Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
3D Lab Sp Z O O currently has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner, O'KEEFE, SEAN P, who is the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending action. The portfolio is active in 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a focused technical area.
For a practitioner, the prosecution of the entire pending portfolio depends on the interaction with O'KEEFE, SEAN P. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit allows for a targeted approach to the specific technical and legal requirements of that unit. Since there is only 1 pending office action, the practitioner can dedicate full attention to this single matter.
However, the lack of examiner diversity means there is no way to hedge against the specific habits of a single individual. The 1 busiest examiner pending action indicates that the examiner's attention is not divided among multiple cases for this specific company. Navigating the Chemistry & Materials technology area for this portfolio requires a deep understanding of O'KEEFE, SEAN P's examination history.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'KEEFE, SEAN P | 1 | 65.6% | +13.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18788669 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HEAVY METAL POWDERS BY ULTRASONIC ATOMIZATION | O'KEEFE, SEAN P | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18788669 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HEAVY METAL POWDERS BY ULTRASONIC ATOMIZATION | O'KEEFE, SEAN P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1738 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18788669 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HEAVY METAL POWDERS BY ULTRASONIC ATOMIZATION | O'KEEFE, SEAN P | 1738 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial3D Lab Sp Z O O has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Sean P O'Keefe has the most, with 1 of 3D Lab Sp Z O O's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
