Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
188 pending office actions • 47 art units • 144 examiners • 0 of 188 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 534 patents granted in the last 365 days
Deere And Company has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This single matter is assigned to 1 distinct art unit for examination. The prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner, LINHARDT, LAURA E, who is currently the only official reviewing the company's pending work in this sector. This singular focus indicates that the company's current active filings in this area are highly concentrated.
As the busiest examiner, LINHARDT, LAURA E is responsible for 1 pending office action. The company's current activity is fully concentrated, as evidenced by the 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This specific matter represents the entirety of the company's active patent prosecution within this specific technology area, indicating a very focused or limited current engagement. For practitioners, this means that the prosecution strategy is entirely dependent on the specific requirements and tendencies of the assigned examiner within that single art unit. Such a focused portfolio requires careful attention to the specific procedural requirements of the individual examiner.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 34 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 34 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 4 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 14 (7%) |
| §103 only | 83 (44%) |
| §102 only | 14 (7%) |
| §112 only | 4 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 63 (34%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, CLAUDE J | 5 | 79.6% | +17.4% |
| BUCK, MATTHEW R | 4 | 83.3% | +14.4% |
| MITCHELL, JOEL F | 4 | 61.1% | +17.0% |
| TORRES, ALICIA M | 4 | 73.5% | +17.4% |
| MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 4 | 74.7% | +11.3% |
| REIDY, SEAN PATRICK | 3 | 37.4% | +35.6% |
| WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE | 3 | 82.6% | +22.6% |
| MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE | 3 | 73.6% | +16.1% |
| RAILEY, JENNIFER A | 3 | 79.8% | +7.8% |
| JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS | 3 | 40.3% | +23.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19065293 | WORK MACHINE WITH MATERIAL MANAGEMENT DURING GRADING OPERATIONS | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — |
| 19044711 | SUGARCANE HARVESTER WITH COOLING INLET DEBRIS REMOVAL SYSTEM | WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE | — |
| 19030540 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING DEPTH OF GROUND-ENGAGING PLANTING ROW UNIT USING FORWARD SENSOR THAT MEASURES RESIDUE AHEAD OF ROW UNIT | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — |
| 18982657 | HAY CONDITIONING APPARATUS | WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE | — |
| 18911697 | AGRICULTURAL HEADER FLOAT ARM POSITION AND PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM | WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18486698 | SEED METERING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING THE SAME | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 72d overdue |
| 18443698 | HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPLYING AN ATTACHMENT WITH HYDRAULIC POWER | HORNER, MINATO LEE | 42d overdue |
| 18470542 | HEAD ENGAGEMENT ASSIST SYSTEMS AND METHODS | HERRERA, MICHAEL J | 31d overdue |
| 18502751 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF COORDINATING CLEARANCE OF A WORK AREA | THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH | 18d overdue |
| 18425549 | ATTACHMENT LEVELING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | RODRIGUEZ, SAUL | 1d overdue |
| 17960926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPEDITING DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK FOR DEVELOPING OF MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIERS | HINCKLEY, CHASE PAUL | 7d |
| 18358401 | PERFORMING A FILL-TO-WEIGHT UNLOADING OPERATION | HARTMANN, ERIN MARIE | 8d |
| 18470544 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SET GAIN CHARACTERISTIC LIMIT WITH GRAIN QUALITY CAMERA FEED | JUNG, JAEWOOK | 15d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18486698 | SEED METERING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING THE SAME | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 72d overdue |
| 18543077 | ROW UNIT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 10d overdue |
| 17949604 | SEEDER DEPTH CONTROL | TORRES, ALICIA M | 5d overdue |
| 17387132 | FRAME ADJUSTMENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITION | MITCHELL, JOEL F | 15d |
| 18201432 | LIGHT INTENSITY MANAGEMENT WITHIN A REGION OF INTEREST | JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS | 34d |
| 19412725 | WORK VEHICLE DIG PREPARATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | REIDY, SEAN PATRICK | — |
| 19196817 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEED METERING AND SEED ORIENTATION | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — |
| 19065293 | WORK MACHINE WITH MATERIAL MANAGEMENT DURING GRADING OPERATIONS | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3671 | 15 |
| 3665 | 14 |
| 3663 | 12 |
| 3662 | 11 |
| 3666 | 9 |
| 3668 | 7 |
| 3656 | 7 |
| 3669 | 7 |
| 3672 | 4 |
| 3661 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19412725 | WORK VEHICLE DIG PREPARATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | REIDY, SEAN PATRICK | 3663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2025 |
| 19310522 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING TURNS ON AN AGRICULTURAL WORK MACHINE BASED UPON FIELD GEOMETRY | WEBER, TAMARA L | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 19302779 | MAP BASED SEED VACUUM CONTROL | DAGER, JONATHAN M | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2025 |
| 19263820 | ACCELERATION COMPENSATION IN CONTROLLING A SEEDING MACHINE | AN, IG TAI | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19262327 | ARRANGEMENT FOR LUBRICATION | TRUONG, MINH D | 3654 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19261166 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE APPROVAL | MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19261349 | AGRICULTURAL PRE-EMERGENCE WEED MITIGATION SYSTEM | SEOL, DAVIN | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19248967 | VISION BASED IRRIGATION | NGUYEN, NGA X | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19242571 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE MATERIAL PLACEMENT | HUTCHINSON, ALAN D | — | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19233930 | AIR SEEDING TURN COMPENSATION USING YAW RATE FROM SENSOR ON TOWING VEHICLE | GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M | 3665 | §102Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19232647 | CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY CEASING TO PERFORM ACTION IN ENVIRONMENT | SHAAWAT, MUSSA A | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19200770 | CONTROLLED ENGINE ASSIST SYSTEM | ELARABI, TAREK A | — | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
| 19196817 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEED METERING AND SEED ORIENTATION | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19186148 | MOBILE MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM | LEWANDROSKI, SARA J | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19086856 | METHOD FOR CHECKING THE STATE OF A HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR | WIBLIN, MATTHEW | 3745 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 75d | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19065293 | WORK MACHINE WITH MATERIAL MANAGEMENT DURING GRADING OPERATIONS | BUCK, MATTHEW R | 3672 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19065015 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A LOADING OPERATION | ISMAIL, MAHMOUD S | 3662 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19065220 | DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DEVICE LINK | TROOST, AARON L | 3666 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19052891 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A FORESTRY VEHICLE | ISLAM, PROMOTTO TAJRIAN | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19050477 | MACHINE LEARNING OPTIMIZATION THROUGH RANDOMIZED AUTONOMOUS CROP PLANTING | LEE, BRANDON SUNG EUN | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19046002 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER BASED LOAD MATCHING | DYER, ANDREW R | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19044711 | SUGARCANE HARVESTER WITH COOLING INLET DEBRIS REMOVAL SYSTEM | WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 19041158 | VEHICLE POSTURE MEASUREMENT USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND POSITION TRACKING | REIDY, SEAN PATRICK | 3663 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19040560 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOISTURE DRIVEN MATERIAL APPLICATION | JHA, ABDHESH K | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19031529 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SETTING THE SET POINT OF A PLANTER AUTOMATIC DOWN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH A SEED FURROW SIDEWALL COMPACTION MEASUREMENT DEVICE | NGUYEN, NGA X | 3662 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19031818 | SEED FIRMING DEVICE FOR IMPROVING SEED TO SOIL CONTACT IN A PLANTER FURROW WITH FEATURE DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE BUILDUP OF SOIL ON THE OUTER SURFACES BY DISCHARGING PRESSURIZED FLUID | MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19029950 | DETERMINING A STATE PRESCRIPTION FOR A FARMING MACHINE | MIRZA, ADNAN M | 3667 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19030540 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING DEPTH OF GROUND-ENGAGING PLANTING ROW UNIT USING FORWARD SENSOR THAT MEASURES RESIDUE AHEAD OF ROW UNIT | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19031131 | AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS | MITCHELL, JOEL F | — | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19022943 | Modifying Vehicle Behavior based on Boundary Type | BUI, NHI QUYNH | 3656 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19021933 | MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR AUXILIARY RESONANT COMMUTATED POLE INVERTER | CHAPA MILLS, NICOLAS ALDEN | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19013310 | METHOD OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATION OF GRAIN LOSS ON AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER AND SYSTEM THEREOF | JOHNSON, KYLE T | 3656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18985701 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING A FURROW | ALI, LABIBAH ILMA | — | §101§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18984560 | TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL TOWING VEHICLE | HANNON, TIMOTHY | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18983822 | TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL TOWING VEHICLE | FLUHART, STACEY A | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18984501 | DYNAMIC PERCEPTION SYSTEM CALIBRATION | PECHE, JORGE O | 3656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18982657 | HAY CONDITIONING APPARATUS | WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE | 3671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18979836 | SPROCKET BASED CARRIER ROLLER FOR WASTE HANDLER DOZERS | CHOI, TAEKWON NMN | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18978994 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO UPDATE USER INTERFACES | ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | 3668 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18978213 | BALER POWER MANAGEMENT | MILLER, PRESTON JAY | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18976687 | FLANGED CLAMP UNION AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY | DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T | 3679 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18958273 | FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPARK IGNITED ENGINES OF WORK VEHICLES | HOLBROOK, TEUTA BAJRAMOVIC | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18959186 | INDIVIDUAL PLANT RECOGNITION AND LOCALIZATION | AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18955472 | CONTROLLING ACTUATION OF MULTIPLE IN-FURROW DOSING SYSTEMS | NGUYEN, TAN QUANG | 3661 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18946696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING DEPTH OF GROUND-ENGAGING PLANTING ROW UNIT USING FORWARD SENSOR THAT MEASURES RESIDUE AHEAD OF ROW UNIT | TRAN, JULIA C | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18944289 | METHOD FOR MEASURING AND ANALYZING A FOREST AREA FOR A FORESTRY VEHICLE | PALMARCHUK, BRIAN KEITH | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18941856 | VIRTUAL SAFETY BUBBLES FOR SAFE NAVIGATION OF FARMING MACHINES | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18940359 | CROP PICK-UP MEANS AND WORKING IMPLEMENT | RUNCO, MADELINE IVY | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18935855 | NON-CONTACT CROP MOISTURE SENSOR FOR A SUGARCANE HARVESTER | RAILEY, JENNIFER A | 3676 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18934955 | GROUND SPEED AUTOMATION AND TERRAIN | IVEY, DANA DESHAWN | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialDeere & Company has 188 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 47 art units and 144 examiners.
Claude J Brown has the most, with 5 of Deere & Company's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.