Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 10, 2026

Oshkosh Corporation

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

87 pending office actions • 36 art units • 72 examiners • 0 of 87 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 200 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Oshkosh Corporation has 88 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These are distributed among 73 distinct examiners, showing that most examiners are handling only one or two cases. KEENAN, JAMES W is the busiest examiner, responsible for 5 pending actions.

The portfolio spans 37 distinct art units. This is a significant number of different technical divisions for the 88 pending office actions, indicating a broad range of mechanical and transportation technologies. The ratio of 73 distinct examiners to the 88 pending office actions shows a high level of individual examiner engagement.

With 37 distinct art units involved, the company's work is being evaluated by a wide variety of USPTO personnel. The busiest examiner workload of 5 pending actions represents a small portion of the 88 total pending office actions. This broad distribution across 73 distinct examiners and 37 distinct art units reflects a complex prosecution environment for Oshkosh Corporation.

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

Portfolio Summary

87
Total Pending OAs
67
Non-Final OAs
17
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
1
Due this week
7
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (2)

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.

47
Hard (54%)
32
Medium (37%)
8
Easy (9%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (1%)
§101 + other9 (10%)
§103 only22 (25%)
§102 only4 (5%)
§112 only3 (3%)
Double-patenting only5 (6%)
Double-patenting + other6 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)37 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
3% of docket
2
Information Tech
2% of docket
1
Communications
1% of docket
1
Semiconductors
1% of docket
45
Mechanical / Eng
52% of docket
35
Business / Other
40% 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.

870 h
Manual time on pending OAs
174 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
304 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
7.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KEENAN, JAMES W 5 66.8% +24.2%
TRIGGS, JAMES J 3 87.6% +10.1%
MUSTAFA, IMRAN K 2 60.4% +16.0%
LANG, MICHAEL DEAN 2 87.1% +5.4%
MORA, ANTHONY GABRIEL 2 79.4% +5.3%
WEISENFELD, ARYAN E 2 41.4% +25.2%
TO, TOAN C 2 91.5% -5.1%
HUTCHINSON, ALAN D 2 78.8% +16.9%
HAGEMAN, MARK C 2 73.9% +16.0%
PATEL, JAIMIN GHANSHYAM 2 84.2% +27.3%

Quick Wins (7)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18453169 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT ON A VEHICLE TRIGGS, JAMES J 1d overdue
18618804 AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEM FOR REFUSE VEHICLE TRIGGS, JAMES J 54d
19239769 OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE LANG, MICHAEL DEAN —
19239778 OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE LANG, MICHAEL DEAN —
19085527 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS TRIGGS, JAMES J —
18825154 ADJUSTABLE SCRAPERS FOR REFUSE VEHICLE PATEL, JAIMIN GHANSHYAM —
18813433 COIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE TO, TOAN C —

Hard Cases (47)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18923922 OPERATOR FEEDBACK AND TRAINING FOR REFUSE VEHICLE ULLAH, ARIF 19d overdue
19004121 WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE AND RECHARGING OF WEARABLES LEE, JUSTIN S 3d overdue
18980952 Autonomy Systems and Methods for a Vocational Vehicle SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 1d overdue
18953855 CONDITION BASED VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT HANNAN, B M M 22d
19045057 ELECTRIFIED FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE SYSTEM ZEROUAL, OMAR 28d
18655483 ONBOARD DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM AND METHODS HOANG, HAU HAI 28d
18235979 QUICK RELEASE DETACHABLE PLATFORM GATE HAYES, KRISTEN C 84d
19431215 EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE TRAN, BINH Q —

Interview Candidates (18)

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
18453169 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT ON A VEHICLE TRIGGS, JAMES J 1d overdue
18618804 AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEM FOR REFUSE VEHICLE TRIGGS, JAMES J 54d
19306136 VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND MITIGATION SYSTEM MUSTAFA, IMRAN K —
19287431 VEHICLE FOR TOWING AIRCRAFT MUSTAFA, IMRAN K —
19087394 IMAGE RECOGNITION FOR FORK ALIGNMENT WEISENFELD, ARYAN E —
19086912 SENSING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE VEHICLE HUTCHINSON, ALAN D —
19086807 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COORDINATED MOTION OF VEHICLES HUTCHINSON, ALAN D —
19085527 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS TRIGGS, JAMES J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3668 5
3669 3
3747 2
3662 2
3664 2
3663 2
3665 2
3614 2
3652 2
1774 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19431215 EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE TRAN, BINH Q 3746 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 23, 2025
19327089 SCISSOR LIFT WITH MIDDLE PIN OFFSET AND KICKER RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A 3654 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 12, 2025
19324068 SESSION-BASED SAAS TELEMATICS CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA 3692 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2025
19323841 COMPONENT TAGS WARNER, PHILIP N 3624 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2025
19323757 MANAGEMENT OF ASSET ASSIGNMENTS AND SERVICE SOOFI, YAZAN A 3668 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2025
19306136 VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND MITIGATION SYSTEM MUSTAFA, IMRAN K 3668 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 21, 2025
19306455 VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND MITIGATION SYSTEM PHAM, QUANG 2685 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 21, 2025
19287431 VEHICLE FOR TOWING AIRCRAFT MUSTAFA, IMRAN K 3668 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 31, 2025
19286761 VEHICLE FOR TOWING AIRCRAFT ZALESKAS, JOHN M 3747 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 31, 2025
19287456 VEHICLE FOR TOWING AIRCRAFT HUYNH, CHRISTINE NGUYEN 3662 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 31, 2025
19262875 REFUSE VEHICLE WITH INDEPENDENTLY OPERATIONAL ACCESSORY SYSTEM SHAAWAT, MUSSA A — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 08, 2025
19239769 OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE LANG, MICHAEL DEAN — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 16, 2025
19239778 OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE LANG, MICHAEL DEAN — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 16, 2025
19216612 AUTOMATED ALIGNMENT OF REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLE WANG, JINGLI — §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 22, 2025
19201738 DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A LIFT DEVICE DUNN, DAVID R — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 07, 2025
19197743 PEAK SHAVING SYSTEM FOR A VOCATIONAL VEHICLE MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2025
19195175 FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A FIRE APPARATUS DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. — §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 30, 2025
19092832 INTEGRATED CAMERA AND LIGHT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE BERARDESCA, PAUL M — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2025
19091556 ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRIFIED FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE LEWIS, TISHA D 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Mar 26, 2025
19087298 SHIPPING READINESS VERIFICATION MORA, ANTHONY GABRIEL 3664 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2025
19087394 IMAGE RECOGNITION FOR FORK ALIGNMENT WEISENFELD, ARYAN E 3663 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2025
19087409 GROUND CONDITION MONITORING AND ROUTE GENERATING SYSTEM GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M 3665 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2025
19086653 DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE TO, TOAN C 3614 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2025
19086912 SENSING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE VEHICLE HUTCHINSON, ALAN D 3669 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2025
19086807 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COORDINATED MOTION OF VEHICLES HUTCHINSON, ALAN D 3669 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2025
19087310 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PATHING GENERATION FOR A VEHICLE TAN, OLIVER E 3669 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 21, 2025
19087391 PARKING AND LOADING ASSIST CAMPBELL, JOSHUA A 3747 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2025
19085527 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS TRIGGS, JAMES J — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 20, 2025
19075667 AUTOMATIC WHEEL GRID HAGEMAN, MARK C — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 10, 2025
19047171 DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR DELIVERY VEHICLE FREEDMAN, LAURA 3614 §101§102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 06, 2025
19045057 ELECTRIFIED FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE SYSTEM ZEROUAL, OMAR 3628 §101§103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Feb 04, 2025
19003651 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFUSE COLLECTION VERIFICATION MANGIALASCHI, TRACY — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2024
19004147 REFUSE VEHICLE WITH MODULAR BODY COMPONENTS AKARAGWE, YANICK A — §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2024
19003096 VEHICLE WITH PROTECTED ROUTING NEYZARI, OMID — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2024
19003630 REFUSE VEHICLE WITH STATE DISPLAY MORA, ANTHONY GABRIEL 3664 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 27, 2024
19004121 WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE AND RECHARGING OF WEARABLES LEE, JUSTIN S 3668 §102§103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Dec 27, 2024
18989934 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC LIFT SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC REFUSE VEHICLE DIAZ, THOMAS C — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18982880 CYCLOIDAL DRIVE TRANSMISSION KEENAN, JAMES W — §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 16, 2024
18980952 Autonomy Systems and Methods for a Vocational Vehicle SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 3663 §103§112 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2024
18974186 ELECTRIC REFUSE VEHICLE BATTERY EXCHANGE AND TRAILER KANDAS, NICHOLAS R — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 09, 2024
18970326 SIDE LOADING ARM FOR A REAR LOADING REFUSE VEHICLE PATEL, JAIMIN GHANSHYAM — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2024
18953855 CONDITION BASED VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT HANNAN, B M M 3657 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Nov 20, 2024
18928492 VEHICLE DOOR AND WINDOW ARRANGEMENT PAPE, JOSEPH — §101§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18925778 SEMI-AUTONOMOUS REFUSE VEHICLE BACK-UP COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN 3662 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 24, 2024
18925839 TRANSFER STATION THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 3665 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 24, 2024
18925756 SEMI-AUTONOMOUS REFUSE VEHICLE WEISENFELD, ARYAN E 3667 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 24, 2024
18923922 OPERATOR FEEDBACK AND TRAINING FOR REFUSE VEHICLE ULLAH, ARIF 3625 §101§103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Oct 23, 2024
18917684 REFUSE VEHICLE WITH PRIORITY ORDER CAMERAS EDWARDS, TYLER B — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 16, 2024
18917647 DEPLOYABLE REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLE SNELTING, JONATHAN D — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 16, 2024
18915018 MULTIFUNCTIONAL BOOM SYSTEM TRAC, JONATHAN KHANH — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 14, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Oshkosh Corporation have?

Oshkosh Corporation has 87 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 36 art units and 72 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Oshkosh Corporation applications?

James W Keenan has the most, with 5 of Oshkosh Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are Oshkosh Corporation'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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