Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Zoll Medical Corporation

34 pending office actions • 15 art units • 30 examiners • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 75 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

34
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
14
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

14
Overdue
1
Due this week
11
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
3
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (14)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (3)

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 (9%)
27
Medium (79%)
2
Easy (6%)
2
Unknown (6%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (9%)
§103 only22 (65%)
§102 only5 (15%)
§112 only2 (6%)
No statute on record2 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
3% of docket
4
Information Tech
12% of docket
2
Communications
6% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
27
Mechanical / Eng
79% 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.

340 h
Manual time on pending OAs
68 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
119 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
JOHNSON, NICOLE F 3 87.4% +7.2%
COBANOGLU, DILEK B 2 33.1% +28.0%
DINH, ANH-KHOA N 2 86.9% +14.5%
RAJAPUTRA, SUMAN 1 69.1% +38.2%
PHAM, QUANG 1 54.3% +57.3%
ERICKSON, BENNETT S 1 38.2% +44.3%
BARAKAT, MOHAMED 1 73.9% +23.4%
CHEN, WENREN 1 13.5% +25.2%
ROBINSON, GRETA LEE 1 80.5% +16.9%
MORALES, JON ERIC C 1 85.6% +9.1%

Quick Wins (6)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18524002 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ALERT INDICATING BATTERY REMOVAL FROM A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE JOHNSON, NICOLE F 38d overdue
18513852 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING WEAR COMPLIANCE OF A PATIENT WEARING AN AMBULATORY MEDICAL DEVICE JOHNSON, NICOLE F 38d overdue
18620264 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH DISTAL BIAS DINH, ANH-KHOA N 18d overdue
18717382 Garment Features for Therapy Electrode Pressure and/or Stabilization in a Wearable Medical Device MORALES, JON ERIC C 9d overdue
18779271 AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC PATIENT CARE RECORD DATA CAPTURE ROBINSON, GRETA LEE 12d
18517666 TRANSMITTING TREATMENT INFORMATION JOHNSON, NICOLE F 63d

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18924042 CLINICAL DATA HANDOFF IN DEVICE MANAGEMENT AND DATA SHARING CHEN, WENREN 8d
18439997 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING RISK OF PATIENT DETERIORATION COBANOGLU, DILEK B 20d
18407810 REMOTE CARDIOTOXICITY MONITORING DINH, ANH-KHOA N 22d
18910185 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL CLAIMS ANALYTICS AND PROCESSING SUPPORT COBANOGLU, DILEK B 41d

Interview Candidates (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18954727 PATIENT MONITOR SCREEN AGGREGATION PHAM, QUANG 49d overdue
19016116 EMS ELECTRONIC PATIENT CARE RECORD VALIDATION TOOL RAJAPUTRA, SUMAN 35d overdue
18620264 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH DISTAL BIAS DINH, ANH-KHOA N 18d overdue
18953841 MEDICAL DEVICE WITH NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSOR ERICKSON, BENNETT S 15d overdue
18924042 CLINICAL DATA HANDOFF IN DEVICE MANAGEMENT AND DATA SHARING CHEN, WENREN 8d
18779271 AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC PATIENT CARE RECORD DATA CAPTURE ROBINSON, GRETA LEE 12d
18439997 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING RISK OF PATIENT DETERIORATION COBANOGLU, DILEK B 20d
18407810 REMOTE CARDIOTOXICITY MONITORING DINH, ANH-KHOA N 22d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3796 9
3785 6
2163 2
3683 2
3687 2
3684 2
3792 2
3794 2
2685 1
2689 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19016116 EMS ELECTRONIC PATIENT CARE RECORD VALIDATION TOOL RAJAPUTRA, SUMAN 2163 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Jan 10, 2025
18954727 PATIENT MONITOR SCREEN AGGREGATION PHAM, QUANG 2685 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2024
18953841 MEDICAL DEVICE WITH NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSOR ERICKSON, BENNETT S 3683 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Nov 20, 2024
18946273 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING ALARMS IN A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE BARAKAT, MOHAMED 2689 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Nov 13, 2024
18924042 CLINICAL DATA HANDOFF IN DEVICE MANAGEMENT AND DATA SHARING CHEN, WENREN 3626 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Oct 23, 2024
18910185 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL CLAIMS ANALYTICS AND PROCESSING SUPPORT COBANOGLU, DILEK B 3687 §101 Final Rejection 41d Pending Oct 09, 2024
18779271 AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC PATIENT CARE RECORD DATA CAPTURE ROBINSON, GRETA LEE 2163 §102 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jul 22, 2024
18717382 Garment Features for Therapy Electrode Pressure and/or Stabilization in a Wearable Medical Device MORALES, JON ERIC C 3796 §102 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2024
18632577 PEDIATRIC AND ADULT DEFIBRILLATOR ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO 3796 §112 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Apr 11, 2024
18620264 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH DISTAL BIAS DINH, ANH-KHOA N 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2024
18617708 Vacuum and Positive Pressure Ventilation Systems and Methods for Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG 3785 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Mar 27, 2024
18439997 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING RISK OF PATIENT DETERIORATION COBANOGLU, DILEK B 3687 §101 Final Rejection 20d Pending Feb 13, 2024
18681542 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MEDICAL DATA CAPTURE AND CAREGIVER GUIDANCE BARTLEY, KENNETH 3684 §112 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Feb 06, 2024
18418646 MEDICAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT WILLIAMS, CLAYTON R 2443 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Jan 22, 2024
18407810 REMOTE CARDIOTOXICITY MONITORING DINH, ANH-KHOA N 3796 §101 Final Rejection 22d Pending Jan 09, 2024
18396459 Automated Detection of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Chest Compressions BUGG, PAIGE KATHLEEN 3785 Other Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Dec 26, 2023
18524002 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ALERT INDICATING BATTERY REMOVAL FROM A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE JOHNSON, NICOLE F 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2023
18517666 TRANSMITTING TREATMENT INFORMATION JOHNSON, NICOLE F 3796 §102 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Nov 22, 2023
18513852 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING WEAR COMPLIANCE OF A PATIENT WEARING AN AMBULATORY MEDICAL DEVICE JOHNSON, NICOLE F 3796 §102 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Nov 20, 2023
18484522 WEARABLE MEDICAL MONITORING DEVICE TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES 3792 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Oct 11, 2023
18262881 DEPLOYMENT STATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND GUIDANCE APPARATUSES WINSTON III, EDWARD B 3683 §102 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18033291 Determination of Cardiac Condition Measure based on Machine Learning Analysis of ECG and/or Cardio-vibrational Data DOWNEY, JOHN R 3792 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 21, 2023
18100100 WEARABLE CARDIAC THERAPEUTIC DEVICES WITH HYDROPHOBIC AND/OR HYDROPHILIC DIELECTRIC FIBERS KERN, ASHLEIGH LAUREN 3794 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Jan 23, 2023
18013316 Patient-Specific Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Ramp Up Protocols RAUBENSTRAW, TYLER ALLEN 3785 Final Rejection 170d overdue Pending Dec 28, 2022
18080420 PORTABLE MEDICAL TRIAGE KIT SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 3684 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Dec 13, 2022
17977246 CPR Team Performance DALE, ABIGAYLE ANN 3785 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2022
17743806 SECURELY EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN A MEDICAL DEVICE AND A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE USING VISUAL INDICATORS HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending May 13, 2022
17653342 RESUSCITATIVE CARE SYSTEM FOR CONTEXT SENSITIVE GUIDANCE TILLERY, RASHAWN N 2174 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Mar 03, 2022
17676396 Therapy Electrode Mesh Interface for Wearable Cardiac Therapeutic Devices HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Feb 21, 2022
17449999 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD DAHER, KIRA B 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 68d Pending Oct 05, 2021
17447953 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMS DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Sep 17, 2021
17144493 CHEST COMPRESSION BELT WITH BELT POSITION MONITORING SYSTEM WOLFF, ARIELLE R 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jan 08, 2021
17136377 BLOOD FILTERING OF INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS TO TREAT POST-RESUSCITATION SYNDROME HUANG, RYAN 1777 §103 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Dec 29, 2020
15389781 Monitoring A Garment PREMRAJ, CATHERINE C 3794 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Dec 23, 2016

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