Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hd Construction Equipment Co. Ltd.

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Hd Construction Equipment Co. Ltd. has 4 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units. LEGGETT, ANDREA C. is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action.

The matching counts indicate separate examiner and technical-unit paths for the pending matters. Counsel should manage responses independently while reviewing the portfolio for consistent treatment of equipment terminology, functional limitations, and prior-art distinctions. The LEGGETT assignment is one individual path rather than a repeated concentration.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

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.

2
Hard (40%)
3
Medium (60%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (20%)
§102 only2 (40%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (40%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
40% of docket
1
Information Tech
20% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
40% 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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LEGGETT, ANDREA C. 1 76.1% +20.6%
SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR 1 52.6% +49.6%
DINH, BACH T 1 55.5% +31.1%
CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO 1 50.2% +27.6%
CLEMMONS, STEVE M 1 69.7% +20.9%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18580455 BATTERY PACK DINH, BACH T —
18580513 BATTERY PACK CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18243384 DOZER CLEMMONS, STEVE M 46d overdue
18849667 SYSTEM FOR OPERATING APPLICATIONS OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR LEGGETT, ANDREA C. —
18747667 EMERGENCY STEERING SYSTEM FOR WHEELED EXCAVATORS SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR —
18580455 BATTERY PACK DINH, BACH T —
18580513 BATTERY PACK CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2171 1
3612 1
1726 1
1729 1
3613 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18849667 SYSTEM FOR OPERATING APPLICATIONS OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR LEGGETT, ANDREA C. 2171 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2024
18747667 EMERGENCY STEERING SYSTEM FOR WHEELED EXCAVATORS SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR 3612 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 19, 2024
18580455 BATTERY PACK DINH, BACH T 1726 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 18, 2024
18580513 BATTERY PACK CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO 1729 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 18, 2024
18243384 DOZER CLEMMONS, STEVE M 3613 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hd Construction Equipment Co. Ltd. have?

Hd Construction Equipment Co. Ltd. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hd Construction Equipment Co. Ltd. applications?

Andrea C. Leggett has the most, with 1 of Hd Construction Equipment Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Hd Construction Equipment Co. Ltd.'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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