Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

AGCO International GmbH

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

32 pending office actions • 20 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 60 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

AGCO International GmbH has 31 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 28 distinct examiners across 19 distinct art units, showing broad distribution with some repeated examiner and art-unit assignments.

BREWER, JACK ROBERT is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. The repeated assignment supports coordinated review of those matters, while the broader portfolio calls for a system that preserves consistency across many separate examination relationships and technical groups.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

32
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

20
Hard (62%)
12
Medium (38%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other4 (12%)
§103 only11 (34%)
§102 only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)15 (47%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
3
Communications
9% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
28
Mechanical / Eng
88% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

320 h
Manual time on pending OAs
64 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
112 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BREWER, JACK ROBERT 2 44.4% +71.4%
DYER, ANDREW R 2 59.6% +39.3%
BESTEMAN-STREET, JACOB KENT 2 88.6% +2.3%
HEIM, MARK ROBERT 1 55.6% -3.6%
BUI, NHI QUYNH 1 72.5% +10.0%
CHAN, WEI 1 74.7% +13.8%
STAUBACH, CARL C 1 73.7% +20.4%
BOCAR, DONNA V 1 57.8% +20.2%
CHOI, JISUN 1 60.5% +61.2%
CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG 1 83.1% +12.9%

Hard Cases (20)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19045240 Agricultural Operation Planning GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH 9d
17662639 GRAIN LOSS SENSING DYER, ANDREW R 33d
19271765 Object Detection, Recording, and Avoidance System, Agricultural Vehicle Include the Object Detection, Recording, and Avoidance System, and Related Methods HEIM, MARK ROBERT —
19141022 Gesture Based Control for Controlling Lights of a Vehicle CHAN, WEI —
19239179 Trailer Brake Control System STAUBACH, CARL C —
19133028 Grain Sensing CHOI, JISUN —
19197396 Guiding an Agricultural Vehicle Using Reinforcement Learning CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG —
19108712 A Cleaning System for a Sensor Arrangement BROWN, CLAUDE J —

Interview Candidates (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17662639 GRAIN LOSS SENSING DYER, ANDREW R 33d
19269046 Object Detection, Recording, and Avoidance System, Agricultural Vehicle Include the Object Detection, Recording, and Avoidance System, and Related Methods BUI, NHI QUYNH —
19141022 Gesture Based Control for Controlling Lights of a Vehicle CHAN, WEI —
19239179 Trailer Brake Control System STAUBACH, CARL C —
19227482 Human Machine Interface with Proximity Sensing BOCAR, DONNA V —
19133028 Grain Sensing CHOI, JISUN —
19197396 Guiding an Agricultural Vehicle Using Reinforcement Learning CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG —
19045403 Spillage Monitoring System BREWER, JACK ROBERT —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3671 4
3663 4
3661 3
3665 2
3611 2
3662 2
3664 2
3668 1
3656 1
2845 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19271765 Object Detection, Recording, and Avoidance System, Agricultural Vehicle Include the Object Detection, Recording, and Avoidance System, and Related Methods HEIM, MARK ROBERT 3668 §101§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 16, 2025
19269046 Object Detection, Recording, and Avoidance System, Agricultural Vehicle Include the Object Detection, Recording, and Avoidance System, and Related Methods BUI, NHI QUYNH 3656 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 15, 2025
19141022 Gesture Based Control for Controlling Lights of a Vehicle CHAN, WEI 2845 §101§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 18, 2025
19239179 Trailer Brake Control System STAUBACH, CARL C 3747 §102§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 16, 2025
19227482 Human Machine Interface with Proximity Sensing BOCAR, DONNA V 2621 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 04, 2025
19133028 Grain Sensing CHOI, JISUN 3666 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 27, 2025
19197396 Guiding an Agricultural Vehicle Using Reinforcement Learning CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG 3665 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2025
19108712 A Cleaning System for a Sensor Arrangement BROWN, CLAUDE J 3671 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 04, 2025
19105151 A Grain Cleaning Apparatus for a Combine Harvester WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE 3671 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 20, 2025
19045272 Vehicle With an Operator Control Providing Haptic Feedback for Indicating a Potential Collision GARCIA, CARLOS E 2686 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 04, 2025
19045403 Spillage Monitoring System BREWER, JACK ROBERT 3663 §101§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 04, 2025
19045240 Agricultural Operation Planning GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH 3624 §101 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Feb 04, 2025
18865533 A Steering System and a Method of Controlling a Steering System PRICE, MITCHELL JAMES 3611 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 13, 2024
18865557 A Steering System and a Method of Controlling a Steering System BROWN, DREW J 3611 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 13, 2024
18922208 Harvesting Machine Monitoring DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY 2662 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 21, 2024
18922267 Agricultural Vehicles Including an Imaging Controller, and Related Methods MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Oct 21, 2024
18918878 Cab Suspension System ZHUO, WENWEI 3612 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 17, 2024
18918922 Harvesting Machine Monitoring BREWER, JACK ROBERT 3663 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 17, 2024
18911138 System and Method for planning and Executing a Turn for a Mobile Machine SHARMA, SHIVAM 3665 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 09, 2024
18833590 Header Flow Monitoring DYER, ANDREW R 3662 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 26, 2024
18775537 Machine Learning Based Route Planning BESTEMAN-STREET, JACOB KENT 3661 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 17, 2024
18775578 Machine Learning Based Machine Settings Enhancement BESTEMAN-STREET, JACOB KENT 3661 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 17, 2024
18630050 Weeding Unit and a Method for Treating an Agricultural Field SCOVILLE, BLAKE E 3671 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 09, 2024
18627821 Agricultural Harvester WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS 3672 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 05, 2024
18262991 Data Exchange Within a Robotic System Using Mobile Robots Representing a Communication Chain GLADE, ZACHARY EDWARD FREW 3664 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 26, 2023
18343521 Forage Harvester RUNCO, MADELINE IVY 3671 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2023
18254195 Combine Automation Regime-based Control HARTMANN, ERIN MARIE 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending May 24, 2023
18298499 Apparatus for Heating an Operator Cab of a Vehicle, and Related Methods BARGERO, JOHN E 3762 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 11, 2023
18194720 Control System and Method for Controlling a First or a Second Agricultural Machine LINHARDT, LAURA E 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 146d overdue Pending Apr 03, 2023
18165154 Monitoring Agricultural Operations SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 3663 §103 Final Rejection 16d Pending Feb 06, 2023
17662639 GRAIN LOSS SENSING DYER, ANDREW R 3662 §103§112 Final Rejection 33d Pending May 09, 2022
17662637 GRAIN LOSS SENSING COBB, MATTHEW 3661 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 09, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does AGCO International GmbH have?

AGCO International GmbH has 32 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 20 art units and 29 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most AGCO International GmbH applications?

Jack Robert Brewer has the most, with 2 of AGCO International GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are AGCO International GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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