Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17132089 | HOPPER CAR DOUBLE DOORS | December 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17253011 | STORAGE UNIT FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY, METHOD FOR MONITORING A STORAGE UNIT OF THIS KIND AND VEHICLE | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17089782 | Operation of Rail Vehicles to Limit Power Peaks in an Electrical Supply | November 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17087217 | HIGH-RESILIENT SPECIAL TRACKWORK RAIL FASTENER | November 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17051789 | BOLTLESS FASTENER ASSEMBLY FOR HEAVY HAUL RAILWAY WITH AXLE LOAD OF 35-40 TONS | October 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17080980 | CAPSTAN-DRIVEN AIR PUMP SYSTEM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A LONGITUDINAL RAILCAR DOOR | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17080921 | RAILCAR DOOR OPERATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH CAPSTAN DRIVES | October 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17077575 | ACTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ROLLING BEHAVIORS OF HIGH-SPEED TRAINS | October 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17025099 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL LIGHTS OF TRAFFIC GATES | September 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17020843 | VIRTUAL CO-PHASE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM TOPOLOGY SUITABLE FOR ELECTRICAL SECTIONING DEVICE AT SECTIONING AND PARALLELING POST | September 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17013365 | INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM | September 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16978671 | RAIL VEHICLE AND COUPLING BOX THEREOF | September 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17008223 | RAIL THREADER WORKHEAD | August 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17007317 | DOUBLE FRICTION DRAFT GEAR ASSEMBLY | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16976677 | A SPRING-LOADED GATE RETRACTION DEVICE TO RETURN A RAIL-ROAD CROSSING GATE ARM | August 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17001949 | HOPPER RAILROAD CAR HAVING TOP HATCH COVER ASSEMBLY | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16947908 | WORK BLOCK ENCROACHMENT WARNING SYSTEM | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16997997 | REMOTE CONTROL OF TRAFFIC GATES | August 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16990448 | ATTACHMENT MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR A RAILROAD COUPLER | August 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16989255 | Mechanism For Longitudinal Door Systems | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16984501 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AND GUIDING A HAULING CABLE OF A VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION INSTALLATION BY CABLE | August 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16939575 | Tri-Mode Locomotive | July 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16932169 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VITAL WAYSIDE DEVICES OF A RAILWAY NETWORK, AND VITAL SWITCH FOR SUCH VITAL DEVICES | July 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16928111 | TIE WRAP-AROUND FOR TIE PLATE SECUREMENT | July 2020 | March 2021 | Abandon | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16959171 | LIFTING APPARATUS | June 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16909048 | Dual Rail Track System for Industrial Control | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16896835 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER | June 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16896416 | SELF-DRIVING SINGLE-CAR TRAIN SYSTEM | June 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16883112 | INDUCTIVE COUPLING ACROSS A MOVING BOUNDARY OF A MOBILE DEVICE | May 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16881122 | SHORT BLOCK LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS AND SWITCHING MECHANISMS | May 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16870564 | SPRING ANCHOR ASSEMBLY FOR TRACK RAIL AND SPRING ANCHOR INSULATOR FOR SAME | May 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16862285 | RAILROAD HOPPER CAR WITH FLOW THROUGH STRUCTURE | April 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16862260 | RAILROAD HOPPER CAR STRUCTURE AND GATE THEREFOR | April 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16856592 | RAILCAR ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD FOR ABSORBING ENERGY ON A RAILCAR | April 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16849324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACEMENT OF RAILROAD TIE PLATE | April 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16839587 | RAILROAD TIE PLATING MACHINE AND METHOD | April 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16838679 | MOBILE VEHICLE AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM | April 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16652010 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM OF NEUTRAL SECTION PASSING OF MULTI-LOCOMOTIVE SHORT BROKE TRAINS | March 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16647071 | RAILWAY POWER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | March 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16644515 | MAGLEV TRAIN AND MOVING PART THEREOF | March 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16808281 | RAIL BOOT | March 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16806836 | RAILROAD TIE PLATE APPARATUS AND METHOD | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16803753 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A VEHICLE TRUCK YAW SEPARATOR | February 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16802649 | SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING A TRACK-WHEEL BASED DEVICE ON A SUPPORT TRACK | February 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16641762 | TRACK MAINTENANCE MACHINE FOR COMPACTION OF BALLAST | February 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16782161 | RAILCAR BALLAST DELIVERY GATE | February 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16778869 | APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A RAISE CLIMBER IN A MINING CONSTRUCT HAVING AN ACCESS DRIFT AND MINING CONSTRUCT INCLUDING THE APPARATUS | January 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16775217 | KNUCKLE PIN | January 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16774464 | BOGIE FOR A RAILWAY VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED RAILWAY VEHICLE | January 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16631988 | SWITCH FOR A TRACK FOR GUIDING TRANSPORATION OF A VEHICLE | January 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16632315 | JOINT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ENERGY CONVERSION | January 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16735525 | RAILWAY VEHICLE | January 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16734049 | DIRECT FIXATION FASTENER ASSEMBLY FOR TRACK RAIL HAVING MOLDED SUPPORT BLOCK AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | January 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16727437 | RAILWAYS AND LIFTS FOR PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS | December 2019 | February 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16725842 | METAMATERIAL NULL FLUX MAGNETIC BEARING SYSTEM | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16721009 | DEFLECTOR FOR VEHICLE | December 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16624044 | Energy-Absorbing Anti-Creeper and Train Vehicle with Energy-Absorbing Anti-Creeper | December 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16716646 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A RAIL VEHICLE | December 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16716564 | RAILWAY VEHICLE COUPLER | December 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16712452 | MOTORIZED RAIL CAR | December 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16705805 | SELF-DRIVING SINGLE-CAR TRAIN SYSTEM | December 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16618629 | Cable-Drawn Conveying Device and Method for Operating Such A Device | December 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16698155 | CABLE RETRACTOR | November 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16617378 | A RAILWAY WAGON | November 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16616963 | SUSPENSION FRAME ASSEMBLY OF MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLE | November 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16692645 | TELESCOPING UNCOUPLING LEVER ASSEMBLY | November 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16689482 | Running Gear with a Single Pair of Independent Left and Right Wheels and Lateral Stop Means, and Associated Low Floor Rail Vehicle | November 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16612654 | Locomotive-mounted Power Battery Pack Fire Safety Control System and Method | November 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16674518 | SYSTEM OF DRIVING CHANNELS FOR A CARRIAGE FOR TRANSPORTING AIRPLANES ON AN AIRPORT APRON | November 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16605921 | FASTENING SYSTEM FOR FASTENING A RAIL | October 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16601132 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | October 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16598740 | MULTI-FUNCTION RAILWAY MAINTENANCE SYSTEM | October 2019 | March 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16598767 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL ARC SUPPRESSION ON A POWER RAIL | October 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16499731 | STATION FOR A CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH STATION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM | September 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16584002 | MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRAIN SYSTEM WITH AN ASYMMETRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION | September 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16583874 | TRANSPARENT RAILROAD RAILSEAT ASSEMBLY | September 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16498019 | TAMPING UNIT FOR TAMPING SLEEPERS OF A TRACK | September 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16497690 | RAILROAD CROSSING CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING CONSTANT WARNING TIME DEVICE AND AXLE COUNTER SYSTEM | September 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16579156 | Railcar Side Wall Fabrication and Offset Overlap Welding of Sheets | September 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16577667 | Vehicle Control System And Method | September 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16574804 | CONVEYING DEVICE | September 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16494084 | Chassis for Rail Vehicle | September 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16568939 | OVERHEAD SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR INTELLIGENT LOCOMOTION FOR OBJECTS AND EQUIPMENT ALONG TWO OR MORE AXES OF MOVEMENT | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16567947 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY | September 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16552518 | Third Rail Railway Cover Board | August 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16551542 | RAILROAD FLANGEWAY FILLER AND METHOD | August 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16549981 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16548464 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A CONSIST | August 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16541913 | DIRECT FIXATION FASTENER HAVING INTERLOCKING ECCENTRICS FOR LATERAL ADJUSTMENT | August 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16484086 | CRASH SYSTEM FOR A RAIL VEHICLE | August 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16484069 | HEAD MODULE FOR A RAIL VEHICLE | August 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16483818 | Chassis Suspension | August 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16502858 | CARRIER CONFIGURED TO TRANSPORT VARIOUS SIZED OBJECTS | July 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16502867 | OVERHEAD TRANSPORT AND ROUTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | July 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16475219 | UNDERFLOOR DEVICE OF RAILWAY VEHICLE | July 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16474764 | COUPLER ASSEMBLY AND STRADDLE TYPE RAIL TRAIN WITH SAME | June 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16454840 | VEGETATION DETECTION AND ALERT SYSTEM FOR A RAILWAY VEHICLE | June 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16453671 | DRIFT RACER | June 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16446843 | Current Collector Assembly for a Vehicle | June 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16445424 | RAIL CLAMP WITH STRAIGHT LINE TOOL | June 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J.
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J works in Art Unit 3619 and has examined 282 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J's allowance rate of 90.1% places them in the 74% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J receive 1.22 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J. This interview benefit is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 41.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 93% 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 97.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 98% 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 request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 24.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 12% 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 32% 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 36% 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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