Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3615 3617

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.8%
Allow Rate
+31.8% vs TC avg
1,575
Total Applications
+12.7%
Interview Lift
828
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1534 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
6.3%
§102 Novelty
73.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18464851 POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
18458508 VEHICLE OPERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
18561408 COOLING MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE, HAVING A TANGENTIAL-FLOW TURBOMACHINE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
18304098 LINEAR TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND MOVABLE UNIT OF A LINEAR TRANSPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beckhoff Automation GmbH
18556326 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING COMPRESSED AIR OF AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY AT LEAST ONE RAILWAY VEHICLE Non-Final OA FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S.P.A.
17979714 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Faiveley Transport Italia S.P.A.
18343067 CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
18258868 RAIL VEHICLE CAR HAVING A TANK Final Rejection Siemens Mobility GmbH
18458238 CROSSING GATE MECHANISM WITH INTEGRATED COVER OR DOOR DETECTION SCHEME Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility, Inc.
18380342 METHOD OF REPURPOSING SMALL CUBE COVERED HOPPER RAILCARS AND MODIFIED RAILCARS FORMED THEREBY Non-Final OA JAC Operations, Inc.
18008885 COUPLER FOR A RAIL VEHICLE AND A RAIL VEHICLE WITH A COUPLER Non-Final OA DELLNER COUPLERS AB
18552307 INTERMODAL TRANSPORT VEHICLES AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Paul PRESTIA
18461872 DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE AIR RESISTANCE OF RAIL VEHICLES Non-Final OA Hübner GmbH & Co. KG
18548009 POWER DECENTRALIZED ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE APPARATUS Non-Final OA China Railway Engineering Services Co., Ltd.
18233602 INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Swift Rails LLC
18261452 RAIL SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA The Council of the City of Coventry
18018729 APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A FORCE TO A VEHICLE ON A TRACK Non-Final OA LENZ LTD
18016841 RAIL TRANSPORT OVER-UNDER BYPASS SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING BULK MATERIALS Non-Final OA Rail-Veyor Technologies Global Inc.
17996916 Cableway Station Having a Safety Barrier Final Rejection Innova Patent GmbH
18008433 METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC AUTONOMOUS CONTROL OF A PACKING MACHINE Final Rejection HP3 Real GmbH
17801598 DRIVE UNIT FOR A SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE, SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE, SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES, AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection Ottobahn GmbH

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