Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2859 3615 3617 3619 3642

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.0%
Allow Rate
+30.0% vs TC avg
1550
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1075
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1508 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
43.0%
§102 Novelty
34.3%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18225839 Rail Vehicle Car Body Wall Structure Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18117564 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CABLE MOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18449910 RAILWAY-VEHICLE POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18198381 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRAIN IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
19014505 Aerial Emergency Load Release Mechanism System and Method for an Aerial Transport System Non-Final OA Aerial Solutions, Inc.
18322715 TRANSPORT VEHICLE AND TRANSPORT APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18257344 PROCESS FOR THE MODULAR MANUFACTURING OF A CAR BODY SHELL OF A RAIL VEHICLE, AND CAR BODY SHELL Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
18435549 VEHICLE INTENDED FOR AN ELECTRICAL LINE Non-Final OA HYDRO-QUÉBEC
18266816 FASTENER-MONITORING DEVICE, FASTENER-MONITORING SYSTEM, AND FASTENER-MONITORING METHOD Non-Final OA Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18312337 HANGING TROLLEY SYSTEM WITH BRAKE Non-Final OA Ford Motor Company
18565520 METHOD FOR IMPROVING CURVILINEAR RUNNING SPEED OF RAILWAY VEHICLE AND SMALL TILTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
18521887 SPOOLING APPARATUS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
18511803 ELECTRODYNAMIC WHEEL MAGLEV VEHICLE WITH A PASSIVE U-GUIDEWAY Non-Final OA Portland State University
18372809 COUPLER ARRANGEMENT FOR RAIL VEHICLE Non-Final OA DELLNER COUPLERS AB
18507027 RAILWAY WAGON WITH IMPROVED LAUNCH BEAM MOUNTING Non-Final OA Helrom GmbH
18560107 CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR ELECTRIC RAILCAR, RAIL DEVICE FOR POWER TRANSMISSION, POWER LINE DEVICE AND PANTOGRAPH Non-Final OA Cafe24 Corp.
18489984 Hollow sleeper Non-Final OA SCHWIHAG AG
18207747 SAND RAIL CAR MODULARIZED LENGTHENING MODIFICATION PROGRAMS AND RAILCARS FORMED THEREBY Non-Final OA JAC Operations, Inc.
18283520 TOW ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR TOWING A BICYCLE WITH A TOW LIFT Non-Final OA Simon HANL
18550073 SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY FEEDING ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLES Non-Final OA BluVein Innovation AB
18280867 GROUNDING CONTACT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING Non-Final OA Schunk Transit Systems GmbH
18546154 DEVICE FOR MOVING A LOAD ROLLING ON RAILS Non-Final OA GILLET GROUP
18224457 METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS IN CONTAINERS IN TWO LAYERS AND A WAGON FOR TRANSPORTING THE CONTAINERS Non-Final OA LAUDE SMART INTERMODAL SPOLKA AKCYJNA
18217269 LOW PROFILE ELECTRIC CONNECTOR FOR A VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Jaro Fleet Technologies, Inc.
18257287 Improvements to Apparatus and Applications for Magnetic Levitation and Movement Using Offset Magnetic Arrays Non-Final OA US Positronix Inc.
18334037 HOPPER RAILROAD CAR HAVING TOP HATCH COVER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Gunderson LLC
18041259 LOCOMOTIVE ON-BOARD STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF GASEOUS FUEL Non-Final OA FMW SOLUTIONS LLC

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