Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 21, 2026

Next Space Inc.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Next Space Inc. is currently managing 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. The company's active docket is currently limited to this single matter.

LAVINDER, JACK W is the busiest examiner, with a busiest examiner pending count of 1. This examiner is the sole reviewer for the company's pending office action. Prosecution strategy is currently centered on the interactions with this individual in their specific art unit.

The focus on 1 pending office action under 1 distinct examiner simplifies the company's current legal needs. Without any other active matters, the practitioner can devote all resources to navigating the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems requirements of LAVINDER, JACK W. This 1 distinct art unit covers the entire active portfolio.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
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.

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (100%)

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
1
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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LAVINDER, JACK W 1 65.3% +28.2%

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19292575 MINIATURIZED COUPLINGS FOR JEWELRY COMPONENTS LAVINDER, JACK W —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3677 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19292575 MINIATURIZED COUPLINGS FOR JEWELRY COMPONENTS LAVINDER, JACK W 3677 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 06, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Next Space Inc. have?

Next Space Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Next Space Inc. applications?

Jack W Lavinder has the most, with 1 of Next Space Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Next Space 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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