Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
48 pending office actions • 25 art units • 45 examiners • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 108 patents granted in the last 365 days
Komatsu Ltd. has 50 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The portfolio involves 47 distinct examiners and 25 distinct art units, indicating broad examination distribution across multiple technical groupings.
HOLMAN, JOHN D is the busiest identified examiner, with 2 pending matters. Standardized internal review can help manage the examiner spread, while targeted monitoring of the identified matters may reveal issues relevant to related technical work.
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.
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.
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 + other | 9 (19%) |
| §103 only | 19 (40%) |
| §102 only | 2 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 17 (35%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMAN, JOHN D | 2 | 60.2% | +20.2% |
| MERLINO, DAVID P | 2 | 71.1% | +10.6% |
| MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE | 2 | 73.6% | +16.0% |
| STRYKER, NICHOLAS F | 1 | 34.0% | +19.8% |
| MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE | 1 | 59.7% | +26.5% |
| MCCULLERS, AARON KYLE | 1 | 45.6% | +33.9% |
| PALL, CHARLES J | 1 | 54.7% | +18.5% |
| DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 1 | 77.2% | +10.5% |
| ANWARI, MACEEH | 1 | 81.2% | +5.9% |
| JONES, JODI MARIE | 1 | 70.4% | +9.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19168327 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | ANWARI, MACEEH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18685279 | SOFTWARE UPDATING SYSTEM, WORKING MACHINE, AND SOFTWARE UPDATING METHOD | HURUY, FEVEN HABTEMARIAM | 32d overdue |
| 18717797 | WORK MACHINE | HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A | 13d |
| 18994775 | SYSTEM INCLUDING WORK MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | YANG, WENYUAN | 29d |
| 19482910 | METHOD FOR GENERATING MOVEMENT AMOUNT ESTIMATION MODEL FOR WORK VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING MOVEMENT AMOUNT ESTIMATION MODEL FOR WORK VEHICLE | STRYKER, NICHOLAS F | — |
| 19481219 | DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE | MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE | — |
| 19481236 | WORK VEHICLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND WORK VEHICLE MEASUREMENT METHOD | MCCULLERS, AARON KYLE | — |
| 19477530 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WORK MACHINE, METHOD FOR MANAGING WORK MACHINE, AND WORK MACHINE | PALL, CHARLES J | — |
| 19469531 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND WORK MACHINE | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19482910 | METHOD FOR GENERATING MOVEMENT AMOUNT ESTIMATION MODEL FOR WORK VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING MOVEMENT AMOUNT ESTIMATION MODEL FOR WORK VEHICLE | STRYKER, NICHOLAS F | — |
| 19481219 | DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE | MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE | — |
| 19481236 | WORK VEHICLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND WORK VEHICLE MEASUREMENT METHOD | MCCULLERS, AARON KYLE | — |
| 19477530 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WORK MACHINE, METHOD FOR MANAGING WORK MACHINE, AND WORK MACHINE | PALL, CHARLES J | — |
| 19474206 | DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE | HOLMAN, JOHN D | — |
| 19469531 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND WORK MACHINE | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | — |
| 18998757 | WORK MACHINE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | MERLINO, DAVID P | — |
| 18997059 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR WORK SITE AND DETECTION METHOD FOR WORK SITE | MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3665 | 7 |
| 3663 | 5 |
| 3669 | 4 |
| 3667 | 3 |
| 3666 | 3 |
| 3668 | 3 |
| 3662 | 2 |
| 3664 | 2 |
| 3671 | 2 |
| 3678 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19482910 | METHOD FOR GENERATING MOVEMENT AMOUNT ESTIMATION MODEL FOR WORK VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING MOVEMENT AMOUNT ESTIMATION MODEL FOR WORK VEHICLE | STRYKER, NICHOLAS F | 3665 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2025 |
| 19481219 | DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE | MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE | 3669 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2025 |
| 19481236 | WORK VEHICLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND WORK VEHICLE MEASUREMENT METHOD | MCCULLERS, AARON KYLE | 3663 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2025 |
| 19477530 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WORK MACHINE, METHOD FOR MANAGING WORK MACHINE, AND WORK MACHINE | PALL, CHARLES J | 3663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19474206 | DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE | HOLMAN, JOHN D | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 19469531 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND WORK MACHINE | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 3669 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 19168327 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | ANWARI, MACEEH | 3663 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2025 |
| 19165183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | JONES, JODI MARIE | 3666 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 19163396 | REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE AND REMOTE OPERATION METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE | GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | 3668 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2025 |
| 19157721 | WORK MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE | TAN, OLIVER E | 3669 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19137668 | TRAVEL DEVICE, TUNNEL BORING MACHINE, TRAILING CAR, TRANSPORT VEHICLE, TUNNEL BORING SYSTEM, AND MOVEMENT METHOD | ANDRISH, SEAN D | 3678 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 18835104 | WORK MACHINE MONITORING SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE MONITORING METHOD | HUYNH, LUAT T | 3667 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19115257 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE, WORK MACHINE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE | RORIE, ALYSSA N | 3662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19108440 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR LOADING MACHINE, REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD | MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S | 3663 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19101444 | WORK MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | SANTOS, KIRSTEN JADE M | 3664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 18998757 | WORK MACHINE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | MERLINO, DAVID P | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 18997059 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR WORK SITE AND DETECTION METHOD FOR WORK SITE | MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE | 3671 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 18995389 | WORK MACHINE | DIGIOVANNANTONIO, DANIEL ROBERT | 3612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18995215 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE | COY, NICOLE A | 3672 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18994775 | SYSTEM INCLUDING WORK MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | YANG, WENYUAN | 3667 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18994799 | SYSTEM INCLUDING WORK MACHINE, WORK MACHINE CONTROLLER, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | CHOI, JISUN | 3666 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18994858 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR WORK SITE AND DETECTION METHOD FOR WORK SITE | RATCLIFFE, LUKE D | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18994733 | WORK MACHINE, SYSTEM INCLUDING WORK MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | MERLINO, DAVID P | 3665 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18962604 | CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK VEHICLE, AND WORK VEHICLE | MACIOROWSKI, GODFREY ALEKSANDER | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18865033 | WORK MACHINE, SYSTEM INCLUDING WORK MACHINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | LI, HELEN | 3665 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18865007 | WORK MACHINE, SYSTEM INCLUDING WORK MACHINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | LANGHORNE, NICHOLAS PATRICK | 3666 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18702035 | WORK MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | PANDE, ASHUTOSH | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18857497 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF WORK SITE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WORK SITE | SHUDY, ANGELINA M | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18857211 | WORK VEHICLE PATH PLAN GENERATION SYSTEM AND WORK VEHICLE PATH PLAN GENERATION METHOD | ALQADERI, NADA MAHYOOB | 3664 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18857269 | UNDERWATER PLANTING MACHINE, UNDERWATER PLANTING SYSTEM, AND UNDERWATER PLANTING METHOD | MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE | 3671 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18845954 | DISPLAY SYSTEM OF WORK MACHINE, REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM OF WORK MACHINE, WORK MACHINE, AND DISPLAY METHOD OF WORK MACHINE | BROWN, SHEREE N | 2612 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18576114 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF WORK MACHINE, WORK MACHINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | IVEY, DANA DESHAWN | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18834701 | WORK MACHINE MONITORING SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE MONITORING METHOD | KING, CURTIS J | 2685 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18728950 | OIL FILTER DEVICE | VARMA, AKASH K | 1773 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18728479 | CONTROL SYSTEM, WORK VEHICLE, AND WORK VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | HOLMAN, JOHN D | 3655 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18726631 | TRAVEL DRIVING APPARATUS | BELLINGER, JASON R | 3615 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18717797 | WORK MACHINE | HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18715769 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DISPLAY METHOD | BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD | 2611 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18289757 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR LOADING MACHINE | BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | 3653 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18702910 | WORK MACHINE | STANLEY, TYLER JAY | 3611 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18690760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | HASSANIARDEKANI, HAJAR | 3669 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18685279 | SOFTWARE UPDATING SYSTEM, WORKING MACHINE, AND SOFTWARE UPDATING METHOD | HURUY, FEVEN HABTEMARIAM | 2191 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18293805 | SPRINKLING SYSTEM AT WORK SITE AND SPRINKLING METHOD AT WORKSITE | PHAM, TUONGMINH NGUYEN | 3752 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18284150 | WORK MACHINE STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE STEERING CONTROL METHOD | SHARMA, SHIVAM | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18280762 | FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE | WU, PAYSUN | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18280016 | WORK MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE CONTROL METHOD | THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH | 3665 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18258905 | WORK MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 112d overdue | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 17426672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 104d overdue | Pending | Jul 29, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialKomatsu Ltd. has 48 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 25 art units and 45 examiners.
John D Holman has the most, with 2 of Komatsu Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
