Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Belimo Holding AG

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

8 pending office actions • 6 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 15 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Belimo Holding AG manages 8 pending office actions in the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are spread across 8 distinct examiners and 6 distinct art units. HICKS, ANGELISA is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action. The fact that 8 examiners are each handling 1 pending action indicates a decentralized prosecution across the portfolio.

The distribution of 8 pending office actions among 8 distinct examiners means that no single examiner has more than one matter under review. Furthermore, the involvement of 6 distinct art units suggests that the company's software-related innovations are being evaluated by several different specialized groups. HICKS, ANGELISA is the busiest examiner despite having only 1 pending office action, which matches the count for other examiners. This structure indicates that the 8 pending actions are being prosecuted independently of one another across the 6 distinct art units, with no central examiner managing multiple files. The 1 to 1 ratio between actions and examiners across the 8 pending matters highlights the exposure to different USPTO officials within the Computing & Software field.

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

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)

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.

5
Hard (62%)
3
Medium (38%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (12%)
§103 only2 (25%)
§102 only1 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
12% of docket
4
Information Tech
50% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
12% of docket
2
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.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M 1 69.2% +19.6%
LINDSAY, BERNARD G 1 68.2% +47.3%
HOPKINS, BRANDI N 1 85.5% +11.9%
XU, PETER 1 50.0% +0.0%
JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM 1 80.1% +17.3%
TURNER, SONJI 1 73.8% +20.3%
BARNES-BULLOCK, CRYSTAL JOY 1 85.7% -13.1%
GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D 1 82.4% +18.3%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18292740 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-DIAGNOSING OF PREASSEMBLED ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER HOPKINS, BRANDI N —
18019367 ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DATA ACCESS TO HVAC DEVICES OF AN HVAC SYSTEM GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D —

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18277951 Air Treatment Device TURNER, SONJI 5d
18276180 NFC ENABLED HVAC FIELD DEVICE AND AN HVAC SYSTEM BARNES-BULLOCK, CRYSTAL JOY 22d
19481650 PNEUMATIC ADAPTER MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M —
18727580 A METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A REMOTE COMPUTER AND HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING HVAC DEVICES LINDSAY, BERNARD G —
18493982 FIELD-DEVICE COUPLING WITH TWO COUPLING ORIENTATIONS JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18277951 Air Treatment Device TURNER, SONJI 5d
19481650 PNEUMATIC ADAPTER MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M —
18727580 A METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A REMOTE COMPUTER AND HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING HVAC DEVICES LINDSAY, BERNARD G —
18292740 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-DIAGNOSING OF PREASSEMBLED ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER HOPKINS, BRANDI N —
18493982 FIELD-DEVICE COUPLING WITH TWO COUPLING ORIENTATIONS JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM —
18019367 ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DATA ACCESS TO HVAC DEVICES OF AN HVAC SYSTEM GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3753 2
2119 2
2855 1
1776 1
2117 1
2446 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19481650 PNEUMATIC ADAPTER MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M 3753 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2025
18727580 A METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A REMOTE COMPUTER AND HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING HVAC DEVICES LINDSAY, BERNARD G 2119 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 09, 2024
18292740 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-DIAGNOSING OF PREASSEMBLED ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER HOPKINS, BRANDI N 2855 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 26, 2024
18567594 A METHOD OF COMMISSIONING PHYSICAL HVAC DEVICES OF AN HVAC SYSTEM FOR AN HVAC APPLICATION XU, PETER 2119 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2023
18493982 FIELD-DEVICE COUPLING WITH TWO COUPLING ORIENTATIONS JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM 3753 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 25, 2023
18277951 Air Treatment Device TURNER, SONJI 1776 §103§112 Final Rejection 5d Pending Aug 18, 2023
18276180 NFC ENABLED HVAC FIELD DEVICE AND AN HVAC SYSTEM BARNES-BULLOCK, CRYSTAL JOY 2117 §102§112 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Aug 07, 2023
18019367 ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DATA ACCESS TO HVAC DEVICES OF AN HVAC SYSTEM GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D 2446 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 02, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Belimo Holding AG have?

Belimo Holding AG has 8 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 8 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Belimo Holding AG applications?

William M Mccalister has the most, with 1 of Belimo Holding AG's pending office actions.

What technology area are Belimo Holding AG's patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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