Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

The Hospital For Sick Childern

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

The Hospital For Sick Childern currently manages a patent portfolio in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. There is 1 pending office action currently active, which is assigned to 1 distinct examiner. This concentration in a single examiner and 1 distinct art unit suggests a focused prosecution effort for the hospital's current medical innovations. The busiest examiner, PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M, is responsible for 1 pending office action.

Because the total number of pending office actions is 1, PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M is handling the entirety of the portfolio's current examination workload. The presence of only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit means that the hospital's immediate patent strategy is dependent on the specific feedback and examination style of this individual. Practitioners should focus their efforts on understanding the nuances of the art unit involved to navigate the 1 pending office action effectively.

This streamlined prosecution environment, with 1 pending action and 1 distinct examiner, allows for a targeted response strategy within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field. The alignment of the busiest examiner's workload with the total pending actions simplifies the management of the portfolio's current legal standing. Understanding the tendencies of PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M will be important for the prosecution process.

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

Portfolio Summary

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

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (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
1
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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M 1 26.8% +45.4%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18386749 TRACHEAL INTUBATION DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF APNEIC OXYGENATION AND SUCTION PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18386749 TRACHEAL INTUBATION DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF APNEIC OXYGENATION AND SUCTION PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3785 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18386749 TRACHEAL INTUBATION DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF APNEIC OXYGENATION AND SUCTION PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M 3785 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 03, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does The Hospital For Sick Childern have?

The Hospital For Sick Childern has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most The Hospital For Sick Childern applications?

Jacqueline M Pinderski has the most, with 1 of The Hospital For Sick Childern's pending office actions.

What technology area are The Hospital For Sick Childern'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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