Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
152 pending office actions • 48 clients • 140 examiners • 97 art units • 0 of 152 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP has 15,719 career applications in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 149 pending office actions. The reported application history establishes a substantial prosecution record, while the pending-action figure identifies the matters currently requiring action.
Its resolved allowance rate is 86.32%, with an average of 3.11 office actions per allowance. The first measure describes resolved outcomes, and the second indicates the amount of office-action activity associated with allowed matters.
Practitioners can use these figures for different purposes: the pending docket supports immediate response planning, while the historical measures provide context for assessing prosecution paths and the likely need for continued examination in this technology area.
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 only | 2 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 13 (9%) |
| §103 only | 50 (33%) |
| §102 only | 6 (4%) |
| §112 only | 5 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 74 (49%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALCK, BRIAN D | 3 | 58.9% | +26.7% |
| AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | 3 | 78.6% | +23.2% |
| PONCIANO, PATRICK BERNAS | 2 | 56.3% | +9.4% |
| LIN, CHENG XI | 2 | 84.9% | +13.4% |
| FALEY, KATHERINE A | 2 | 65.5% | +45.4% |
| SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 2 | 83.6% | +13.0% |
| ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK | 2 | 63.5% | +24.2% |
| THOMAS, LUCY M | 2 | 62.4% | +17.9% |
| WANG, NICHOLAS A | 2 | 53.5% | +22.1% |
| GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES | 2 | 76.9% | +18.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18258868 | RAIL VEHICLE CAR HAVING A TANK | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 56d |
| 18574098 | OBSTACLE DETECTION IN THE TRACK AREA ON THE BASIS OF DEPTH DATA | LIN, CHENG XI | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17941206 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND DEGASSING ARRANGEMENT FOR ENERGY STORAGE CELLS, AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE | NEWMAN, DREW C | 161d overdue |
| 18559098 | VEHICLE FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORT WITH AN ELECTRIC, COOLED DRIVE DEVICE | BANKS, KEONA LAUREN | 31d overdue |
| 18573462 | DEVICE WITH A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL BRAKING DEVICE AND METHOD | LEWIS, TISHA D | 1d overdue |
| 18682529 | ALTERNATING-PRESSURE SUPPORT AND PATIENT BED, AND METHOD FOR OPERATION | SUN, GEORGE | 5d |
| 18456762 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE, SELF-MOVING DEVICE AND MOBILE, SELF-MOVING DEVICE | OVALLE JR., DAVID MESQUITI | 16d |
| 19480894 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND ACQUISITION OF REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR A TECHNICAL SYSTEM | RIVERA GONZALEZ, IVONNEMARY | — |
| 19344862 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A TRACK SECTION, RAILROAD SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | SCHNURR, JOHN R | — |
| 19191047 | HIDDEN COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM WITH AN IN-CANAL WIRELESS TRANSMISSION | WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18409261 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE | FALEY, KATHERINE A | 5d overdue |
| 17501011 | LEAD-FREE COPPER ALLOY AND COMPONENT WITH THE LEAD-FREE COPPER ALLOY | WANG, NICHOLAS A | 26d |
| 18679550 | ANTI-TIP DEVICE AND ANTI-TIP SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE | ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK | 33d |
| 18696492 | CIRCUIT BREAKER | AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | 48d |
| 18258868 | RAIL VEHICLE CAR HAVING A TANK | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 56d |
| 18352329 | BRASS ALLOY | WALCK, BRIAN D | 60d |
| 19183024 | LEAD-FREE AND ANTIMONY-FREE BRASS ALLOY | WALCK, BRIAN D | — |
| 19107734 | CIRCUIT BREAKER AND METHOD | AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3615 | 7 |
| 2838 | 6 |
| 1738 | 5 |
| 3763 | 4 |
| 2834 | 4 |
| 3637 | 4 |
| 3723 | 4 |
| 3761 | 4 |
| 3669 | 3 |
| 2691 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19480894 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND ACQUISITION OF REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR A TECHNICAL SYSTEM | Siemens Mobility GmbH | RIVERA GONZALEZ, IVONNEMARY | 3626 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2025 |
| 19344862 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A TRACK SECTION, RAILROAD SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Siemens Mobility GmbH | SCHNURR, JOHN R | 2425 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 19328324 | WOVEN STRUCTURED FABRIC | Voith Patent GmbH | KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | 3732 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 19214314 | ADJUSTABLE HEAD AND NECK SUPPORT, AND VEHICLE SEAT | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg | NELSON JR, MILTON | 3636 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19191239 | GREY WATER TANK AND GREY WATER SYSTEM | Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH | CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| 19191047 | HIDDEN COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM WITH AN IN-CANAL WIRELESS TRANSMISSION | Smart Sound Ltd. | WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| 19183024 | LEAD-FREE AND ANTIMONY-FREE BRASS ALLOY | Diehl Brass Solutions Stiftung & Co. Kg | WALCK, BRIAN D | 1738 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19095264 | HOUSEHOLD DEVICE, PARTICULARLY A COOLING DEVICE HAVING AN AIR DISTRIBUTION OPENING | Bsh Hausgeräte GmbH | MYERS, KEITH STANLEY | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19092121 | LAMINATED CORE FOR A ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND ELECTRIC MOTOR | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg | RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19114539 | SPEED CONTROL | Siemens Mobility GmbH | TAN, OLIVER E | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19087830 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING THE HEARING COMPREHENSION OF A HEARING INSTRUMENT USER AND HEARING SYSTEM WITH A HEARING INSTRUMENT | Sivantos Pte. Ltd. | FOSTER JR., MICHAEL ALAN | 2654 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19114552 | MASONRY DRILL HEAD | Ceratizit Luxembourg S.A.R.L. | QUAIM, LAMIA | 3676 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19085046 | MEASURING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING CURRENT VALUES RELATING TO A CONDUCTOR AND FOR CORRECTING THE MEASURED CURRENT VALUES WITH REGARD TO CAPACITIVE INTERFERENCE INJECTION, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | NGUYEN, HOAI AN D | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 | |
| 19078547 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING AID SYSTEM AND A HEARING AID SYSTEM | Sivantos Pte. Ltd. | LAO, LUNSEE | 2691 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19077297 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A WET-LAID NON-WOVEN FABRIC WEB | Voith Patent GmbH | CALANDRA, ANTHONY J | 1748 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19073358 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING AID SYSTEM, HEARING AID SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUTTING A HEARING AID SYSTEM INTO OPERATION | Sivantos Pte. Ltd. | BRINEY III, WALTER F | 2692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19107736 | METHOD FOR ENSURING THE STANDSTILL OF A RAIL VEHICLE | Siemens Mobility GmbH | MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19107734 | CIRCUIT BREAKER AND METHOD | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19107731 | CIRCUIT BREAKER AND METHOD | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19064984 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND SPRING ELEMENT | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg | MATES, ROBERT E | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19105951 | TRANSMISSION OF DATA BLOCKS USING AN INTERMEDIATE STORAGE PROCESS | Siemens Mobility GmbH | DALENCOURT, YVES | 2457 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19057334 | DEVICE FOR LIFTING AND MOVING A STACK OF FLAT PRODUCTS LYING ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG | AHADI, ELIA | 3652 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19055735 | IN-THE-EAR HEARING AID | Sivantos Pte. Ltd. | STOYTCHEV, MARIN STOYTCHEV | 2845 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19053663 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A CURRENT IN A CONDUCTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A CURRENT IN A CONDUCTOR | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | SANGHERA, JAS A | 2852 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19052569 | METHOD FOR CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT MAP, SELF-PROPELLED MOBILE APPLIANCE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | Bsh Hausgeräte GmbH | DAVIS, JERROD I | 3656 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19052510 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A RAIL VEHICLE PATH | Hacon Ingenieurgesellschaft Mbh | KIRBY, BRIAN R | 3747 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19100643 | VEHICLE HAVING A CROSS-SECTIONALLY REDUCED PORTION | Siemens Mobility GmbH | MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J | 3615 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19043673 | TISSUE MACHINE AND METHOD OF USING A SPIRAL LINK FABRIC IN THE TISSUE MACHINE | Voith Patent GmbH | RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW | 1748 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19044058 | METHOD, BASIC STRUCTURE, AND PAPER MACHINE CLOTHING | Voith Patent GmbH | FORTUNA, JOSE A | 1748 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19039813 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WEB-FED PRINTING PRESS | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG | THOMPSON, LESLIE J. | 2853 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19039815 | LIGHTWEIGHT SANDWICH COMPONENT WITH PARTIALLY COVERED CORE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SANDWICH COMPONENT | Diehl Aviation Laupheim GmbH | COLLISTER, ELIZABETH A | 1784 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19036304 | HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING IN A HEARING DEVICE | Sivantos Pte. Ltd. | GANMAVO, KUASSI A | 2692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19032649 | DOOR MODULE OF A VEHICLE DOOR AND VEHICLE DOOR HAVING THE DOOR MODULE | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg | PONCIANO, PATRICK BERNAS | 3634 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 18997239 | X-RAY ROTATING ANODE ANALYSIS SYSTEM | Plansee SE | YUN, JURIE | 2884 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 18997227 | RAIL VEHICLE HAVING INCREASED SIDE-WIND STABILITY | Siemens Mobility GmbH | BARZEGAR, PEGAH | 3615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19021606 | ELECTRIC MOTOR, IN PARTICULAR A RADIATOR FAN MOTOR | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg | SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH | 2834 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19022332 | HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE WITH AN ICE AND/OR WATER DISPENSER APPARATUS WITH SPECIFIC PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE WATER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE | Bsh Hausgeräte GmbH | DUKE, EMMANUEL E | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19018105 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRAJECTORIES FOR AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M | 3665 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18881125 | AN ENDOSCOPE COMPRISING A SHOVEL | Microsteer Ltd. | HENDERSON, RYAN N | 3795 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18880726 | INVERTED PANTOGRAPH FOR A CHARGING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | LIN, CHENG XI | 3615 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18879908 | TOILET WITH DRY STEAM FLUSHING | Siemens Mobility GmbH | CARROLL, JEREMY W | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18879911 | OPERATING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH A BLDC DRIVE MOTOR | Bsh Hausgeräte GmbH | DINH, THAI T | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19002842 | DISPLAY UNIT AND REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE HAVING SAME | Bsh Hausgeräte GmbH | ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J | 3637 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18988073 | TROCAR INCISION CLOSURE KIT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME | Gordian Surgical Ltd. | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18987181 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION-DEPENDENT STRUCTURE DEPTH OF A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE OR SCANNING SURFACE | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG | ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D | 2853 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18984146 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COUNTERING A TARGET WITH CUMULATIVE HIGH-POWER PULSES | Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. Kg | SMYTH, ANDREW P | 2878 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18976624 | HEARING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE HEARING INSTRUMENT | Sivantos Pte. Ltd. | NI, SUHAN | 2691 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18976614 | HEARING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE HEARING INSTRUMENT | Sivantos Pte. Ltd. | FALEY, KATHERINE A | 2693 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18871292 | EFFICIENT UPDATING OF SOFTWARE OF A MULTIPLICITY OF LOW-VOLTAGE ELEMENTS THAT ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | MALIK, ZEERICK ASIM | 2193 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18964993 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A USAGE ORDER | Bsh Hausgeräte GmbH | DOROS, KAYLA RENEE | 3657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial86.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP were allowed, across 15,719 applications in USPTO records.
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152 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 48 clients, before 140 examiners in 97 art units.
