Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

29 pending office actions • 8 art units • 19 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 80 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

29
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (2)

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.

15
Hard (52%)
13
Medium (45%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only12 (41%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)13 (45%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
3% of docket
2
Information Tech
7% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
10% of docket
21
Mechanical / Eng
72% of docket
2
Business / Other
7% 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.

290 h
Manual time on pending OAs
58 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
102 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 6 68.1% +47.7%
LAMBERT, WAYNE A 3 62.3% +23.1%
DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 2 84.1% +22.0%
HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH 2 79.2% +13.5%
KENNY, DANIEL J 2 61.8% +21.7%
SEHN, MICHAEL L 1 80.9% +12.9%
JOHNSON, RYAN 1 83.7% +15.9%
LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 1 75.3% +26.5%
GANNON, LEVI 1 82.7% +6.9%
MARIEN, ANDREW JAMES 1 80.1% +14.6%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19102465 PRE-BENT WIND TURBINE BLADE WITH MULTIPLE INFLECTION POINTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME MARIEN, ANDREW JAMES

Hard Cases (15)

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
19071053 TRANSITION PIECE FOR A HYBRID WIND TURBINE TOWER AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH 9d overdue
19130069 METHOD OF REPOWERING A WIND TURBINE LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 5d overdue
18877974 A FAMILY OF WIND TURBINE BLADES GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 2d overdue
19141115 A WIND TURBINE BLADE LAMBERT, WAYNE A
19141207 CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE PITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH A DYNAMIC MAXIMUM PITCH AMPLITUDE VALUE SEHN, MICHAEL L
19138202 WIND TURBINE BLADE DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER
19134784 CONTROLLING THE PITCH ANGLE OF A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH
19131688 GRID FORMING CONTROL OF GRID CONNECTED POWER CONVERTER JOHNSON, RYAN

Interview Candidates (19)

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
18850781 TRANSMISSION FOR A WIND TURBINE GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 24d overdue
19071053 TRANSITION PIECE FOR A HYBRID WIND TURBINE TOWER AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH 9d overdue
18875579 A WIND TURBINE WITH BLADE CONNECTING TENSION MEMBERS GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 8d overdue
19130069 METHOD OF REPOWERING A WIND TURBINE LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 5d overdue
18877974 A FAMILY OF WIND TURBINE BLADES GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 2d overdue
18879679 WIND TURBINE WAKE LOSS CONTROL USING DETECTED DOWNSTREAM WAKE LOSS AS A FUNCTION OF WIND DIRECTION GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 22d
19141115 A WIND TURBINE BLADE LAMBERT, WAYNE A
19141207 CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE PITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH A DYNAMIC MAXIMUM PITCH AMPLITUDE VALUE SEHN, MICHAEL L

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3745 17
2836 3
3633 2
3711 1
3726 1
2494 1
1741 1
2117 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19141115 A WIND TURBINE BLADE LAMBERT, WAYNE A 3745 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 19, 2025
19141207 CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE PITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH A DYNAMIC MAXIMUM PITCH AMPLITUDE VALUE SEHN, MICHAEL L 3745 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 19, 2025
19138202 WIND TURBINE BLADE DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 3745 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 12, 2025
19134784 CONTROLLING THE PITCH ANGLE OF A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH 3745 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 02, 2025
19131688 GRID FORMING CONTROL OF GRID CONNECTED POWER CONVERTER JOHNSON, RYAN 2836 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2025
19130069 METHOD OF REPOWERING A WIND TURBINE LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 3711 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending May 14, 2025
19129597 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A POWER PLANT DURING NETWORK FREQUENCY FLUCTUATIONS WITHIN A FREQUENCY CONTINGENCY DEADBAND GANNON, LEVI 2836 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending May 13, 2025
19116747 IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO WIND TURBINE BLADE ANTI-ICING SYSTEMS DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 3745 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2025
19071053 TRANSITION PIECE FOR A HYBRID WIND TURBINE TOWER AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH 3745 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2025
19102465 PRE-BENT WIND TURBINE BLADE WITH MULTIPLE INFLECTION POINTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME MARIEN, ANDREW JAMES 3745 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 10, 2025
19099856 HIGH VOLTAGE PROTECTION OF ELECTROLYZER IN A WIND POWER PLANT CHOWDHURI, SWARNA N 2836 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 30, 2025
19040088 APPLYING WIND TURBINE YAW MOMENT VIA PITCHING HEINLE, COURTNEY D 3745 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 29, 2025
18997361 Improvements Relating to Modular Wind Turbine Blades WILENSKY, MOSHE K 3726 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 21, 2025
18879679 WIND TURBINE WAKE LOSS CONTROL USING DETECTED DOWNSTREAM WAKE LOSS AS A FUNCTION OF WIND DIRECTION GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 3745 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 27, 2024
18877974 A FAMILY OF WIND TURBINE BLADES GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 3745 §103§112 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2024
18875579 A WIND TURBINE WITH BLADE CONNECTING TENSION MEMBERS GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 3745 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Dec 16, 2024
18872858 A PITCH CONTROLLED WIND TURBINE GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 3745 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 09, 2024
18867097 WIND TURBINE BLADE LAMBERT, WAYNE A 3745 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 19, 2024
18942308 METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING USE OF A PROCESSING RESOURCE IN A WIND ENERGY INSTALLATION REFAI, RAMSEY §101 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 08, 2024
18933123 METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING ACCESS RIGHTS TO A UNIT IN A RENEWABLE POWER GENERATING SYSTEM ABEDIN, SHANTO 2494 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Oct 31, 2024
18855819 MODULAR NACELLE OF A WIND TURBINE HAVING A LIQUID SPILLAGE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD CLARK, RYAN C 3745 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 10, 2024
18852160 WIND TURBINE WITH CONTROL NETWORK AND MONITORING NETWORK GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 3745 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2024
18850781 TRANSMISSION FOR A WIND TURBINE GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Sep 25, 2024
18717503 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM LAMBERT, WAYNE A 3745 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 07, 2024
18575156 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROLYSER SMITH, NICHOLAS A §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 28, 2023
18572843 A SEGMENTED WIND TURBINE TOWER SECTION AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME KENNY, DANIEL J 3633 §102 Final Rejection Pending Dec 21, 2023
18571685 LEADING EDGE PROTECTION SHIELD LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 18, 2023
18567902 STABILIZED WIND TURBINES, SYSTEMS FOR STABILIZING WIND TURBINES, AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING SAME KENNY, DANIEL J 3633 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 07, 2023
17794546 CONTROL OF A RENEWABLE POWER PLANT IN RESPONSE TO ZERO POWER DEMAND SIGNAL TRAN, VI N 2117 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Jul 21, 2022

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