Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 18/305,582

AUTOMATED CHEST COMPRESSION DEVICE

Final Rejection

Filed

Apr 24, 2023

Priority

Oct 16, 2015 — continuation of 10/639,234 +3 more

Examiner

VO, TU A

Art Unit

3785

Tech Center

3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Assignee

Zoll Circulation Inc.

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +58.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 61% grant rate with +58.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 569 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 61% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

346 granted / 569 resolved

-9.2% vs TC avg

Strong +58% interview lift

Without

With

+58.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

31 currently pending

Career history

610

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.3%

-38.7% vs TC avg

§103

69.3%

+29.3% vs TC avg

§102

3.3%

-36.7% vs TC avg

§112

10.8%

-29.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 569 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Apr 24, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 25, 2023

Response after Non-Final Action

Jun 13, 2024

Response after Non-Final Action

Sep 10, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Feb 04, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Feb 04, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Feb 10, 2026

Response Filed

Apr 21, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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3y 4m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

18/819,391

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1y 7m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

17/328,523

Patent 12594217

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4y 10m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

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Patent 12544524

BLOWING DEVICE AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE

5y 2m to grant Granted Feb 10, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

61%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+58.0%)

3y 3m (~2m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 569 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.