Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Element Six (Uk) Limited

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

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

Analysis

Element Six (Uk) Limited has 3 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The actions are assigned to 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, creating a one-to-one distribution across both examination dimensions.

GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The data shows no concentration among examiners or art units. Counsel can therefore manage the matters independently, using the assigned art unit and examiner history as the principal guides for response strategy.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

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.

2
Hard (67%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (33%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (67%)

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
3
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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS 1 85.2% +8.6%
LAWSON, STACY N 1 62.3% +51.2%
PILKINGTON, JAMES 1 70.2% +35.7%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19478705 A CUTTING ELEMENT AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS —
19049942 BEARING ASSEMBLIES, ROLLER BEARING UNITS, RACES, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME PILKINGTON, JAMES —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19248322 DISK CUTTER LAWSON, STACY N —
19049942 BEARING ASSEMBLIES, ROLLER BEARING UNITS, RACES, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME PILKINGTON, JAMES —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3619 1
3672 1
3617 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19478705 A CUTTING ELEMENT AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS 3619 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 24, 2025
19248322 DISK CUTTER LAWSON, STACY N 3672 §112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2025
19049942 BEARING ASSEMBLIES, ROLLER BEARING UNITS, RACES, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME PILKINGTON, JAMES 3617 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 10, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Element Six (Uk) Limited have?

Element Six (Uk) Limited has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Element Six (Uk) Limited applications?

Jennifer Hawkins Gay has the most, with 1 of Element Six (Uk) Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Element Six (Uk) Limited'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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