Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
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
O&M Halyard Inc. is currently managing 6 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 6 pending office actions are assigned to 6 distinct examiners, resulting in a ratio of 6 examiners to 6 actions. The prosecution spans 4 distinct art units, indicating that the company's medical and mechanical innovations are reviewed by several different specialized groups. MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H is the busiest examiner for the company, overseeing 1 pending action. This distribution shows a decentralized prosecution landscape where no examiner handles more than 1 case.
For a patent practitioner, the presence of 6 pending office actions across 4 distinct art units requires a strategy that can adapt to the varying standards of different examination groups. With 6 distinct examiners involved, the company's patent prospects are spread across several individuals, which may lead to a variety of prosecution outcomes. MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H, as the busiest examiner with 1 pending action, represents the standard for this portfolio where every case has a unique examiner. This lack of concentration across 4 distinct art units suggests that the company's innovations in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector are technically diverse, requiring a range of expertise from the 6 distinct examiners assigned to the cases.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (33%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H | 1 | 66.6% | -10.7% |
| MANGINE, HEATHER N | 1 | 47.4% | +65.1% |
| IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | 1 | 33.5% | +25.0% |
| MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI | 1 | 53.3% | +65.4% |
| MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE | 1 | 55.5% | +50.9% |
| EOM, ROBERT J | 1 | 57.5% | +34.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19407314 | Reinforced Fingertip Disposable Glove | MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due 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 |
| 19073158 | Method of Using a Sterilization Wrap System | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | — |
| 17542595 | Damp Hand Donning and Moisturizing Glove | MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE | — |
| 16802043 | Defect-Indicating Gasket for Sterilization Container | EOM, ROBERT J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 2 |
| 3786 | 1 |
| 1787 | 1 |
| 1797 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19073158 | Method of Using a Sterilization Wrap System | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 18537907 | Collapsible Lateral Table Drape for Surgical Equipment | MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI | 3786 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 17542595 | Damp Hand Donning and Moisturizing Glove | MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE | 1787 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2021 |
| 16802043 | Defect-Indicating Gasket for Sterilization Container | EOM, ROBERT J | 1797 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2020 |
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