Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Yanmar Holdings Co. Ltd.

55 pending office actions • 23 art units • 54 examiners • 0 of 55 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 92 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

55
Total Pending OAs
37
Non-Final OAs
17
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (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.

30
Hard (55%)
25
Medium (45%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (9%)
§103 only20 (36%)
§102 only4 (7%)
Double-patenting + other1 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)25 (45%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
3
Communications
5% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
39
Mechanical / Eng
71% of docket
12
Business / Other
22% 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.

550 h
Manual time on pending OAs
110 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
192 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BROWN, CLAUDE J 2 79.9% +17.0%
NGUYEN, STEVEN VU 1 77.6% +6.8%
KHALED, ABDALLA A 1 72.6% +21.2%
HUYNH, HAI H 1 93.4% +7.1%
ANFINRUD, GABRIEL P 1 42.7% +25.8%
TIETJEN, MARINA ANNETTE 1 75.1% +20.7%
BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M 1 81.3% +13.8%
EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O 1 75.4% +3.1%
WEISENFELD, ARYAN E 1 40.9% +25.6%
LATHERS, KEVIN ANTHONY 1 80.0% +15.9%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19207042 ENGINE DEVICE HUYNH, HAI H
19081726 ENGINE DEVICE LATHERS, KEVIN ANTHONY

Hard Cases (30)

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
18229126 Work Vehicle SHAIKH, FARIS ASIM 164d overdue
18269124 CONSTRUCTION MACHINE SHRIVER II, JAMES A 146d overdue
18118151 Work Machine Control System, Work Machine, Work Machine Control Method, And Work Machine Control Program CHIN, JAMES BRIAN 86d overdue
17900901 Automatic Traveling Method, Automatic Traveling System, And Automatic Traveling Program SMITH, ISAAC G 72d overdue
18536292 Operation Control Method, Operation Control System, And Operation Control Program SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN 17d overdue
18235102 ROUTE SETTING METHOD, ROUTE SETTING SYSTEM, AND ROUTE SETTING PROGRAM GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER 15d overdue
18271844 Display Device And Work Machine YANG, WENYUAN 20d
18656484 Work Machine Control Method, Work Machine Control Program, Work Machine Control System, And Work Machine THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 22d

Interview Candidates (8)

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
19272078 AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL METHOD, AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL PROGRAM, AND AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL SYSTEM KHALED, ABDALLA A
19207001 AUTOMATIC TRAVELING METHOD, AUTOMATIC TRAVELING PROGRAM, AND AUTOMATIC TRAVELING SYSTEM ANFINRUD, GABRIEL P
19189905 PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE TIETJEN, MARINA ANNETTE
19172975 WORK MACHINE BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M
19087283 TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK VEHICLE, TRAVEL CONTROL PROGRAM, TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM, AND WORK VEHICLE WEISENFELD, ARYAN E
19081726 ENGINE DEVICE LATHERS, KEVIN ANTHONY
18980859 WORK VEHICLE BROWN, CLAUDE J
18955122 HARVESTING DEVICE BROWN, CLAUDE J

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3668 5
3665 5
3747 4
3664 4
3669 3
3667 2
3612 2
3613 2
3662 2
3663 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19325547 AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL METHOD, AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL PROGRAM, AND AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL SYSTEM NGUYEN, STEVEN VU 3668 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 11, 2025
19272078 AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL METHOD, AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL PROGRAM, AND AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL SYSTEM KHALED, ABDALLA A 3667 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 17, 2025
19207042 ENGINE DEVICE HUYNH, HAI H §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 13, 2025
19207001 AUTOMATIC TRAVELING METHOD, AUTOMATIC TRAVELING PROGRAM, AND AUTOMATIC TRAVELING SYSTEM ANFINRUD, GABRIEL P §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 13, 2025
19189905 PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE TIETJEN, MARINA ANNETTE §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2025
19172975 WORK MACHINE BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Apr 08, 2025
19090009 MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD, MOVEMENT CONTROL PROGRAM, AND MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 25, 2025
19087283 TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK VEHICLE, TRAVEL CONTROL PROGRAM, TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM, AND WORK VEHICLE WEISENFELD, ARYAN E 3663 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2025
19081726 ENGINE DEVICE LATHERS, KEVIN ANTHONY 3747 §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 17, 2025
19081546 AMMONIA MIXED COMBUSTION ENGINE CAMPBELL, JOSHUA A 3747 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 17, 2025
19041762 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK VEHICLE, WORK VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM, WORK VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND WORK VEHICLE LEE, JUSTIN S 3668 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 30, 2025
18980859 WORK VEHICLE BROWN, CLAUDE J §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2024
18955122 HARVESTING DEVICE BROWN, CLAUDE J §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2024
18950079 OPERATION LEVER AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE TIGHE, BRENDAN P §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 16, 2024
18934126 WORK MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, WORK MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM, WORK MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND WORK MACHINE CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W 2613 §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 31, 2024
18917775 DRIVE DEVICE, WORK MACHINE AMIN, BHAVESH V §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 16, 2024
18903012 CONTROL METHOD OF WORK VEHICLE, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR WORK VEHICLE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE, AND WORK SYSTEM DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN 3669 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 01, 2024
18811829 WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND WORK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM VILLALUNA, ERIKA J §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 22, 2024
18787529 SHIP PAULSON, SHEETAL R. §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 29, 2024
18772252 Work Machine TRAC, JONATHAN KHANH 3653 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 14, 2024
18772254 WORK MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, WORK MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM, WORK MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND WORK MACHINE BESTEMAN-STREET, JACOB KENT 3661 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 14, 2024
18768823 Engine Apparatus MANLEY, SHERMAN D 3747 §102 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2024
18763968 AUTOMATIC ROUTE GENERATION APPARATUS, AUTOMATIC ROUTE GENERATION METHOD, AUTOMATIC ROUTE GENERATION PROGRAM, AND WATERCRAFT KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M 3665 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2024
18741823 CONTROL METHOD OF WORK MACHINE, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR WORK MACHINE, DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE, AND WORK MACHINE HATCH, DAVID P 3668 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 13, 2024
18656484 Work Machine Control Method, Work Machine Control Program, Work Machine Control System, And Work Machine THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 3665 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending May 06, 2024
18440904 Construction Machine SANTIAGO, ANAYANSI ISABEL 3612 §102§103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Feb 13, 2024
18439061 Fuel Cell System COCHENOUR, ZACKARY RICHARD §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 12, 2024
18438825 Work Machine SHELTON, IAN BRYCE 3613 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 12, 2024
18408363 POSITION INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, POSITION INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND POSITION INFORMATION DISPLAY PROGRAM TRAN, THANG DUC 2686 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jan 09, 2024
18536292 Operation Control Method, Operation Control System, And Operation Control Program SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN 3668 §102§103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2023
18387038 Engine NEWTON, JASON TODD 3673 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 05, 2023
18387031 Setting Method, Automatic Traveling Method, Setting System, And Setting Program NGUYEN, NGA X 3662 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 04, 2023
18282513 Work Machine Display Control System, Work Machine Display System, Work Machine, Work Machine Display Control Method, And Work Machine Display Control Program DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL 3669 §102 Final Rejection 29d overdue Pending Sep 15, 2023
18244308 Travel Control Method, Travel Control System, And Travel Control Program ALQADERI, NADA MAHYOOB 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2023
18235102 ROUTE SETTING METHOD, ROUTE SETTING SYSTEM, AND ROUTE SETTING PROGRAM GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER 3657 §103§112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Aug 17, 2023
18275414 Construction Machine JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS 3665 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2023
18229126 Work Vehicle SHAIKH, FARIS ASIM 3668 §103§112 Non-Final OA 164d overdue Pending Aug 01, 2023
18271844 Display Device And Work Machine YANG, WENYUAN 3667 §101§103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jul 11, 2023
18215388 AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL METHOD, AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL SYSTEM, AND AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL PROGRAM WALLACE, DONALD JOSEPH 3665 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2023
18269124 CONSTRUCTION MACHINE SHRIVER II, JAMES A 3613 §102§103 Non-Final OA 146d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18267339 AUTOMATIC TRAVELING SYSTEM, AUTOMATIC TRAVELING METHOD, AND AUTOMATIC TRAVELING PROGRAM KHUU, IRENE C 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2023
18037064 Work Machine JIN, GEORGE C. 3747 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 15, 2023
18139213 DISPLAY DEVICE AND WORK VEHICLE GANCI, MATTHEW JOSEPH 3614 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 25, 2023
18132391 Work Method, Work Vehicle And Work System VORCE, AMELIA J.I. 3666 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 08, 2023
18121518 Automatic Run Method, Automatic Run System, And Automatic Run Program TESTARDI, DAVID A 3664 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Mar 14, 2023
18118151 Work Machine Control System, Work Machine, Work Machine Control Method, And Work Machine Control Program CHIN, JAMES BRIAN 3656 §102§103 Final Rejection 86d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2023
18019901 Positioning Device, Work Vehicle, Positioning Method, And Positioning Program MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA 3648 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Feb 06, 2023
18101510 Work Vehicle SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR 3612 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 25, 2023
17983379 CROP OPERATING DEVICE RUNCO, MADELINE IVY 3671 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 08, 2022
17983358 Display Unit PARK, JEONG S 2454 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 08, 2022
17961537 Management Method, Management Terminal, And Management System SHARMA, SHIVAM 3665 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 06, 2022
17945985 Automatic Traveling Method, Work Vehicle, And Automatic Traveling System LIANG, HONGYE 3664 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 15, 2022
17900901 Automatic Traveling Method, Automatic Traveling System, And Automatic Traveling Program SMITH, ISAAC G 3662 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Sep 01, 2022
17880146 WATERCRAFT CONTROL METHOD, WATERCRAFT CONTROL PROGRAM, WATERCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND WATERCRAFT JIANG, YONG HANG 2689 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 03, 2022
17751587 Work Method, Work Vehicle and Work System BEAN, JARED C 3669 §103 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending May 23, 2022

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