Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Allen Medical Systems Inc.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Allen Medical Systems Inc. currently manages 3 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 3 pending office actions are distributed across 3 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. The 3 distinct examiners indicate that each matter is being reviewed by a different individual. The 2 distinct art units suggest that the filings are categorized into separate administrative divisions within the patent office.

SANTOS, ROBERT G is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio. This examiner is responsible for 1 busiest_examiner_pending action. The 1 busiest_examiner_pending action is one of the 3 pending office actions currently active. SANTOS, ROBERT G and the other 3 distinct examiners handle the workload within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The 2 distinct art units provide the technical context for these applications.

The 3 pending office actions require coordination with 3 distinct examiners. SANTOS, ROBERT G holds 1 busiest_examiner_pending action, showing a distribution of cases across the examiners. Practitioners should address the requirements of the 2 distinct art units to advance the portfolio. The Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area defines the technical scope for all 3 pending office actions.

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
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (33%)
§102 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

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
SANTOS, ROBERT G 1 73.1% +34.9%
HALL, LUKE F 1 50.7% +62.3%
BORISSOV, IGOR N 1 28.5% +41.7%

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
19179197 SURGICAL TRACTION BOOT HAVING RESILIENT HEEL PAD AND MEDIAL AND LATERAL STRAPS SANTOS, ROBERT G —
18589864 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ROOM WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENT LEVERAGING RTLS, HIS, AND EMR DATA SYSTEMS BORISSOV, IGOR N —

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
18903124 SURGICAL LEG SUPPORT APPARATUS HALL, LUKE F 16d overdue
19179197 SURGICAL TRACTION BOOT HAVING RESILIENT HEEL PAD AND MEDIAL AND LATERAL STRAPS SANTOS, ROBERT G —
18589864 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ROOM WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENT LEVERAGING RTLS, HIS, AND EMR DATA SYSTEMS BORISSOV, IGOR N —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3673 2
3685 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19179197 SURGICAL TRACTION BOOT HAVING RESILIENT HEEL PAD AND MEDIAL AND LATERAL STRAPS SANTOS, ROBERT G 3673 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 15, 2025
18903124 SURGICAL LEG SUPPORT APPARATUS HALL, LUKE F 3673 §102 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Oct 01, 2024
18589864 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ROOM WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENT LEVERAGING RTLS, HIS, AND EMR DATA SYSTEMS BORISSOV, IGOR N 3685 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 28, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Allen Medical Systems Inc. have?

Allen Medical Systems Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Allen Medical Systems Inc. applications?

Robert G Santos has the most, with 1 of Allen Medical Systems Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Allen Medical Systems 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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