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Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
9 pending office actions • 6 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Hayward Industries Inc. is currently managing 9 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 8 distinct examiners, which indicates that most applications are being reviewed by different individuals. The portfolio's technical reach extends across 6 distinct art units, showing that the company's mechanical innovations are categorized into several specialized areas.
ERDMAN, CHAD G is the busiest examiner for the company, currently overseeing 2 pending office actions. This concentration means that ERDMAN, CHAD G is responsible for 2 of the company's 9 pending office actions. The other 8 distinct examiners are handling the remaining workload. Navigating 6 distinct art units requires the company to adapt to various examination standards across its 9 active matters. The presence of 8 distinct examiners suggests that the company's prosecution outcomes are subject to a wide range of individual examiner interpretations within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (11%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (11%) |
| §103 only | 3 (33%) |
| §102 only | 2 (22%) |
| §112 only | 1 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (11%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERDMAN, CHAD G | 2 | 80.1% | +18.0% |
| BAKER, LORI LYNN | 1 | 78.5% | +6.6% |
| HACKENBERG, RACHEL J | 1 | 77.9% | +24.7% |
| TIETJEN, MARINA ANNETTE | 1 | 75.0% | +20.8% |
| COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT | 1 | 57.8% | +38.9% |
| SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 1 | 57.3% | +22.3% |
| SKUBINNA, CHRISTINE J | 1 | 61.7% | +20.0% |
| LIN, JASON | 1 | 72.8% | +23.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18086880 | Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment | ERDMAN, CHAD G | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18086904 | Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment | ERDMAN, CHAD G | 28d |
| 19009453 | Compact Universal Gas Pool Heater And Associated Methods | BAKER, LORI LYNN | — |
| 18952333 | System and Method for Dynamic Device Discovery and Address Assignment | HACKENBERG, RACHEL J | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18384159 | Modular Pool/Spa Control System | LIN, JASON | 59d overdue |
| 18542549 | Systems And Methods For Smart Valve Control Of Pool And Spa Components And Operations | SKUBINNA, CHRISTINE J | 23d overdue |
| 18086904 | Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment | ERDMAN, CHAD G | 28d |
| 18667975 | Systems and Methods for Passive and Active Hybrid Defrost Control for Pool/Spa Heat Pumps | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 33d |
| 18753268 | Universal Mount For A Variable Speed Pump Drive User Interface | COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT | 53d |
| 18952333 | System and Method for Dynamic Device Discovery and Address Assignment | HACKENBERG, RACHEL J | — |
| 18809785 | Check Valve With Integral Handle | TIETJEN, MARINA ANNETTE | — |
| 18086880 | Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment | ERDMAN, CHAD G | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2116 | 2 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| 3746 | 1 |
| 3763 | 1 |
| 3754 | 1 |
| 2117 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19009453 | Compact Universal Gas Pool Heater And Associated Methods | BAKER, LORI LYNN | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18952333 | System and Method for Dynamic Device Discovery and Address Assignment | HACKENBERG, RACHEL J | — | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18809785 | Check Valve With Integral Handle | TIETJEN, MARINA ANNETTE | 3799 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18753268 | Universal Mount For A Variable Speed Pump Drive User Interface | COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT | 3746 | §112Other | Final Rejection | 53d | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18667975 | Systems and Methods for Passive and Active Hybrid Defrost Control for Pool/Spa Heat Pumps | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18542549 | Systems And Methods For Smart Valve Control Of Pool And Spa Components And Operations | SKUBINNA, CHRISTINE J | 3754 | §102 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18384159 | Modular Pool/Spa Control System | LIN, JASON | 2117 | §103 | Final Rejection | 59d overdue | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 |
| 18086904 | Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment | ERDMAN, CHAD G | 2116 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
| 18086880 | Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment | ERDMAN, CHAD G | 2116 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
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