Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
21 pending office actions • 14 art units • 19 examiners • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
Divergent Technologies Inc. has 23 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters involve 21 examiners across 17 art units, demonstrating a broad prosecution footprint with some recurring examiner and art-unit assignments. The lower examiner figure relative to pending matters indicates that at least some examiner relationships cover multiple matters, while the art-unit distribution remains extensive.
HAUTH, GALEN H is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. That relationship provides a specific opportunity for coordinated docket management, but it is not the sole organizing principle for the portfolio. Counsel should combine examiner-level coordination with technology-specific claim strategies and separate review of the many art-unit assignments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 | 1 (5%) |
| §103 only | 7 (33%) |
| §102 only | 2 (10%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 10 (48%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAUTH, GALEN H | 2 | 64.7% | +17.7% |
| WU, JENNY R | 2 | 63.6% | +15.9% |
| CAO, CHUN | 1 | 84.7% | +12.7% |
| PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A | 1 | 73.9% | +13.1% |
| SANDERS, JOSHUA T | 1 | 73.4% | +36.2% |
| NELSON, JAMEL M | 1 | 74.9% | +15.8% |
| KIM, YUNJU | 1 | 55.2% | +35.4% |
| SWIER, WAYNE K. | 1 | 67.9% | +19.2% |
| KHLOK, BONITA | 1 | 48.8% | +47.2% |
| JARRETT, RYAN A | 1 | 80.9% | +7.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18815568 | MONOLITHIC MULTI-OPTICS SCANNER HEAD | NELSON, JAMEL M | 70d overdue |
| 18594730 | MULTI-COMPONENT STRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION FOR COMBINING 3-D PRINTED AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PARTS | JARRETT, RYAN A | 30d overdue |
| 18158948 | ELECTROCOATING (E-COATING) ON A PART BY PART BASIS | DUMBRIS, SETH M | 29d |
| 18824804 | ADAPTIVE PRODUCTION SYSTEM | SANDERS, JOSHUA T | — |
| 18668039 | ELECTROSTATIC SOOT CAPTURING PLATE ASSOCIATED WITH A BUILD CHAMBER OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) PRINTER | KIM, YUNJU | — |
| 18601845 | Sequential Determination of Thermal Energy Density for an Additive Manufacturing Operation | KHLOK, BONITA | — |
| 18597693 | MODULAR PRINTER | HAUTH, GALEN H | — |
| 18499072 | DEPOWDERING OF 3D-PRINTED STRUCTURES | OMGBA, ESSAMA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18815568 | MONOLITHIC MULTI-OPTICS SCANNER HEAD | NELSON, JAMEL M | 70d overdue |
| 18488780 | CRASHWORTHY ALLOY | WU, JENNY R | 1d overdue |
| 18602844 | JOINT DESIGN FOR DAPS ADHESIVE FIXTURING | SWIER, WAYNE K. | 7d |
| 18922224 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUALITY INFERENCE AND CONTROL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES | CAO, CHUN | — |
| 18830311 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADHESIVE-BASED PART RETENTION FEATURES IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES | PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A | — |
| 18824804 | ADAPTIVE PRODUCTION SYSTEM | SANDERS, JOSHUA T | — |
| 18668039 | ELECTROSTATIC SOOT CAPTURING PLATE ASSOCIATED WITH A BUILD CHAMBER OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) PRINTER | KIM, YUNJU | — |
| 18601845 | Sequential Determination of Thermal Energy Density for an Additive Manufacturing Operation | KHLOK, BONITA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1743 | 3 |
| 1733 | 3 |
| 2115 | 2 |
| 3761 | 2 |
| 1738 | 2 |
| 1746 | 1 |
| 2119 | 1 |
| 1742 | 1 |
| 1748 | 1 |
| 3746 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18922224 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUALITY INFERENCE AND CONTROL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES | CAO, CHUN | 2115 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18830311 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADHESIVE-BASED PART RETENTION FEATURES IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES | PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A | 1746 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18824804 | ADAPTIVE PRODUCTION SYSTEM | SANDERS, JOSHUA T | 2119 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18815568 | MONOLITHIC MULTI-OPTICS SCANNER HEAD | NELSON, JAMEL M | 1743 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 70d overdue | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18668039 | ELECTROSTATIC SOOT CAPTURING PLATE ASSOCIATED WITH A BUILD CHAMBER OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) PRINTER | KIM, YUNJU | 1742 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18602844 | JOINT DESIGN FOR DAPS ADHESIVE FIXTURING | SWIER, WAYNE K. | 1748 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18601845 | Sequential Determination of Thermal Energy Density for an Additive Manufacturing Operation | KHLOK, BONITA | 3761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18597693 | MODULAR PRINTER | HAUTH, GALEN H | 1743 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18594730 | MULTI-COMPONENT STRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION FOR COMBINING 3-D PRINTED AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PARTS | JARRETT, RYAN A | 2115 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18499072 | DEPOWDERING OF 3D-PRINTED STRUCTURES | OMGBA, ESSAMA | 3746 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18490533 | TILE-BASED PRINTING WITH DYNAMIC BEAM SHAPING | CARDA, DANIELLE MARIE | 1738 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18488883 | PRODUCING METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE FEEDSTOCK FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN | 1733 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18488780 | CRASHWORTHY ALLOY | WU, JENNY R | 1733 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18487020 | IN-SITU WELD POOL SPECTRUM RADIATION PROCESS CHARACTERIZATION | WU, JENNY R | 1733 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18484319 | TUNED SUPPORT GEOMETRIES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SUPPORT REMOVAL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 1738 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18158948 | ELECTROCOATING (E-COATING) ON A PART BY PART BASIS | DUMBRIS, SETH M | 1784 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jan 24, 2023 |
| 17858933 | ASSEMBLY ERROR CORRECTION | DO, TRUC M | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 98d overdue | Pending | Jul 06, 2022 |
| 17855396 | STRUCTURALLY INTEGRATED HEAT-EXCHANGERS | JONES, GORDON A | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17747597 | MECHANISM FOR CURING ADHESIVE IN A ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY CELL | GOURLIE, LAURA ELOISE | 2881 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | May 18, 2022 |
| 17478525 | IN SITU MULTI-PHASE SENSING FOR 3D PRINTING | CHEN, SIMPSON ABRAHAM | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2021 |
| 15607055 | MATERIAL HANDLING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | HAUTH, GALEN H | 1743 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2017 |
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Start Free TrialDivergent Technologies Inc. has 21 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 14 art units and 19 examiners.
Galen H Hauth has the most, with 2 of Divergent Technologies Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
