Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3615 3617

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+31.5% vs TC avg
1,581
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
831
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1550 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.1%
§102 Novelty
46.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18377782 OVERHEAD HOIST TRANSPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18787279 ELECTRODE STACKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18369287 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
18477717 PREDICTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL RAILWAY SYSTEM ANOMALIES Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18667287 POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18718252 PANTOGRAPH EQUIPPED WITH A LOW-VOLTAGE SUPPLY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Faiveley Transport Tours
18258868 RAIL VEHICLE CAR HAVING A TANK Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
18672135 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RAILROAD CROSSING GATE MECHANISM Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility, Inc.
18651242 PROVIDING AUTO-CALIBRATION OF ACCELEROMETER AND/OR HALL-SENSE POSITION COUNTER IN A CROSSING GATE MECHANISM Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility, Inc.
18840120 Method for erecting a transportation structure Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18461872 DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE AIR RESISTANCE OF RAIL VEHICLES Non-Final OA Hübner GmbH & Co. KG
18717034 WHEEL FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18524234 BOOM AND TRAILING ARM CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC ENERGY TRANSFER Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18380927 INTEGRATED END HORN FOR PANTOGRAPH ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18715656 CROSSING WITH THERMAL EXPANSION JOINT FOR A RAIL-BASED GRID Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS
18663397 COUPLING AND DECOUPLING OF LOCOMOTIVES Non-Final OA Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
18550742 METHOD FOR CLEANING A BALLAST BED OF A TRACK Non-Final OA PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN GESELLSCHAFT M. B. H.

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