Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KUHFUSS, ZACHARY L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3617 3652

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+26.3% vs TC avg
1,111
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
985
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1088 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18366953 OUTLET APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18722022 CARRIAGE BODY FOR A PASSENGER TRANSPORT VEHICLE Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
18028302 TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM AND TRAIN CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18524569 CONDUCTING RAIL RETENTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18356336 LINEAR INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVE FOR A HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18566744 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING VERTICAL POSITION DEFECTS OF A TRACK Final Rejection Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft m.b.H.
18014805 MACHINE AND METHOD FOR COMPACTING A BALLAST BED OF A TRACK Non-Final OA Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft m.b.H.

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