Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
5 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 24 patents granted in the last 365 days
J.c. Bamford Excavators Limited currently manages 5 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The prosecution of these applications is spread across 4 distinct examiners, indicating a diverse range of perspectives within the patent office. This variety is matched by the involvement of 4 distinct art units, which suggests that the company's innovations in mechanical systems are being evaluated across several specialized technical branches. The near one-to-one ratio between examiners and art units highlights a broad distribution of the current workload across the mechanical and transportation sectors.
Within this portfolio, CLEMMONS, STEVE M is the busiest examiner, currently presiding over 2 pending office actions. While the total volume of 5 pending office actions is distributed, the fact that one examiner handles 2 of them suggests a slight concentration of effort. For the legal team, this means that while multiple examiners are involved, the specific tendencies of the busiest examiner will have a larger relative impact on the portfolio's immediate outcomes. Monitoring the 4 distinct art units will be essential for maintaining a cohesive strategy as the company navigates these active matters.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (40%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMMONS, STEVE M | 2 | 69.7% | +20.9% |
| BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | 1 | 81.2% | +13.3% |
| BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | 1 | 79.2% | +13.4% |
| GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 1 | 89.7% | +7.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18419540 | Working Machine | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19048812 | Dumper Vehicle | BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | — |
| 18920958 | Material Handling Machine | BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | — |
| 18813007 | Transmission | CLEMMONS, STEVE M | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19048812 | Dumper Vehicle | BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | — |
| 18920958 | Material Handling Machine | BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | — |
| 18813007 | Transmission | CLEMMONS, STEVE M | — |
| 18105482 | HYDROGEN-POWERED EXCAVATOR | CLEMMONS, STEVE M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3613 | 2 |
| 3676 | 1 |
| 3611 | 1 |
| 2837 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19048812 | Dumper Vehicle | BUTCHER, CAROLINE N | 3676 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 18920958 | Material Handling Machine | BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | 3611 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2024 |
| 18813007 | Transmission | CLEMMONS, STEVE M | 3613 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18419540 | Working Machine | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18105482 | HYDROGEN-POWERED EXCAVATOR | CLEMMONS, STEVE M | 3613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialJ.c. Bamford Excavators Limited has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.
Steve M Clemmons has the most, with 2 of J.c. Bamford Excavators Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
