Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18731207 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RAILWAY YARD AND RELATED METHODS | May 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18611165 | BROKEN RAIL DETECTOR | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474681 | GAP BLOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AMUSEMENT PARK ATTRACTIONS | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17851831 | AERIAL CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A SYSTEM | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780818 | VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17764941 | CORNERPIECE OF A CONVOLUTE OF A BELLOWS OF A GANGWAY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A CORNERPIECE | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17638577 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR A RAIL VEHICLE | February 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17626585 | Permanent-Magnet Magnetic Levitation Rail Transit Control System Based On 5G Communication Technology | January 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616290 | Method, Apparatus and System for Lifting Railroad Structures | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616077 | VEHICLE INSTRUMENT DESK DEVICE AND VEHICLE | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17532001 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17292113 | CABLE GUIDING DEVICE FOR URBAN OR PERI-URBAN AERIAL CABLEWAY SYSTEM | November 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17606117 | ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING TWO DRIVE SIDES OF A DRIVE TRAIN OF A RAIL VEHICLE | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17498217 | HOPPER RAILROAD CAR HAVING TOP HATCH COVER ASSEMBLY | October 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17598905 | Underframe Boundary Beam Connecting Structure Suitable for Railway Vehicle with Drum-Shaped Vehicle Body | September 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17481121 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE | September 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17479366 | MULTI-SEGMENT MOVABLE RAILING ASSEMBLY | September 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17440412 | ARTICLE CONVEYANCE APPARATUS | September 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17436620 | Single-door Control Circuit for Train | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17445748 | AUTOMATED COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING COUNTERBALANCE AND ADJUSTING COUNTERWEIGHTS OF A CROSSING GATE | August 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17406995 | Direct Drive Automated Hatch System for Hopper Railcars | August 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17430701 | RUNNING APPARATUS AND TESTING APPARATUS | August 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17429809 | Amusement ride and method for operating an amusement ride | August 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17425333 | ASSEMBLED BAMBOO SLEEPER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | July 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17424501 | ONE-STEP INTEGRALLY-FORMED BAMBOO SLEEPER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | July 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17379452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING VEHICLE DISTRIBUTED POWER ARRANGEMENT | July 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17372938 | NON-CONTACT ELECTRIC WIRE REEL AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | July 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17356780 | Intelligent Drop Table | June 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17415470 | Stabilisation and levitation mechanism for a dedicated vehicle, taking into account the interoperability with existing transport systems in the vicinity of switches and routes of conventional vehicles and how the vehicle is stabilised in the stabilisation and levitation mechanism | June 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17299092 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WARNING A MOTOR VEHICLE OF A COLLISION WITH A RAILWAY VEHICLE | June 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17297444 | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING AN ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL CONNECTION | May 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17329950 | REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF CONTAINER SHUTTLES FROM RAIL TRACKS | May 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17320542 | RAILWAY VEHICLE COMPARTMENT, ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY, RAILWAY VEHICLE AND METHOD | May 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17288533 | RAIL VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE | April 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17229626 | PORTABLE LINE ASCENDING DEVICE FOR SLIDING OR ROLLER SPORTS | April 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17227028 | TRANSFER CAR FOR SLEEPERS AND THE ASSOCIATED RAILWAY VEHICLE | April 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17227041 | MECHANISM FOR RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT OF STACKS OF SLEEPERS, AND RAILWAY VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A MECHANISM | April 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17221039 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | April 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17278677 | MONITORING DEVICE FOR MONITORING A TEMPORARY RAIL CONNECTION OF TWO RAIL PORTIONS OF A RAIL AND RAIL CONNECTION SYSTEM HAVING SUCH A MONITORING DEVICE | March 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17275997 | VEHICLE POSITION IDENTIFICATION | March 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17275954 | Guide Plate and Rail Attachment Point | March 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17194813 | AUTOMATIC END OF TRAIN DEVICE BASED PROTECTION FOR A RAILWAY VEHICLE | March 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17159911 | UNIVERSAL HITCH INTERMODAL WELL CAR SYSTEM | January 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17073172 | PORTABLE POSITIONING AND ODOMETRY SYSTEM | October 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 51 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17007392 | VEHICLE TRACTION MAT | August 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 53 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16966755 | Multifunctional Track System With Independently Movable Vehicles | July 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner JONES, JAMES WILLIAM.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner JONES, JAMES WILLIAM works in Art Unit 3615 and has examined 44 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.
Examiner JONES, JAMES WILLIAM's allowance rate of 77.3% places them in the 36% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by JONES, JAMES WILLIAM receive 1.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by JONES, JAMES WILLIAM is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 5% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +25.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by JONES, JAMES WILLIAM. This interview benefit is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 38.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 62.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 31% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 31% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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