Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SANTOS, ROBERT G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3673

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
1160
Total Applications
+35.9%
Interview Lift
870
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1138 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
33.2%
§102 Novelty
40.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18914586 AIR BED HAVING AN IMPROVED BUILT-IN AIR PUMP Non-Final OA Belgravia Wood Limited
19024355 Patient Transport Apparatus With Adjustable Handles Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18985242 Patient Transport Apparatus Having An Extender For A Head Deck Section Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18958848 PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH NOTIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
17834342 PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH DYNAMIC CONTROL PANELS Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
19038369 LIFT AND METHOD FOR USE OF A LIFT FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT RELATIVE TO A SURGICAL FRAME Non-Final OA Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
19032348 SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING AN INFANT IN A SUPINE POSITION Non-Final OA Tailored Technologies, Inc.
18993198 Transfer Assistive Device and Apparatus Non-Final OA Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte Ltd
18420544 MATTRESSES WITH STABILIZED UPPER SURFACES Non-Final OA Purple Innovation, LLC
18937614 MOTORIZED BEDDING SYSTEM AND APPLICATION SOFTWARE Non-Final OA PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
18924383 FOLDABLE BED Non-Final OA PROLINE MEDICAL
18855937 TURNING A PERSON IN A BED Non-Final OA CARETURNER A/S
18905410 Surgical Tables Non-Final OA Steris Solutions Limited
17971386 FIRE RETARDANT FABRIC Non-Final OA Precision Textiles LLC
18743974 Lifting Apparatus Non-Final OA Basecampvan Ltd
17927077 REMOVABLE ELECTRONIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR A ROLLING OBJECT WITH AN AUTOMATIC DIRECTIONAL BLOCKING MEANS Non-Final OA IFP Energies nouvelles

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