMING DEFORMATION ANALYSIS OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE | SHABMAN, MARK A | 13d |
| 18864673 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND MOLD ARRANGEMENT | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 14d |
| 18694832 | WIND TURBINE BLADE, LADDER SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF A HOLLOW BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE | FISHER, WESLEY LE | 34d |
| 18716688 | DAMPING DEVICE | HERRING, BRENT W | 60d |
| 18563830 | ESTIMATING A SEA STATE OF AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE | HAYES, JOVON E | 82d |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19110461 | DAMPENING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION | ORTEGA, JOSEPH | 9d overdue |
| 18864673 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND MOLD ARRANGEMENT | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 14d |
| 19489813 | Connector assembly | WONG, ELTON K | — |
| 19477851 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CARBON BEAM ADAPTED TO BE A PART OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE, CARBON BEAM FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE, WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND TURBINE | FLORES, JUAN G | — |
| 19477509 | SEGMENTED WIND TURBINE BLADE, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A SEGMENTED WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND TURBINE | KIM, SANG K | — |
| 19103388 | Laser projector assembly | BEATTY, TY MITCHELL | — |
| 18994646 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3745 | 6 |
| 2668 | 2 |
| 3654 | 2 |
| 1745 | 2 |
| 3615 | 2 |
| 2834 | 1 |
| 1743 | 1 |
| 2836 | 1 |
| 3633 | 1 |
| 2115 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19489813 | Connector assembly | WONG, ELTON K | 3745 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2025 |
| 19477851 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CARBON BEAM ADAPTED TO BE A PART OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE, CARBON BEAM FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE, WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND TURBINE | FLORES, JUAN G | 3745 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2025 |
| 19477509 | SEGMENTED WIND TURBINE BLADE, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A SEGMENTED WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND TURBINE | KIM, SANG K | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19110461 | DAMPENING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION | ORTEGA, JOSEPH | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19103388 | Laser projector assembly | BEATTY, TY MITCHELL | 2668 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19101619 | Computer-implemented method for monitoring a generator of a wind turbine, wind turbine, computer program and elec-tronically readable storage medium | HARRISON, MICHAEL A | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 18997552 | LIFTING TOOL | AHADI, ELIA | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18994646 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18864673 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND MOLD ARRANGEMENT | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 1743 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18935090 | TEST RIG FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE BEARING | KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18928392 | LOUVER | GRAY, PAUL J | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18908913 | WIND TURBINE WITH A POWER BEAMING APPARATUS, CENTRAL POWER INSTALLATION FOR A WIND FARM, WIND FARM, METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND FARM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A WIND TURBINE | KESSIE, DANIEL | 2836 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 175d overdue | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18844911 | SMART POWER GRID | ERDMAN, CHAD G | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18842488 | MULTI-PHASE POWER CONVERTER CONTROL | KAKARLA, BHASKAR | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18840929 | LIFTING YOKE FOR LIFTING A BUILDING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR LIFTING A BUILDING ELEMENT | HOLLY, LEE A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18832587 | OPERATING A PLANT DURING LOW NATURAL POWER | WORKU, KIDEST | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18730356 | MEASURING A STATOR SHAFT AND ASSEMBLING A STATOR AND A GENERATOR | CHILTON, CLARA GRACE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18726208 | LIFTING RIGGING | BURRELL, KATELYNNE RUTH | 3654 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
| 18721275 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PREFORM ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE, AND MOLD ARRANGEMENT | SWANSON, ANDREW L | 1745 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18716688 | DAMPING DEVICE | HERRING, BRENT W | 3633 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 60d | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18712045 | METHOD OF INSPECTING AN ADHESIVE LAYER | TRAN, PHUOC | 2668 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18705847 | YAWING A WIND TURBINE DURING IDLING | COLLINS, GARY | 2115 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18694832 | WIND TURBINE BLADE, LADDER SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF A HOLLOW BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE | FISHER, WESLEY LE | 3745 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18411283 | PERFORMING DEFORMATION ANALYSIS OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE | SHABMAN, MARK A | 2855 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18576242 | LIFTING TOOL ARRANGEMENT FOR LIFTING A COMPONENT, TOOL FOR SUCH A LIFTING TOOL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR LIFTING A WIND TURBINE COMPONENT | BURRELL, KATELYNNE RUTH | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 |
| 18574383 | ROOT ASSEMBLY OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE, WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND TURBINE | LAMBERT, WAYNE A | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18573032 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PREFORM PART FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE, PREFORM PART, WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND TURBINE | PAGE, HANA C | 1745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 24d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18565048 | WIND TURBINE BLADE HANDLING TOOL AND METHOD FOR HANDLING OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE | VU, STEPHEN A | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18563830 | ESTIMATING A SEA STATE OF AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE | HAYES, JOVON E | 3615 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 82d | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18560965 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE COMPONENT AND WIND TURBINE ROOT | DANIELS, MATTHEW J | 1742 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18556464 | MONITORING OF WIND DIRECTION MEASUREMENTS IN WIND PARKS | NIMOX, RAYMOND LONDALE | 2857 | §101 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18011871 | LIFTING APPARATUS FOR A LIFTING CRANE | QURESHI, REHMAN AHMED | 3654 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 17949272 | SURFACE TREATMENT VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE | KITT, STEPHEN A | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2022 |
| 17634295 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING A FLOATING WIND TURBINE | POLAY, ANDREW | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2022 |
| 17272067 | TREATING A WIND TURBINE DRIVE TRAIN | LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S | 2846 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2021 |
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