Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg has 4 pending office actions, involving 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. Each listed action is associated with a separate examiner and art unit.

CATTANACH, COLIN J is identified as the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The data supports a matter-specific prosecution approach rather than one centered on a shared examination unit.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
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.

4
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (75%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
25% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
50% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
25% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CATTANACH, COLIN J 1 59.1% +19.8%
GUTIERREZ, GISSELLE M 1 80.6% +12.9%
MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 1 8.6% +22.1%
DANG, HUNG Q 1 68.2% +18.9%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18755862 SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING MEDICAL DATA DANG, HUNG Q 15d overdue
18966318 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE REPRESENTATION OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 1d overdue
19117272 SURGICAL LIGHTING ASSEMBLY CATTANACH, COLIN J —
19062085 RADIOLUCENT ATTACHMENT, A PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND A RADIOLUCENT COUPLING PORTION GUTIERREZ, GISSELLE M —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18755862 SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING MEDICAL DATA DANG, HUNG Q 15d overdue
18966318 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE REPRESENTATION OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 1d overdue
19117272 SURGICAL LIGHTING ASSEMBLY CATTANACH, COLIN J —
19062085 RADIOLUCENT ATTACHMENT, A PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND A RADIOLUCENT COUPLING PORTION GUTIERREZ, GISSELLE M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2875 1
2884 1
3681 1
2484 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19117272 SURGICAL LIGHTING ASSEMBLY CATTANACH, COLIN J 2875 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 31, 2025
19062085 RADIOLUCENT ATTACHMENT, A PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND A RADIOLUCENT COUPLING PORTION GUTIERREZ, GISSELLE M 2884 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 25, 2025
18966318 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE REPRESENTATION OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 3681 §101§103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Dec 03, 2024
18755862 SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING MEDICAL DATA DANG, HUNG Q 2484 §102§103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Jun 27, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg have?

Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg applications?

Colin J Cattanach has the most, with 1 of Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg's pending office actions.

What technology area are Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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