Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
20 pending office actions • 17 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 23 patents granted in the last 365 days
3Shape A/S has 21 pending office actions in Communications. The matters involve 21 distinct examiners across 17 distinct art units, showing broad examiner allocation and meaningful technical distribution. The matching action and examiner figures indicate that each matter has a distinct examiner in the available data.
LEE, MICHAEL is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. There is no recurring examiner concentration to support a common examiner-focused approach. Counsel should instead coordinate at the portfolio level through technology and art-unit tracking while tailoring responses to each matter.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 3 (15%) |
| §103 only | 6 (30%) |
| §112 only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, MICHAEL | 1 | 79.6% | +10.0% |
| CHOW, JEFFREY J | 1 | 77.2% | +15.6% |
| LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D | 1 | 78.4% | +9.5% |
| SALVUCCI, MATTHEW D | 1 | 72.4% | +27.1% |
| GAVRILENKO, VLADIMIR I | 1 | 71.1% | +27.3% |
| TSWEI, YU-JANG | 1 | 83.7% | +15.9% |
| SHAH, UTPAL D | 1 | 87.8% | +11.4% |
| HUYNH, VAN D | 1 | 87.1% | +13.2% |
| TRAN, NHAN T | 1 | 86.5% | +13.4% |
| CRIBBS, MALCOLM | 1 | 88.8% | +14.9% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19001048 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PERIODONTAL POCKET DEPTH | SHAH, UTPAL D | — |
| 18989112 | DERIVING TOOTH CONDITION INFORMATION FOR POPULATING DIGITAL DENTAL CHARTS | HUYNH, VAN D | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18854649 | INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE WITH EXTENDED FIELD OF VIEW | JONES, HEATHER RAE | 3d overdue |
| 19249737 | AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED COOLING | LEE, MICHAEL | — |
| 19112087 | DIGITAL COMMUNICATION OF DENTAL ORAL HEALTH | CHOW, JEFFREY J | — |
| 19106893 | AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE WITH A HYGIENIC IMPLEMENTATION OF LEDS | LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D | — |
| 18994395 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOOTH POSE ESTIMATION | TSWEI, YU-JANG | — |
| 18875766 | AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO AUTHENTICATE MODE REQUEST | TRAN, NHAN T | — |
| 18874184 | AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE AND METHOD OF INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE COMMUNICATION | CRIBBS, MALCOLM | — |
| 18871926 | SUPPORT UNIT FOR INTRAORAL SCAN DEVICE | JOHNSON, WILLIAM DONALD | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19249737 | AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED COOLING | LEE, MICHAEL | — |
| 19112087 | DIGITAL COMMUNICATION OF DENTAL ORAL HEALTH | CHOW, JEFFREY J | — |
| 19045638 | METHOD FOR GENERATING OBJECTS USING AN HOURGLASS PREDICTOR | SALVUCCI, MATTHEW D | — |
| 18998847 | DISTRIBUTED STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA | GAVRILENKO, VLADIMIR I | — |
| 18994395 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOOTH POSE ESTIMATION | TSWEI, YU-JANG | — |
| 19001048 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PERIODONTAL POCKET DEPTH | SHAH, UTPAL D | — |
| 18989112 | DERIVING TOOTH CONDITION INFORMATION FOR POPULATING DIGITAL DENTAL CHARTS | HUYNH, VAN D | — |
| 18875766 | AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO AUTHENTICATE MODE REQUEST | TRAN, NHAN T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3772 | 3 |
| 2422 | 2 |
| 2618 | 1 |
| 2613 | 1 |
| 2431 | 1 |
| 2614 | 1 |
| 2668 | 1 |
| 2665 | 1 |
| 2638 | 1 |
| 2497 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19249737 | AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED COOLING | LEE, MICHAEL | 2422 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19112087 | DIGITAL COMMUNICATION OF DENTAL ORAL HEALTH | CHOW, JEFFREY J | 2618 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19106893 | AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE WITH A HYGIENIC IMPLEMENTATION OF LEDS | LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D | 3772 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19045638 | METHOD FOR GENERATING OBJECTS USING AN HOURGLASS PREDICTOR | SALVUCCI, MATTHEW D | 2613 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 18998847 | DISTRIBUTED STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA | GAVRILENKO, VLADIMIR I | 2431 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 18994395 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOOTH POSE ESTIMATION | TSWEI, YU-JANG | 2614 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19001048 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PERIODONTAL POCKET DEPTH | SHAH, UTPAL D | 2668 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18989112 | DERIVING TOOTH CONDITION INFORMATION FOR POPULATING DIGITAL DENTAL CHARTS | HUYNH, VAN D | 2665 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18875766 | AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO AUTHENTICATE MODE REQUEST | TRAN, NHAN T | 2638 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18874184 | AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE AND METHOD OF INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE COMMUNICATION | CRIBBS, MALCOLM | 2497 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18871926 | SUPPORT UNIT FOR INTRAORAL SCAN DEVICE | JOHNSON, WILLIAM DONALD | 3631 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18952334 | DESIGNING AN INSERTABLE DENTAL RESTORATION | KASENGE, CHARLES R | 2116 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18866422 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING A DENTAL APPLIANCE | LE, SARAH | 3772 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18863234 | METHOD FOR MONITORING CHANGES IN BITE | NGUYEN, LEON VIET Q | 2663 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18854649 | INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE WITH EXTENDED FIELD OF VIEW | JONES, HEATHER RAE | 2481 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18903341 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ARTIFACTS ARISING FROM REFLECTIONS | WU, YANNA | 2615 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18451888 | SHEATH FOR A TIP OF A SCANNING DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF | TEITELBAUM, MICHAEL E | 2422 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 17434064 | SCANNER DEVICE WITH REPLACEABLE SCANNING-TIPS | BURKE, TIONNA M | 2178 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Aug 26, 2021 |
| 16669843 | TIP FOR AN OPTICAL SCANNER | CHOU, WILLIAM B | 3795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2019 |
| 16585831 | Common Placement Support for Artificial Teeth | SAUNDERS, MATTHEW P | 3772 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Sep 27, 2019 |
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Start Free Trial3Shape A/S has 20 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 17 art units and 20 examiners.
Michael Lee has the most, with 1 of 3Shape A/S's pending office actions.
Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
