Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Seatmate Intellectual Properties

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Seatmate Intellectual Properties has 3 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. All 3 of these actions are assigned to 1 distinct examiner and are located within 1 distinct art unit. This represents a high level of concentration, where the company's entire active portfolio is being reviewed by a single individual in one department. Such a structure suggests that the technical subject matter is closely related.

SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling the 3 pending office actions. This means that the company's active prosecution is under the control of this 1 examiner. The fact that there is 1 distinct art unit involved confirms that all of the company's current pending work falls within the same specialized technical category, rather than being distributed across different divisions of the patent office.

For practitioners, this concentration under 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit means that the relationship with SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E is the central element of the prosecution strategy. Any feedback or rulings on one of the 3 pending office actions will likely have a direct impact on the others. This structure allows for a consistent prosecution strategy, but it also means the company's success is tied to the decisions of this single examiner.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
3
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.

3
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (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
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
SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E 3 67.4% +13.2%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19323262 SELECTIVELY PET ACCESSIBLE HUMAN-PET CO-SEATING SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E —
19323351 SELECTIVELY PET ACCESSIBLE HUMAN-PET CO-SEATING SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E —
19323389 SELECTIVELY PET ACCESSIBLE HUMAN-PET CO-SEATING SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19323262 SELECTIVELY PET ACCESSIBLE HUMAN-PET CO-SEATING SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E —
19323351 SELECTIVELY PET ACCESSIBLE HUMAN-PET CO-SEATING SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E —
19323389 SELECTIVELY PET ACCESSIBLE HUMAN-PET CO-SEATING SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3673 3

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19323262 SELECTIVELY PET ACCESSIBLE HUMAN-PET CO-SEATING SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E 3673 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2025
19323351 SELECTIVELY PET ACCESSIBLE HUMAN-PET CO-SEATING SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E 3673 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2025
19323389 SELECTIVELY PET ACCESSIBLE HUMAN-PET CO-SEATING SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E 3673 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Seatmate Intellectual Properties have?

Seatmate Intellectual Properties has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Seatmate Intellectual Properties applications?

David E Sosnowski has the most, with 3 of Seatmate Intellectual Properties's pending office actions.

What technology area are Seatmate Intellectual Properties'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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