Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Textron Inc.

66 pending office actions • 41 art units • 62 examiners • 0 of 66 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 193 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

66
Total Pending OAs
39
Non-Final OAs
25
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
1
Due this week
3
Due this month
5
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (5)Due later (1)

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.

31
Hard (47%)
31
Medium (47%)
4
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other6 (9%)
§103 only28 (42%)
§102 only3 (5%)
§112 only4 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)25 (38%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
8% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
1
Communications
2% of docket
3
Semiconductors
5% of docket
49
Mechanical / Eng
74% of docket
7
Business / Other
11% 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.

660 h
Manual time on pending OAs
132 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
231 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHUR, STEVEN JAMES 2 63.9% +34.0%
AMAR, MARC J 2 75.0% +38.1%
KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J 2 71.1% +17.5%
SEOL, DAVIN 2 67.1% +14.1%
KREINER, MICHAEL B 1 82.4% +13.4%
THROWER, LARRY W 1 65.8% +12.9%
DEMUREN, BABAJIDE A 1 73.8% +22.3%
KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS 1 50.5% +34.8%
KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE 1 84.4% +10.3%
WILHELM, TIMOTHY 1 78.6% +11.8%

Hard Cases (31)

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
18643733 INLET AIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW 89d overdue
18485552 AUGMENTED REALITY SAFETY GLASSES JUNG, JAEWOOK 87d overdue
18345345 VEHICLE WITH MULTI-USE HOOP GUTMAN, HILARY L 44d overdue
18216672 PROVIDING ACCESS TO A TASK LOCATION PRASAD, NANCY N 42d overdue
18999557 AXIAL PLUNGING HALF-SHAFT ASSEMBLY BECK, KAREN 4d overdue
18341408 CORRECTING LOCATION ERRORS USING GEOFENCES GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS 2d overdue
18678354 AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT AND HEADREST ISLAM, SYED A 55d
18476467 ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED LOUVERED AIRCRAFT VENTS ANDERSON II, STEVEN S 71d

Interview Candidates (14)

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
19055990 TILTING HEXROTOR AIRCRAFT SHUR, STEVEN JAMES 40d
18892833 LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLE WILHELM, TIMOTHY 46d
19352952 RESISTING ABLATION OF VEHICLE NOSE TIP KREINER, MICHAEL B
18211646 Providing A Z Fiber Composite Component THROWER, LARRY W
19002889 BEADED COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL WEB DEMUREN, BABAJIDE A
18942349 FUEL TANK WITH INTERNAL SPRINGS KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS
18933072 Tilting Hexrotor Aircraft SHUR, STEVEN JAMES
18895620 REAL-TIME ENGINE INLET BARRIER FILTER CONDITION MONITOR KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3663 5
3647 3
3666 3
3715 3
3612 3
3642 2
3617 2
3624 2
3631 2
3741 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19352952 RESISTING ABLATION OF VEHICLE NOSE TIP KREINER, MICHAEL B 3642 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 08, 2025
18211646 Providing A Z Fiber Composite Component THROWER, LARRY W 1754 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 20, 2023
19055990 TILTING HEXROTOR AIRCRAFT SHUR, STEVEN JAMES 3647 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Feb 18, 2025
19002889 BEADED COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL WEB DEMUREN, BABAJIDE A §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 27, 2024
18942349 FUEL TANK WITH INTERNAL SPRINGS KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS 3733 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 08, 2024
18933072 Tilting Hexrotor Aircraft SHUR, STEVEN JAMES 3647 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 31, 2024
18895620 REAL-TIME ENGINE INLET BARRIER FILTER CONDITION MONITOR KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE 2855 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2024
18892833 LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLE WILHELM, TIMOTHY 3617 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Sep 23, 2024
18749764 PROPULSION ASSEMBLY KNIGHT, CONNOR LEE 3666 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 21, 2024
18678354 AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT AND HEADREST ISLAM, SYED A 3636 §103§112 Non-Final OA 55d Pending May 30, 2024
18643733 INLET AIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW 3642 §103§112 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Apr 23, 2024
18471858 System and Method for Maintaining and Configuring Rotorcraft BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN 3666 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 21, 2023
18463129 PASSIVE DEHUMIDIFIER FOR ENVIRONMENT CONTROL UNITS BUI, DUNG H 1773 §103 Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2023
18456858 TECHNIQUES FOR RELEASE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL FROM FORM LAYUP TOOL SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T 1746 §102 Final Rejection 40d Pending Aug 28, 2023
18233551 PROVIDING A UTILITY VEHICLE WITH A VIEW OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AT WINDSHIELD-LEVEL HUSTOFT, JUSTIN WAYNE 2872 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Aug 14, 2023
18355807 MACHINING FIXTURE COUNTERBORE BOLT FITTING SAETHER, FLEMMING 3675 §102 Final Rejection 48d Pending Jul 20, 2023
18216672 PROVIDING ACCESS TO A TASK LOCATION PRASAD, NANCY N 3624 §101§103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2023
18341408 CORRECTING LOCATION ERRORS USING GEOFENCES GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS 3668 §101§103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jun 26, 2023
18316456 MANAGING AVIATION-ENGINE PERFORMANCE DATA KWIATKOWSKA, LIDIA 3666 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 12, 2023
19040559 Metal Forming System PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK 3725 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 29, 2025
18947655 RECONFIGURABLE TRANSPONDER RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 14, 2024
18925635 Removable Bracket JOHNSON, WILLIAM DONALD 3631 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Oct 24, 2024
18827106 Content Referencing System ROBERTS, SHAUN A 2655 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 06, 2024
18811442 Adjustable Gradient Tinting for Aircraft Windscreen BRIGGS, NATHANAEL R §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 21, 2024
18783378 Parallel Scalable Data Collection HENSON, JAMAAL R §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2024
18639923 Electric Auxiliary Power Unit Based Electric Taxi System for Aircraft REIDY, SEAN PATRICK 3663 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 18, 2024
18636168 Emergency Autoland Braking System RODRIGUEZ, PAMELA §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 15, 2024
18633079 Swivel Locking System MORRIS, TAYLOR L 3631 §112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 11, 2024
18594451 Automated Raw Stock Sheet Alignment MORRISON, THOMAS A 3653 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2024
18594479 Aircraft Thrust Reverser Corrosion Shield AMAR, MARC J 3741 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 04, 2024
18583412 3D Printer Head KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J 1743 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 21, 2024
18583431 Nozzle Scraper KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J 1743 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 21, 2024
18477984 Low Drag Nacelle and Pylon Fairing AMAR, MARC J 3741 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 29, 2023
18476467 ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED LOUVERED AIRCRAFT VENTS ANDERSON II, STEVEN S 3762 §103§112 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Sep 28, 2023
18458474 Aircraft Weight and Balance Calculator EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY 2857 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 30, 2023
18999557 AXIAL PLUNGING HALF-SHAFT ASSEMBLY BECK, KAREN 3614 §103§112 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Dec 23, 2024
18968615 GOLF INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM KOBYLARZ, ANDREW M 3784 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2024
18960653 CONTEXT-BASED VIRTUAL ASSISTANT ON VEHICLE HYLINSKI, STEVEN J 3715 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 26, 2024
18960694 WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT APPLICATION FOR VEHICLE FLEET MINOR, AYANNA YVETTE 3624 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 26, 2024
18960688 VEHICLE-BASED WORK APPLICATION WITH VIRTUAL ASSISTANT DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA 3623 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 26, 2024
18956366 RECONFIGURABLE SEATS FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CATALANO, JACKSON RICHARD 3612 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2024
18947807 REAR INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ACOSTA, ERIC LAZARUS 3644 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 14, 2024
18940198 ADJUSTABLE SEATING ASSEMBLY FOR A GOLF CART ALEKSIC, NEVENA 3647 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2024
18926886 GOLF VEHICLE ACCESSORY TEITELBAUM, DAVID J 3763 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 25, 2024
18911973 ELECTRIC PUSHBACK TRACTOR SEOL, DAVIN §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 10, 2024
18911840 RETRACTABLE WINDSHIELD DIGIOVANNANTONIO, DANIEL ROBERT 3612 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 10, 2024
18909019 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREEMPTIVE MITIGATION OF UNDESIRABLE OPERATIONS IN A FLEET OF VEHICLES TANG, BRYANT 3658 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 08, 2024
18899954 ADAPTIVE PACE OF PLAY SYSTEM FOR GOLF COURSE HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N 3715 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2024
18824310 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED ACCESSORY VEHICLE CONTROL MANAGEMENT LEE, MATTHEW D 3617 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 04, 2024
18800314 VEHICLE FOLLOWING SYSTEM SEOL, DAVIN 3662 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 12, 2024
18798416 REPLACEABLE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R 3672 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 08, 2024
18798442 GOLF SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZABLE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE YI, RINNA 2179 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 08, 2024
18788596 CART MOUNTABLE GOLF CADDY SHELTON, IAN BRYCE 3613 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2024
18763575 VEHICLE WITH MOTOR IMBALANCE MONITORING FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2024
18735924 EMERGENCY VEHICLE BRAKING USING CLOSED-LOOP PULSING MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S 3663 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Jun 06, 2024
18667788 SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY ACCESSING A MOWER AND/OR A DISPLAY THEREOF BREWER, JACK ROBERT 3663 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending May 17, 2024
18650463 PREDICTIVE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE USING ESTIMATED COMPONENT WEAR LIANG, HONGYE 3664 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 30, 2024
18614559 REAL TIME KINEMATICS IN GOLF FLEET VEHICLES NGUYEN, CHUONG P 3646 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 22, 2024
18584425 FLOATING ACTUATOR FOR MOWER DECK BEHRENS, ADAM J 3671 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 22, 2024
18419491 VEHICLE PARAMETER VALUE ARBITRATION ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 3667 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Jan 22, 2024
18411766 ELECTRIC VEHICLE BRAKING ASSIST SYSTEM ROBERSON, JASON R 3669 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 12, 2024
18406566 PACE OF PLAY REPORTING FOR GOLF COURSES HOEL, MATTHEW D 3715 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2024
18514683 SENSITIVE FLOAT MECHANISM FOR LAWN MOWER LIFT SYSTEM DIZON, EDWARD ANDREW IZON 3663 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 20, 2023
18485552 AUGMENTED REALITY SAFETY GLASSES JUNG, JAEWOOK 3656 §103§112 Non-Final OA 87d overdue Pending Oct 12, 2023
18459098 HAZARDOUS FLEET DRIVING CONDITIONS DETECTION SYSTEM MCCULLERS, AARON KYLE 3663 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2023
18345345 VEHICLE WITH MULTI-USE HOOP GUTMAN, HILARY L 3612 §102§103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2023

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