Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18663099 | RAIL TEMPERATURE EXPANSION JOINT AND LAYING AND MOUNTING METHOD | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767237 | Matrix Electromagnetic-Suspension System for Transportation Vehicles | April 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17558813 | Controlled Roof Drainage via the Bellows | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17546923 | TRACK DEVICE AND RUNNING BODY | December 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17596076 | CTC3.0-BASED IMPLEMENTATION METHOD FOR ROUTE HANDLING OF REGIONAL CENTRALIZED CONTROL STATION | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17394802 | COMPACT BRAKING SYSTEM FOR ZIP-LINE | August 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17375503 | LINEAR INDUCTION MOTOR EXCITATION MODULATION BASED COMMUNICATION | July 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17322147 | LONGITUDINAL DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM | May 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17292516 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LAYING SLEEPERS ON BALLAST-BEDS FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION | May 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17288938 | TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM | April 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17234569 | BELLY DUMP TRAILER WITH CONVEYORS FOR MOVING MATERIAL | April 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17277849 | NON TRACK-BOUND, ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE | March 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17277384 | CURRENT COLLECTOR AND NON-TRACK-BOUND, ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE WITH A CURRENT COLLECTOR OF THIS KIND | March 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17275059 | TRACK MAINTENANCE MACHINE AND METHOD FOR TAMPING SLEEPERS OF A TRACK | March 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17272415 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR A NON-RAIL-BOUND, ELECTRIC TRACTION VEHICLE, TRACTION VEHICLE HAVING A CURRENT COLLECTOR OF THIS TYPE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CURRENT COLLECTOR OF THIS TYPE | March 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17173795 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A TRANSPORTATION PATH WITH ACOUSTIC OR VIBRATION SENSING | February 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17172130 | TRACK-WHEEL BASED DEVICE | February 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17264926 | COUPLING SUPPORT FOR A CENTRAL BUFFER COUPLING OF A RAIL VEHICLE | February 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17264423 | RAIL COUPLING | January 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17262442 | DEVICE FOR SPREADING GRANULATE | January 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17262380 | DEVICE FOR SCATTERING GRIT IN FRONT OF THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE | January 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17156116 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TRAIN FORMATION TRACKING | January 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17260553 | RAIL BREAKAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND RAIL BREAKAGE RESULT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | January 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17150353 | MANWAY RELIEF FOR A TANK CAR | January 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17257625 | WHEEL SET INTERMEDIATE FRAME FOR A RAIL VEHICLE | January 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16973163 | COUPLING SYSTEM FOR A RAIL VEHICLE | December 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16973226 | TRAIN COUPLER ARRANGEMENT WITH AXIAL EXPANSION MODULE | December 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17102481 | TRAIN PLATFORM SAFETY DEVICE FOR PREVENTING SAFETY ACCIDENT | November 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17100380 | HIGH-INTEGRITY OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16951015 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RAILWAY YARD AND RELATED METHODS | November 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17056092 | TRACK-CONDITIONING UNIT WITH DEVICE FOR RAIL DRYING | November 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17056091 | CONTROLLABLE TRACK CONDITIONING UNIT | November 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17097831 | WIRELESS ONBOARD RAILROAD BEARING CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM | November 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17055380 | A Railway Weed Control Vehicle | November 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15733756 | SYSTEM FOR PROPELLING A LEVITATED TRAIN | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17070693 | BROKEN RAIL DETECTOR | October 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17046474 | Device for Fastening a Sliding Element to a Current Collector | October 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17042416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING AND PROCESSING RAILWAY-RELATED DATA | September 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17028244 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A COURSE OF A PROCESS OF AT LEAST ONE RAILWAY SAFETY UNIT, AND RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM HAVING SUCH A DEVICE | September 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16977047 | TRANSPORT DEVICE AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM | August 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16975335 | ROAD-RAIL DUAL-PURPOSE VEHICLE | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16969252 | Current Collector Arrangement for a Vehicle | August 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16967968 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A FRICTION-COEFFICIENT-OPTIMIZING MIXTURE | August 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16966931 | OBSTACLE DETECTION DEVICE AND OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD | August 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16936560 | GASKET FOR HATCH COVER ASSEMBLY OF A RAIL CAR | July 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16912728 | Rail and Train System | June 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16692920 | GAP BLOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AMUSEMENT PARK ATTRACTIONS | November 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16477489 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTING APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO COUPLED CARS OF A RAIL VEHICLE | July 2019 | October 2023 | Allow | 51 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
No appeal data available for this record. This may indicate that no appeals have been filed or decided for applications in this dataset.
Examiner JONES, JAMES WILLIAM works in Art Unit 3617 and has examined 46 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.
Examiner JONES, JAMES WILLIAM's allowance rate of 82.6% places them in the 56% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by JONES, JAMES WILLIAM receive 1.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by JONES, JAMES WILLIAM is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by JONES, JAMES WILLIAM. This interview benefit is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 50.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 98% 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 60.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 33% 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 5.3% of allowed cases (in the 81% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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