Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
8 pending office actions • 6 clients • 7 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 18 patents granted in the last 365 days
Howard IP Law Group has 8 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 2045 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 90.92%, with an average of 3.72 office actions per allowance.
The historical record provides an outcome measure for a practice spanning transportation, e-commerce, and mechanical systems. The allowance rate is accompanied by an office-action average that reflects the examination effort associated with allowances. The pending docket adds a current planning dimension, but it should be evaluated separately from the resolved application history.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (12%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (12%) |
| §103 only | 2 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (50%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 2 | 83.6% | +13.0% |
| GREGG, MARY M | 1 | 14.0% | +14.2% |
| KIM, MICHELLE JINJU | 1 | 70.0% | +50.0% |
| BARZEGAR, PEGAH | 1 | 73.7% | +42.1% |
| HUANG, DAVID Z | 1 | 80.4% | +13.2% |
| KAZIMI, HANI M | 1 | 48.4% | +18.6% |
| KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 1 | 64.3% | +35.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19238705 | ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE FOR PARALLEL EXEMPT OFFERINGS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES | GREGG, MARY M | — |
| 18880088 | END PIECE FOR A COUPLING ROD, DRAFT GEAR FOR A COUPLING ROD, COUPLER FOR A MULTI-CAR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR BUILDING A DRAFT GEAR OR COUPLER | BARZEGAR, PEGAH | — |
| 18986592 | COUPLER HEAD FOR A COUPLER ASSEMBLY OF A MULTI-CAR RAIL VEHICLE, COUPLER ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF RETROFITTING A COUPLER HEAD WITH A SAFETY DEVICE | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 18859194 | CONTAINER FOR PRESSURIZED LIQUID GAS AND LIQUID LEVEL MEASURING SYSTEM | HUANG, DAVID Z | — |
| 18892890 | HAIL HISTORY EVALUATION SYSTEM | KAZIMI, HANI M | — |
| 18510806 | COUPLER HEAD FRONT FACE | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19238705 | ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE FOR PARALLEL EXEMPT OFFERINGS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES | GREGG, MARY M | — |
| 19055100 | TONE ARM SYSTEM | KIM, MICHELLE JINJU | — |
| 18880088 | END PIECE FOR A COUPLING ROD, DRAFT GEAR FOR A COUPLING ROD, COUPLER FOR A MULTI-CAR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR BUILDING A DRAFT GEAR OR COUPLER | BARZEGAR, PEGAH | — |
| 18986592 | COUPLER HEAD FOR A COUPLER ASSEMBLY OF A MULTI-CAR RAIL VEHICLE, COUPLER ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF RETROFITTING A COUPLER HEAD WITH A SAFETY DEVICE | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 18859194 | CONTAINER FOR PRESSURIZED LIQUID GAS AND LIQUID LEVEL MEASURING SYSTEM | HUANG, DAVID Z | — |
| 18892890 | HAIL HISTORY EVALUATION SYSTEM | KAZIMI, HANI M | — |
| 18510806 | COUPLER HEAD FRONT FACE | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 18549896 | PLUG SUITABLE TO BE INSERTED INTO A REFILL-OPENING ON A TUBE AND HYDROCARBON PROCESSING PLANT | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| DELLNER COUPLERS AB | 3 |
| Four Deuces Ip LLC | 1 |
| Airon Audio, LLC | 1 |
| Rochester Sensors, LLC | 1 |
| The Hartford | 1 |
| Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. Kg | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3615 | 3 |
| 3695 | 1 |
| 2688 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| 3691 | 1 |
| 1796 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19238705 | ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE FOR PARALLEL EXEMPT OFFERINGS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES | Four Deuces Ip LLC | GREGG, MARY M | 3695 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19055100 | TONE ARM SYSTEM | Airon Audio, LLC | KIM, MICHELLE JINJU | 2688 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2025 |
| 18880088 | END PIECE FOR A COUPLING ROD, DRAFT GEAR FOR A COUPLING ROD, COUPLER FOR A MULTI-CAR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR BUILDING A DRAFT GEAR OR COUPLER | Dellner Couplers AB | BARZEGAR, PEGAH | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18986592 | COUPLER HEAD FOR A COUPLER ASSEMBLY OF A MULTI-CAR RAIL VEHICLE, COUPLER ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF RETROFITTING A COUPLER HEAD WITH A SAFETY DEVICE | Dellner Couplers AB | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18859194 | CONTAINER FOR PRESSURIZED LIQUID GAS AND LIQUID LEVEL MEASURING SYSTEM | Rochester Sensors, LLC | HUANG, DAVID Z | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18892890 | HAIL HISTORY EVALUATION SYSTEM | Hartford Fire Insurance Company | KAZIMI, HANI M | 3691 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18510806 | COUPLER HEAD FRONT FACE | Dellner Couplers AB | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18549896 | PLUG SUITABLE TO BE INSERTED INTO A REFILL-OPENING ON A TUBE AND HYDROCARBON PROCESSING PLANT | Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. Kg | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial90.9% of resolved applications prosecuted by Howard Ip Law Group were allowed, across 2,045 applications in USPTO records.
3.72 office actions per allowed application on average.
8 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 6 clients, before 7 examiners in 6 art units.
