Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
48 pending office actions • 7 clients • 40 examiners • 28 art units • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 150 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 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. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (4%) |
| §103 only | 21 (44%) |
| §102 only | 5 (10%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 19 (40%) |
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 | 6 | 83.5% | +13.0% |
| NGUYEN, STEVEN VU | 3 | 78.0% | +7.7% |
| PARRIES, DRU M | 2 | 63.1% | +12.9% |
| VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E | 1 | 72.9% | +13.8% |
| GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 1 | 68.1% | +47.7% |
| ZARROLI, MICHAEL C | 1 | 72.2% | +16.2% |
| GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | 1 | 32.1% | +5.3% |
| BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE | 1 | 22.7% | +26.6% |
| DALLO, JOSEPH J | 1 | 89.6% | +7.2% |
| JIN, GEORGE C. | 1 | 84.1% | +13.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18464851 | POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 34d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18800280 | EQUIPMENT REPAIR SYSTEM AND METHOD | BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE | 53d overdue |
| 17905597 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A LONGITUDINAL ACCELERATION OF AT LEAST ONE RAILWAY VEHICLE | QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT | 31d overdue |
| 17979714 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 8d overdue |
| 18458508 | VEHICLE OPERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 8d |
| 17952545 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE | MOORE, MARGARET G | 14d |
| 19062993 | SEMI-FLOATING TURBINE NOZZLE RING | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 23d |
| 18720784 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, BRAKING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE | DALLO, JOSEPH J | 70d |
| 18578307 | RUNNING GEAR FOR A RAIL VEHICLE, COMPRISING A MAGNETIC RAIL BRAKE AND A CENTERING DEVICE, MAGNETIC RAIL BRAKE AND CENTERING DEVICE | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | 76d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18800280 | EQUIPMENT REPAIR SYSTEM AND METHOD | BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE | 53d overdue |
| 17979714 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 8d overdue |
| 18645703 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | PARRIES, DRU M | 4d overdue |
| 18458508 | VEHICLE OPERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 8d |
| 19062993 | SEMI-FLOATING TURBINE NOZZLE RING | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 23d |
| 18464851 | POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 34d |
| 19231061 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND OPERATION DEVICE | VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E | — |
| 18896377 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | ZARROLI, MICHAEL C | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | 33 |
| Wabtec | 6 |
| Evident | 4 |
| Wabtec Corporation | 2 |
| Faiveley Transport Bochum GmbH | 1 |
| Wabtec Hauts-de-France | 1 |
| L & M Radiator | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3615 | 5 |
| 3658 | 4 |
| 3668 | 4 |
| 3747 | 4 |
| 2836 | 2 |
| 3657 | 2 |
| 2859 | 2 |
| 2482 | 1 |
| 3745 | 1 |
| 3624 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19231061 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND OPERATION DEVICE | Evident Corporation | VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E | 2482 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19062993 | SEMI-FLOATING TURBINE NOZZLE RING | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 3745 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 18896377 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | ZARROLI, MICHAEL C | 3658 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18810077 | VEHICLE MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | 3668 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18800280 | EQUIPMENT REPAIR SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE | 3624 | §103 | Final Rejection | 53d overdue | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18748190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY CONVERSION | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | PARRIES, DRU M | 2836 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | 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 |
| 18718252 | PANTOGRAPH EQUIPPED WITH A LOW-VOLTAGE SUPPLY SYSTEM | Faiveley Transport Tours | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 | |
| 18713347 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING REMAINING LIFE OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT ARRANGED TO BE INSTALLED ON A VEHICLE, AND BRAKING SYSTEM | Faiveley Transport Italia S.p.A. | JIN, GEORGE C. | 3747 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 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 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 | |
| 18645703 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | PARRIES, DRU M | 2836 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18582804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOTIC VEHICLE | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | DO, TRUC M | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18578307 | RUNNING GEAR FOR A RAIL VEHICLE, COMPRISING A MAGNETIC RAIL BRAKE AND A CENTERING DEVICE, MAGNETIC RAIL BRAKE AND CENTERING DEVICE | Faiveley Transport Bochum GmbH | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | 3616 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18403236 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation | WU, LORI SOUTHARD | 3655 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 |
| 18394106 | RAILWAY ANCHOR APPLICATOR MACHINE | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18544349 | TIE-ARRANGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING TIES | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18537474 | SECURE VEHICLE TO VEHICLE PTC COMMUNICATION | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | YUN, EUGENE | 2648 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18534190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A CHARGING ASSEMBLY | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | WALSH, DANIEL I | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 | |
| 18524579 | INTEGRATED ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MAINTENANCE | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | OH, HARRY Y | 3657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18492892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED CHARGING OF VEHICLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | WEINMANN, RYU-SUNG PETER | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| 18490560 | VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | NGUYEN, STEVEN VU | 3668 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18555764 | CONTEMPORANEOUS FIRING SCHEME FOR ACOUSTIC INSPECTION | Evident Corporation | ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 3645 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18464851 | POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §103 | Final Rejection | 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 |
| 18547632 | SMALL-FOOTPRINT ACQUISITION SCHEME FOR ACOUSTIC INSPECTION | Evident Corporation | ZHONG, XIN Y | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18356198 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | NGUYEN, STEVEN VU | 3668 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 18353796 | BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | FUREMAN, JARED | 2859 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18344448 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | TESTARDI, DAVID A | 3664 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18316098 | CHARGE TRANSFER TIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | BERHANU, SAMUEL | 2859 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | May 11, 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 |
| 18138967 | INSERTION STATE DETERMINATION SYSTEM, INSERTION STATE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Evident Corporation | HENDERSON, RYAN N | 3795 | §102 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18301806 | COMMUNICATION MONITORING SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | KARWAN, SIHAR A | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Apr 17, 2023 |
| 18299517 | FASTENER SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | KC, SAGAR | 3657 | §103 | 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 |
| 18181027 | IMAGE MAP GENERATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | CHEN, YU | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18177346 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ADVERSE EVENTS | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation | NGUYEN, STEVEN VU | 3668 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 18172848 | VEHICLE COMPONENT AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T | 1781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 18171809 | HASP PROTECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE | 3675 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2023 |
| 18107216 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | NGUYEN, LAM S | 2853 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2023 |
| 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 |
| 17905597 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A LONGITUDINAL ACCELERATION OF AT LEAST ONE RAILWAY VEHICLE | Faiveley Transport Italia S.p.A. | QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT | 2857 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Sep 02, 2022 |
| 17742134 | VEHICLE SURFACE DISINFECTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | Wabtec Hauts-De-France | LEE, AHAM NMN | 1758 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 11, 2022 |
| 17716715 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | CAMERON, ATTICUS A | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2022 |
| 17687795 | Radiator Assembly with Multiple Fans | L & M Radiator, Inc. | LANE, DEVON | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 36d | Pending | Mar 07, 2022 |
| 17589221 | VEHICLE TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC | KOLB, NATHANIEL J | 2896 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | 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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