Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

O&M Halyard Inc.

6 pending office actions • 4 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
3
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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
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.

3
Hard (50%)
3
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
33% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
1
Business / Other
17% 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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H 1 66.6% -10.9%
MANGINE, HEATHER N 1 47.9% +64.8%
RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L 1 44.7% +16.6%
MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI 1 52.1% +67.2%
GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN 1 31.4% +46.9%
EOM, ROBERT J 1 57.5% +34.7%

Hard Cases (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19250281 Elastomeric Article with Imprinted Pattern on One Side MANGINE, HEATHER N 23d
19407314 Reinforced Fingertip Disposable Glove MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H
18994722 Glove Dispenser Soft Pack with Elastic Band Strap RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18537907 Collapsible Lateral Table Drape for Surgical Equipment MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI 11d overdue
19250281 Elastomeric Article with Imprinted Pattern on One Side MANGINE, HEATHER N 23d
18994722 Glove Dispenser Soft Pack with Elastic Band Strap RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L
18478096 Biological Indicator with Enhanced Volatile Organic Compound Detection GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN
16802043 Defect-Indicating Gasket for Sterilization Container EOM, ROBERT J

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3732 2
3786 1
1651 1
1797 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19407314 Reinforced Fingertip Disposable Glove MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H 3732 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 03, 2025
19250281 Elastomeric Article with Imprinted Pattern on One Side MANGINE, HEATHER N 3732 §102§103 Final Rejection 23d Pending Jun 26, 2025
18994722 Glove Dispenser Soft Pack with Elastic Band Strap RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 15, 2025
18537907 Collapsible Lateral Table Drape for Surgical Equipment MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI 3786 §103 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2023
18478096 Biological Indicator with Enhanced Volatile Organic Compound Detection GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN 1651 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2023
16802043 Defect-Indicating Gasket for Sterilization Container EOM, ROBERT J 1797 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 26, 2020

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