Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Oshkosh Corporation

54 pending office actions • 32 art units • 43 examiners • 0 of 54 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 158 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

54
Total Pending OAs
44
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 52 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

15
Overdue
4
Due this week
21
Due this month
6
Due in next 60 days
6
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. 52 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (15)Due ≤ 7 days (4)Due ≤ 30 days (21)Due ≤ 60 days (6)Due later (6)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
49
Medium (91%)
3
Easy (6%)
2
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only42 (78%)
§102 only6 (11%)
§112 only3 (6%)
Double-patenting + other1 (2%)
No statute on record2 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
2% of docket
3
Information Tech
6% of docket
1
Communications
2% of docket
1
Semiconductors
2% of docket
48
Mechanical / Eng
89% 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.

540 h
Manual time on pending OAs
108 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
189 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TRIGGS, JAMES J 4 87.7% +9.8%
MEKHAEIL, SHIREF M 3 62.7% +64.5%
SARWAR, BABAR 2 85.6% +20.1%
MCFARLAND, KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN 2 59.3% +13.6%
PEZZLO, BENJAMIN ALEXANDER 2 100.0% +0.0%
ADAMS, GREGORY W 2 75.0% +23.9%
MYERS, GLENN F 2 77.3% +19.4%
SNELTING, JONATHAN D 2 68.8% +31.7%
KECK, DANIEL M 1 81.1% +17.3%
NGUYEN, DUSTIN T 1 72.5% +17.3%

Quick Wins (8)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19264831 STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE KECK, DANIEL M 5d overdue
18453169 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT ON A VEHICLE TRIGGS, JAMES J 1d overdue
18441910 LIFT DEVICE PEZZLO, BENJAMIN ALEXANDER 9d
18441904 LIFT DEVICE PEZZLO, BENJAMIN ALEXANDER 9d
18443481 DUAL-PUMP COOLING CIRCUIT TRIGGS, JAMES J 28d
18926796 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A REFUSE VEHICLE SARWAR, BABAR 39d
18618804 AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEM FOR REFUSE VEHICLE TRIGGS, JAMES J 54d
18116703 AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC REFUSE VEHICLE TRIGGS, JAMES J

Interview Candidates (15)

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
18397904 LIFT ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIFIED REFUSE VEHICLE SNELTING, JONATHAN D 15d overdue
19264831 STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE KECK, DANIEL M 5d overdue
18927810 VEHICLE WITH PENDULUM AXLES MCFARLAND, KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN 2d overdue
18524549 REFUSE COLLECTION SYSTEM MYERS, GLENN F 12d
18399537 PACK AND EJECT SYSTEM FOR REFUSE VEHICLE MYERS, GLENN F 13d
18397910 LIFT ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIFIED REFUSE VEHICLE SNELTING, JONATHAN D 13d
18200179 SCISSOR LIFT WITH ELECTRIC ACTUATOR MEKHAEIL, SHIREF M 19d
18399544 REFUSE VEHICLE WITH EXTENSION AND LIFT APPARATUS ADAMS, GREGORY W 30d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3652 7
3634 6
3663 5
3615 4
3614 2
3667 2
3635 2
3655 2
3745 1
3619 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19264831 STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE KECK, DANIEL M 3614 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jul 09, 2025
19196309 ELECTROHYDROSTATIC ACTUATOR WITH INTEGRATED PUMP NGUYEN, DUSTIN T 3745 §102 Non-Final OA 34d Pending May 01, 2025
19091556 ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRIFIED FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE LEWIS, TISHA D 3619 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Mar 26, 2025
19086543 AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT TAN, OLIVER E 3669 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2025
19045057 ELECTRIFIED FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE SYSTEM ZEROUAL, OMAR 3628 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Feb 04, 2025
19004121 WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE AND RECHARGING OF WEARABLES LEE, JUSTIN S 3668 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Dec 27, 2024
18980952 Autonomy Systems and Methods for a Vocational Vehicle SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2024
18953855 CONDITION BASED VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT HANNAN, B M M 3657 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Nov 20, 2024
18941223 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE SARWAR, BABAR 3667 Other Non-Final OA 41d Pending Nov 08, 2024
18926796 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A REFUSE VEHICLE SARWAR, BABAR 3667 §103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Oct 25, 2024
18927810 VEHICLE WITH PENDULUM AXLES MCFARLAND, KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN 3635 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Oct 25, 2024
18923922 OPERATOR FEEDBACK AND TRAINING FOR REFUSE VEHICLE ULLAH, ARIF 3625 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Oct 23, 2024
18922057 REFUSE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS MILLER, PRESTON JAY 3661 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Oct 21, 2024
18918732 ELECTRIFIED FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE LEE, TYLER J 3663 §102 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Oct 17, 2024
18918685 REFUSE VEHICLE WITH OBJECT DETECTION AND SORTING SYSTEM LE, TIEN MINH 3656 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2024
18800323 EQUIPMENT VISUAL STATUS INDICATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD WILSON, BRIAN P 2689 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Aug 12, 2024
18759136 SAFETY JUNCTION BOX FORTICH, ALVARO E 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jun 28, 2024
18655483 ONBOARD DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM AND METHODS HOANG, HAU HAI 2154 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending May 06, 2024
18618804 AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEM FOR REFUSE VEHICLE TRIGGS, JAMES J 3615 §103 Final Rejection 54d Pending Mar 27, 2024
18600217 MACHINE BASED WEATHER MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD ZHOU, QINGZHANG 3752 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Mar 08, 2024
18443481 DUAL-PUMP COOLING CIRCUIT TRIGGS, JAMES J 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Feb 16, 2024
18443633 FENDER MOUNTING FOR REFUSE VEHICLE FLEMING, FAYE M 3612 §102 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Feb 16, 2024
18441910 LIFT DEVICE PEZZLO, BENJAMIN ALEXANDER 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Feb 14, 2024
18441813 LIFT DEVICE TRAN, DIEM M 3654 §102 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Feb 14, 2024
18441904 LIFT DEVICE PEZZLO, BENJAMIN ALEXANDER 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Feb 14, 2024
18399531 SUBHOPPER ASSEMBLY FOR REFUSE VEHICLE ADAMS, GREGORY W 3652 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Dec 28, 2023
18399537 PACK AND EJECT SYSTEM FOR REFUSE VEHICLE MYERS, GLENN F 3652 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Dec 28, 2023
18399544 REFUSE VEHICLE WITH EXTENSION AND LIFT APPARATUS ADAMS, GREGORY W 3652 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Dec 28, 2023
18397904 LIFT ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIFIED REFUSE VEHICLE SNELTING, JONATHAN D 3652 §112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Dec 27, 2023
18397910 LIFT ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIFIED REFUSE VEHICLE SNELTING, JONATHAN D 3652 Other Non-Final OA 13d Pending Dec 27, 2023
18541717 CABLE HOLDER FOR A VEHICLE MILLNER, MONICA E 3632 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18524283 REFUSE COLLECTION SYSTEM MARU, TEMESGEN MALLEDE 3655 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Nov 30, 2023
18524549 REFUSE COLLECTION SYSTEM MYERS, GLENN F 3652 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Nov 30, 2023
18505671 INTEGRATED GROUND PAD CHAVCHAVADZE, COLLEEN MARGARET 3634 DPOther Non-Final OA 61d Pending Nov 09, 2023
18501356 ELECTRIFIED FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE DANG, TINH 3655 §103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Nov 03, 2023
18489384 IMPLEMENT POSITION TRACKING FOR A LIFT DEVICE HENSON, BRANDON JAMES 3648 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2023
18458243 ELECTRIC POWER TAKE-OFF SYSTEM SWENSON, BRIAN L 3613 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Aug 30, 2023
18453169 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT ON A VEHICLE TRIGGS, JAMES J 3615 §102 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Aug 21, 2023
18236268 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT ON A VEHICLE LIU, JINGCHEN 3741 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Aug 21, 2023
18235979 QUICK RELEASE DETACHABLE PLATFORM GATE HAYES, KRISTEN C 3642 §102 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Aug 21, 2023
18200179 SCISSOR LIFT WITH ELECTRIC ACTUATOR MEKHAEIL, SHIREF M 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending May 22, 2023
18200188 ELECTRIC ACTUATOR FOR A SCISSOR LIFT MEKHAEIL, SHIREF M 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending May 22, 2023
18199458 LIFT STEERING SYSTEMS AND METHODS MCFARLAND, KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN 3635 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending May 19, 2023
18195741 LOCAL DEVICE NETWORK HUDA, MUHAMMAD AINUL 2467 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending May 10, 2023
18312152 BODY ASSEMBLY FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE DHANANI, SHAMS 3614 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending May 04, 2023
18116703 AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC REFUSE VEHICLE TRIGGS, JAMES J 3615 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 02, 2023
18116006 DIRECT CHARGE CONCRETE MIXER COOLEY, CHARLES E 1774 §112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Mar 01, 2023
18111673 ADAPTIVE ENVELOPE SYSTEM MOSCOLA, MATTHEW JOHN 3663 §103 Final Rejection 68d Pending Feb 20, 2023
18171144 VEHICLE HVAC SYSTEM GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES 3762 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Feb 17, 2023
18110947 ERGONOMIC VEHICLE CAB TISSOT, ADAM D 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Feb 17, 2023
18171129 VEHICLE CAMERA AND LIGHT PROJECTION SYSTEMS ROMANO, ASHLEY K 3652 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Feb 17, 2023
17576798 MACHINE CONNECTIVITY MODULE WITH INTEGRATED BEACON LEVY, MERRITT E 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 49d Pending Jan 14, 2022
17193065 ADVANCED ACCESS CONTROL USING BIOMETRIC DATA CARRASQUILLO, ALEX DANIEL 2498 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2021
16811634 FULLY-ELECTRIC SCISSOR LIFT MEKHAEIL, SHIREF M 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Mar 06, 2020

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