Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3615 3617

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.7%
Allow Rate
+31.7% vs TC avg
1570
Total Applications
+12.6%
Interview Lift
904
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1522 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.9%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18693009 VEHICLE STEP DEVICE Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18561408 COOLING MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE, HAVING A TANGENTIAL-FLOW TURBOMACHINE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
18464851 POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
18458508 VEHICLE OPERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
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 Final Rejection Faiveley Transport Italia S.P.A.
18304098 LINEAR TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND MOVABLE UNIT OF A LINEAR TRANSPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beckhoff Automation GmbH
18343067 CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
18263746 ATTACHMENT PART FOR A RAIL VEHICLE Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
18258868 RAIL VEHICLE CAR HAVING A TANK Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
18296601 CIRCULAR CABLEWAY Non-Final OA Innova Patent GmbH
17996916 Cableway Station Having a Safety Barrier Final Rejection Innova Patent GmbH
18550742 METHOD FOR CLEANING A BALLAST BED OF A TRACK Non-Final OA PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN GESELLSCHAFT M. B. H.
18477119 METHOD, MODEL, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR RAIL TRANSIT Non-Final OA BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
18529688 RAIL CAR SIDE SCREEN PROTECTOR Non-Final OA Pennsy Corporation
18510806 COUPLER HEAD FRONT FACE Non-Final OA DELLNER COUPLERS AB
18290524 COUPLER WITH ANGULAR POSITION DETECTION ASSEMBLY, ANGULAR POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA DELLNER COUPLERS AB
18008885 COUPLER FOR A RAIL VEHICLE AND A RAIL VEHICLE WITH A COUPLER Non-Final OA DELLNER COUPLERS AB
18559827 COUPLER BUFFER DEVICE MOUNTING STRUCTURE WITH SMALL-FASTENING-TORQUE PUSHING UNDER COMPACT SPACE Non-Final OA CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd.
18289879 TAMPING MACHINE FOR COMPACTING THE BALLAST BED OF A TRACK Non-Final OA HP3 Real GmbH
18008433 METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC AUTONOMOUS CONTROL OF A PACKING MACHINE Final Rejection HP3 Real GmbH
18380342 METHOD OF REPURPOSING SMALL CUBE COVERED HOPPER RAILCARS AND MODIFIED RAILCARS FORMED THEREBY Non-Final OA JAC Operations, Inc.
18552307 INTERMODAL TRANSPORT VEHICLES AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Paul PRESTIA
18371343 EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR SHOVE TRACK PROTECTION Non-Final OA Miller Felpax Corporation
18463361 Subway Vehicle Electronic Record System Based on Blockchain Technology Non-Final OA Beijing Subway Operation Co., Ltd. Technology Innovation Research Institute Branch
18461872 DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE AIR RESISTANCE OF RAIL VEHICLES Non-Final OA Hübner GmbH & Co. KG
18458238 CROSSING GATE MECHANISM WITH INTEGRATED COVER OR DOOR DETECTION SCHEME Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility, Inc.
18548167 A HOUSING FOR A SUNKEN ELECTRIC ROAD TRACK, A SUNKEN ELECTRIC ROAD TRACK AND A METHOD FOR ARRANGING A SUNKEN ELECTRIC ROAD TRACK ALONG A ROAD Non-Final OA ELONROAD AB
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

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