Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Ultrasea 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

Ultrasea Inc. has 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. ANDRISH, SEAN D is the busiest examiner for the company, holding 1 pending office action. The company current prosecution presence is limited to this one pending action.

Because there is only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the prosecution strategy is entirely focused on the interaction with ANDRISH, SEAN D. There is no broader distribution of cases across the USPTO. Practitioners should focus on the specific standards of the 1 art unit involved in this mechanical and transportation system filing. This focus suggests a specific patent strategy within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector.

The lack of additional pending actions means that legal resources are currently directed toward this matter. Consequently, the interaction with the assigned examiner is the critical factor for the company current intellectual property goals. Practitioners must be prepared to address the technical nuances of the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area as interpreted by this examiner. The 1 pending office action represents the entirety of the current prosecution risk for the company. There are no other pending actions or examiners to consider at this time.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (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
ANDRISH, SEAN D 1 71.5% +32.2%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19089585 MODULAR MARITIME DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL SUBSURFACE AND SURFACE OPERATIONS ANDRISH, SEAN D —

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
19089585 MODULAR MARITIME DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL SUBSURFACE AND SURFACE OPERATIONS ANDRISH, SEAN D —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3678 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19089585 MODULAR MARITIME DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL SUBSURFACE AND SURFACE OPERATIONS ANDRISH, SEAN D 3678 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 25, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Ultrasea Inc. applications?

Sean D Andrish has the most, with 1 of Ultrasea Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Ultrasea 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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