Last updated: October 27, 2026

Application No. 18/747,746

CONVEYING SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 19, 2024

Priority

Jun 20, 2023 — provisional 63/521,993 +2 more

Examiner

NGUYEN, JIMMY T

Art Unit

3725

Tech Center

3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Assignee

CNH Industrial N.V.

OA Round

4 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +23.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 76% grant rate with +23.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1005 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 76% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

768 granted / 1005 resolved

+6.4% vs TC avg

Strong +24% interview lift

Without

With

+23.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

29 currently pending

Career history

1030

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

§103

36.9%

-3.1% vs TC avg

§102

31.1%

-8.9% vs TC avg

§112

28.7%

-11.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1005 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 11 earlier events

Jun 03, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Sep 09, 2025

Response Filed

Feb 19, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Mar 12, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Mar 19, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 07, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jul 16, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Aug 26, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/910,057

Patent 12765469

BALER

2y 0m to grant Granted Oct 20, 2026

18/673,371

Patent 12757836

METHOD FOR OPERATING A COUPLED UNIT

2y 4m to grant Granted Oct 13, 2026

18/891,022

Patent 12759252

METHOD FOR TEST PRESSING PELLETS IN A ROTARY PRESS

2y 0m to grant Granted Oct 13, 2026

18/024,881

Patent 12749672

Electrode Rolling Apparatus and Electrode Rolling Method

3y 6m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026

18/371,404

Patent 12729942

PRESS DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

2y 11m to grant Granted Sep 08, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

4-5

Expected OA Rounds

76%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+23.6%)

2y 9m (~4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 1005 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.