Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Hill-Rom)

23 pending office actions • 5 clients • 22 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 53 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
1
Due this week
5
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (1)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
19
Medium (83%)
2
Easy (9%)
2
Unknown (9%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only17 (74%)
§102 only2 (9%)
§112 only2 (9%)
No statute on record2 (9%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
4
Communications
17% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
18
Mechanical / Eng
78% 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.

230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
46 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
80 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 2 7.1% +21.4%
ALIZADA, OMEED 1 77.5% +32.9%
CELESTINE, NYROBI I 1 81.7% +22.6%
HALL, LUKE F 1 48.4% +64.6%
THROOP, MYLES A 1 58.0% +41.4%
BAILEY, AMANDA LEE 1 55.4% +43.0%
SHERWIN, RYAN W 1 66.5% +22.6%
COHEN, YARON 1 68.9% +23.6%
DANG, HUNG Q 1 68.4% +18.3%
TRAN, QUOC DUC 1 85.7% +4.8%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18756379 VIDEO ENCODER AND RELATED METHODS TRAN, QUOC DUC 28d
18925919 METHOD OF THREE-MODE PATIENT CHAIR EXIT SENSING CELESTINE, NYROBI I 60d

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17671671 TECHNOLOGIES FOR PERFORMING DYNAMIC ALERT MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE CAREGIVER FATIGUE MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 42d overdue
18966318 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE REPRESENTATION OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 1d overdue

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
17671671 TECHNOLOGIES FOR PERFORMING DYNAMIC ALERT MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE CAREGIVER FATIGUE MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 42d overdue
18978038 WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE ACCESS TO NURSE CALL SYSTEM ALERTS AND DATA ALIZADA, OMEED 16d overdue
18903124 SURGICAL LEG SUPPORT APPARATUS HALL, LUKE F 16d overdue
18755862 SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING MEDICAL DATA DANG, HUNG Q 15d overdue
18901217 SPINE SURGERY TABLE HAVING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE THROOP, MYLES A 5d overdue
18966318 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE REPRESENTATION OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 1d overdue
18794052 PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS HAVING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE USING A SERIALIZER/DESERIALIZER AND A COILED CABLE COHEN, YARON 16d
18925919 METHOD OF THREE-MODE PATIENT CHAIR EXIT SENSING CELESTINE, NYROBI I 60d

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37917
36733
36812
26861
37981
36791
26881
26261
24841
26911

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18978038 WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE ACCESS TO NURSE CALL SYSTEM ALERTS AND DATA Hill-Rom Services, Inc. ALIZADA, OMEED 2686 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2024
18966318 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE REPRESENTATION OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 3681 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Dec 03, 2024
18925919 METHOD OF THREE-MODE PATIENT CHAIR EXIT SENSING Hill-Rom Services, Inc. CELESTINE, NYROBI I 3798 §103 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Oct 24, 2024
18903124 SURGICAL LEG SUPPORT APPARATUS Allen Medical Systems, Inc. HALL, LUKE F 3673 §102 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Oct 01, 2024
18901217 SPINE SURGERY TABLE HAVING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Allen Medical Systems, Inc. THROOP, MYLES A 3679 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2024
18825272 SURFACE HAVING MICROCLIMATE FLOW APPARATUS Hill-Rom Services, Inc. BAILEY, AMANDA LEE 3673 §112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Sep 05, 2024
18798966 NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON PATIENT AND CAREGIVER PROXIMITY Hill-Rom Services, Inc. SHERWIN, RYAN W 2688 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 09, 2024
18794052 PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS HAVING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE USING A SERIALIZER/DESERIALIZER AND A COILED CABLE Hill-Rom Services, Inc. COHEN, YARON 2626 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Aug 05, 2024
18755862 SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING MEDICAL DATA Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg DANG, HUNG Q 2484 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Jun 27, 2024
18756379 VIDEO ENCODER AND RELATED METHODS Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg TRAN, QUOC DUC 2691 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jun 27, 2024
18738138 PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE HAVING MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT CONTROLLED BY A RADAR SYSTEM Hill-Rom Services, Inc. HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI 3791 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Jun 10, 2024
18680889 PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS Hill-Rom Services, Inc. KURILLA, ERIC J 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending May 31, 2024
18240397 HOSPITAL BED ALERT LIGHT MANAGEMENT Hill-Rom Services, Inc. GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL 3673 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Aug 31, 2023
18349375 MONITORING, PREDICTING, AND TREATING CLINICAL EPISODES Hill-Rom Services, Inc. NGANGA, BONIFACE N 3797 Other Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2023
18173963 MONITOR TO DETECT A PATIENT'S SLEEP STATE AND MOVEMENT Hill-Rom Services, Inc. JANG, ELINA SOHYUN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Feb 24, 2023
18158733 PLEURAL EFFUSION PRE-SCREENING SYSTEM Hill-Rom Services, Inc. ROBERTS, ANNA L 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2023
18068142 MOBILITY LEVEL USER INTERFACE INCLUDING SMART TURN REMINDERS BASED ON RISK OF PATIENT Hill Rom Services, Inc. HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN 3791 §102 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2022
17895545 PATIENT MOBILITY CLASSIFICATION Hill-Rom Services, Inc. KREMER, MATTHEW 3791 §112 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Aug 25, 2022
17685426 BED AND MATTRESS AUTO SETTINGS FOR INTUBATION Hill-Rom Services, Inc. MILO, MICHAEL 3786 §103 Final Rejection 85d overdue Pending Mar 03, 2022
17676303 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING PATIENT MOVEMENT ON A SUPPORT APPARATUS BETWEEN SELF MOVEMENT AND ASSISTED MOVEMENT Hill-Rom Services, Inc. BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Feb 21, 2022
17671671 TECHNOLOGIES FOR PERFORMING DYNAMIC ALERT MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE CAREGIVER FATIGUE Hill-Rom Services, Inc. MORICE DE VARGAS, SARA JESSICA 3681 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Feb 15, 2022
17557603 CONTACTLESS PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC IMAGE IMPROVEMENT Hill-Rom Services, Inc. SHOSTAK, ANDREY 3791 Other Non-Final OA 187d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2021
17494882 SURGICAL TABLE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION BY THE SURGICAL TABLE Trumpf Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. Kg WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN 3785 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Oct 06, 2021

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