Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
47 pending office actions • 8 clients • 41 examiners • 30 art units • 0 of 47 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 147 patents granted in the last 365 days
K&L Gates LLP - Wabtec has 47 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The associated record lists 34332 career applications, an 84.49% resolved allowance rate, and 3.82 average office actions per allowance. The profile reflects a material active workload and a broad historical record.
The pending-action measure addresses current matters, while the allowance rate and office-action average concern resolved activity. The historical average indicates that allowance has commonly followed repeated examination interactions, but it does not predict an individual Wabtec result. Practitioners should focus on system relationships, mechanical structure, and operational limitations when developing responses.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 16 (34%) |
| §102 only | 3 (6%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 24 (51%) |
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 | 3 | 83.6% | +13.0% |
| MORRIS, DAVID R. | 2 | 82.0% | +14.2% |
| PARRIES, DRU M | 2 | 62.9% | +13.4% |
| KUHFUSS, ZACHARY L | 2 | 77.9% | +18.2% |
| RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 2 | 83.3% | +15.3% |
| KHUU, IRENE C | 1 | 42.3% | +68.5% |
| MANCHO, RONNIE M | 1 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| TEMPLETON, CHRISTOPHER L | 1 | 50.8% | +56.0% |
| LEE, JONATHAN S | 1 | 84.6% | +9.6% |
| WEISENFELD, ARYAN E | 1 | 41.7% | +24.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18691251 | ENHANCED COVERAGE LOCAL IMMERSION FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST (NDT) | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 27d |
| 18464851 | POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 34d |
| 18976669 | INSPECTION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, INSPECTION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | LEE, JONATHAN S | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18299517 | FASTENER SYSTEM AND METHOD | KC, SAGAR | 8d overdue |
| 17979714 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 8d overdue |
| 18301806 | COMMUNICATION MONITORING SYSTEM | KARWAN, SIHAR A | 5d |
| 18066194 | OPERATOR PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | KUHFUSS, ZACHARY L | 6d |
| 18458508 | VEHICLE OPERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 8d |
| 17952545 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE | MOORE, MARGARET G | 14d |
| 18480333 | DISC BRAKE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES | MORRIS, DAVID R. | 20d |
| 18967525 | MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY SYSTEM AND METHOD | WEISENFELD, ARYAN E | 21d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17979714 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 8d overdue |
| 18645703 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | PARRIES, DRU M | 4d overdue |
| 18066194 | OPERATOR PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | KUHFUSS, ZACHARY L | 6d |
| 18458508 | VEHICLE OPERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 8d |
| 18480333 | DISC BRAKE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES | MORRIS, DAVID R. | 20d |
| 18967525 | MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY SYSTEM AND METHOD | WEISENFELD, ARYAN E | 21d |
| 18691251 | ENHANCED COVERAGE LOCAL IMMERSION FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST (NDT) | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 27d |
| 18464851 | POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 34d |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | 28 |
| Evident | 8 |
| Wabtec | 5 |
| Wabtec Hauts-de-France | 2 |
| Retsch GmbH | 1 |
| POLI S.R.L | 1 |
| Wabtec Corporation | 1 |
| L & M Radiator | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3615 | 5 |
| 3616 | 4 |
| 2836 | 3 |
| 3747 | 3 |
| 3664 | 2 |
| 3657 | 2 |
| 3658 | 2 |
| 2855 | 2 |
| 2859 | 2 |
| 3725 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19367531 | ACCESS DOOR TO A TRANSPORT VEHICLE COMPRISING A MEANS FOR ASSESSING THE CORRECT DETECTION OF THE PRESENCE OF PASSENGERS, VEHICLE AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION | Faiveley Transport Tours | KHUU, IRENE C | 3664 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2025 |
| 19242319 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | MANCHO, RONNIE M | 3657 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 18997374 | LABORATORY MILL, GRINDING BOWL FOR A LABORATORY MILL AND ARRANGEMENT WITH A LABORATORY MILL AND WITH A GRINDING BOWL | Retsch GmbH | TEMPLETON, CHRISTOPHER L | 3725 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 18976669 | INSPECTION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, INSPECTION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Evident Corporation | LEE, JONATHAN S | 2677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18967525 | MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | WEISENFELD, ARYAN E | 3663 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18961219 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | SIENKO, TANYA CHRISTINE | 3664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18896377 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | ZARROLI, MICHAEL C | 3658 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18895029 | PHASE-BASED APPROACH FOR ULTRASONIC INSPECTION | Evident Corporation | HA, NGUYEN Q | 2853 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18848339 | ELECTRONIC BRAKING INDICATION SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY AT LEAST ONE RAILWAY VEHICLE | Faiveley Transport Italia S.p.A. | IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | 3616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18820104 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA GENERATION SYSTEM, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Evident Corporation | SZE, BRIANA | 2614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18837641 | ROBOTIC WEDGE MANIPULATION FOR DEPOSIT OR REMOVAL | Evident Corporation | SPLIT, JAMES GERALD | 2858 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18723621 | RAILWAY BRAKING SYSTEM AND RAILWAY VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM | Wabtec Hauts-De-France | MORRIS, DAVID R. | 3616 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18748190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY CONVERSION | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | PARRIES, DRU M | 2836 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18720784 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, BRAKING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE | Faiveley Transport Italia S.p.A. | DALLO, JOSEPH J | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18662854 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-FUEL ENGINE | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | 3747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18662870 | SYSTEM FOR A BRIDGE PLATE ASSEMBLY | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | KUHFUSS, ZACHARY L | 3615 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18645703 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | PARRIES, DRU M | 2836 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18702892 | ULTRASONIC REMOTE CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM | Evident Corporation | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18617119 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | BOWES, STEPHEN M | 3616 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18691773 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION ADAPTABLE HEAD FOR MULTIPLE PROFILES | Evident Corporation | BUTLER, KEVIN C | 2852 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18691251 | ENHANCED COVERAGE LOCAL IMMERSION FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST (NDT) | Evident Corporation | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 2855 | §112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18595580 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | ULLAH, SHARIF E | 2495 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18537474 | SECURE VEHICLE TO VEHICLE PTC COMMUNICATION | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | YUN, EUGENE | 2648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18534247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A CHARGING ASSEMBLY | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | LEE, SEUNG H | 2876 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18534358 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A CHARGING ASSEMBLY | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | ONDRASIK, JOHN PAUL | 2859 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18503870 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | AKHTAR, KIRAN QURAISHI | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 | |
| 18492892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED CHARGING OF VEHICLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | WEINMANN, RYU-SUNG PETER | 2859 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2023 |
| 18555764 | CONTEMPORANEOUS FIRING SCHEME FOR ACOUSTIC INSPECTION | Evident Corporation | ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 3645 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18480333 | DISC BRAKE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES | Poli S.R.L | MORRIS, DAVID R. | 3616 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18464851 | POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18458508 | VEHICLE OPERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18450850 | CONTROL SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | SANDERS, JOSHUA T | 2119 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18450826 | CONTROL SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 2198 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18344250 | VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | DULANEY, BENJAMIN O | 2683 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18252182 | SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF A CONVOY, PARTICULARLY A RAILWAY CONVOY | Faiveley Transport Italia S.p.A. | WHITTINGTON, JESS G | 3666 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18301806 | COMMUNICATION MONITORING SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | KARWAN, SIHAR A | 3658 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Apr 17, 2023 |
| 18299517 | FASTENER SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | KC, SAGAR | 3657 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 18122409 | INSERT DEVICE FOR FUEL INJECTION | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | KIRBY, BRIAN R | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 16, 2023 |
| 18178647 | VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | BARNIE, REXFORD N | 2836 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2023 |
| 18172848 | VEHICLE COMPONENT AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T | 1781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 18066194 | OPERATOR PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation | KUHFUSS, ZACHARY L | 3615 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Dec 14, 2022 |
| 17979714 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | Faiveley Transport Italia S.p.A. | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 17952545 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | MOORE, MARGARET G | 1765 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Sep 26, 2022 |
| 17742134 | VEHICLE SURFACE DISINFECTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | Wabtec Hauts-De-France | LEE, AHAM NMN | 1758 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 11, 2022 |
| 17687795 | Radiator Assembly with Multiple Fans | L & M Radiator, Inc. | LANE, DEVON | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 36d | Pending | Mar 07, 2022 |
| 17589221 | VEHICLE TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | KOLB, NATHANIEL J | 2896 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2022 |
| 17522064 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | UNELUS, ERNEST | 2181 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Nov 09, 2021 |
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Start Free Trial84.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by K&L Gates LLP - Wabtec were allowed, across 34,332 applications in USPTO records.
3.82 office actions per allowed application on average.
47 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 8 clients, before 41 examiners in 30 art units.
