Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Chewy Inc.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

6 pending office actions • 5 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Chewy Inc. has 6 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. Each action is assigned to a distinct examiner, and the matters span 5 distinct art units. The profile shows limited examiner repetition with some overlap in technical classifications.

SHARON, AYAL I is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel can focus on the individual records and use the shared art-unit information to identify related issues. The available data does not support a concentrated examiner-management approach.

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

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
6
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

5
Hard (83%)
1
Medium (17%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (17%)
§101 + other4 (67%)
§103 only1 (17%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
100% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHARON, AYAL I 1 43.2% +29.0%
FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. 1 25.3% +24.5%
NG, JONATHAN K 1 35.6% +14.2%
DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE 1 66.7% +37.3%
RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C 1 78.4% +15.8%
SULLIVAN, THOMAS J 1 27.5% +21.7%

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17537360 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VETERINARIAN PHARMACY TRANSACTIONS SULLIVAN, THOMAS J 13d
19357430 Systems and Methods for Online Anomaly Detection SHARON, AYAL I —
19226924 System and Method for Automatically Matching Product Data FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. —
19046034 Systems and Methods for Compounding Pharmacy NG, JONATHAN K —
18880100 System and Method for Matching Pets with Pet Products DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17537360 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VETERINARIAN PHARMACY TRANSACTIONS SULLIVAN, THOMAS J 13d
19357430 Systems and Methods for Online Anomaly Detection SHARON, AYAL I —
19226924 System and Method for Automatically Matching Product Data FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. —
19046034 Systems and Methods for Compounding Pharmacy NG, JONATHAN K —
18880100 System and Method for Matching Pets with Pet Products DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE —
18969970 Package Conveyor System and Method RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3689 2
3695 1
3619 1
3688 1
3653 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19357430 Systems and Methods for Online Anomaly Detection SHARON, AYAL I 3695 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 14, 2025
19226924 System and Method for Automatically Matching Product Data FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. 3689 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 03, 2025
19046034 Systems and Methods for Compounding Pharmacy NG, JONATHAN K 3619 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2025
18880100 System and Method for Matching Pets with Pet Products DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE 3688 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
18969970 Package Conveyor System and Method RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C 3653 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2024
17537360 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VETERINARIAN PHARMACY TRANSACTIONS SULLIVAN, THOMAS J 3689 §101 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Nov 29, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Chewy Inc. have?

Chewy Inc. has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 6 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Chewy Inc. applications?

Ayal I Sharon has the most, with 1 of Chewy Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Chewy Inc.'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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