Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation has 3 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are handled by 3 distinct examiners, which means that every pending application is being reviewed by a different person. The prosecution activity is spread across 3 distinct art units, indicating that each of the 3 pending office actions is being evaluated by a different technical group.

The busiest examiner, LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G, is currently managing 1 busiest examiner pending action. This reflects the even distribution of the 3 pending office actions across the 3 distinct examiners. There is no concentration of work with any single individual, as each matter is proceeding through a different art unit, which requires a specialized approach for each pending application.

For practitioners, the presence of 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units means that each of the 3 pending office actions requires an independent prosecution strategy. There is no overlap in the examination teams, so each case must be managed on its own merits. The 1 busiest examiner pending action with LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G represents 1 of the 3 active prosecution paths for the company.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G 1 22.5% +31.6%
YANG, YI-SHAN 1 70.4% +53.0%
SAHAND, SANA 1 63.5% +24.0%

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
19046369 Rubidium Elution System YANG, YI-SHAN 14d
19327341 SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC CALENDARING SYSTEM OF A FACILITY LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G —
18438599 Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Predicting Hemodynamic Events SAHAND, SANA —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19046369 Rubidium Elution System YANG, YI-SHAN 14d
19327341 SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC CALENDARING SYSTEM OF A FACILITY LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G —
18438599 Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Predicting Hemodynamic Events SAHAND, SANA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3682 1
3798 1
3796 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19327341 SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC CALENDARING SYSTEM OF A FACILITY LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G 3682 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 12, 2025
19046369 Rubidium Elution System YANG, YI-SHAN 3798 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Feb 05, 2025
18438599 Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Predicting Hemodynamic Events SAHAND, SANA 3796 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 12, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation have?

Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation applications?

William G Lultschik has the most, with 1 of Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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