Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BUFFINGTON, HEAVEN RICHELLE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3617 3647

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+31.5% vs TC avg
122
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
1276
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 91 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
68.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17969216 URBAN AIR MOBILITY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD ACCORDING THERETO Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18032228 A METHOD FOR A PROCEDURE OF CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION OF A VEHICLE TO/FROM A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL LINES Final Rejection Scania CV AB
18365103 CLAMP ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
18559536 POSITION RESTRICTION DEVICE, LOAD RECEIVING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MOVING CARGO Non-Final OA AERONEXT INC.
18160803 SUPERLEV VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING ENERGY, PEOPLE, AND GOODS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
18288234 TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM, UNITARY UNIT, AND GRID-PATTERNED TRACK Non-Final OA MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
18451991 RAIL VEHICLE COMPRISING A POWERPACK WITH A FUEL CELL AND A FUEL TANK Non-Final OA STADLER RAIL AG
18380329 METHOD OF MODIFYING ALUMINUM BODY RAILCARS, MODIFIED RAILCARS FORMED THEREBY AND ALUMINUM TOP CORD SPLICE COUPLING USED THEREIN Non-Final OA JAC Operations, Inc.
18282129 MULTI-MATERIAL RAIL PAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
18546151 Positioning Unit and Contacting Method Non-Final OA Schunk Transit Systems GmbH
18548926 ELEVATING CABLE REEL OF SINGLE-LAYER WINDING TYPE Non-Final OA Jeong Hoon SHIN
18214936 AERIAL TRANSPORTATION INSTALLATION TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MAINTENANCE OF A TERMINAL Non-Final OA POMA
18134696 Car Wash Conveyor Belt Lifting System Non-Final OA International Drying Corporation
18104334 Mat Traction System Non-Final OA Spartan Mat LLC
18079480 APPARATUS FOR TRACK MACHINING, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE APPARATUS FOR TRACK MACHINING AND TAMPING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ROBEL Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH
17786730 SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF LOADS AND/OR PERSONS AT HEIGHT Non-Final OA SWS ENGINEERING S.p.A.

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