Last updated: July 28, 2026

Application No. 18/760,968

MACHINE-LEARNING IMAGE RECOGNITION FOR CLASSIFYING CONDITIONS BASED ON VENTILATORY DATA

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 01, 2024

Priority

Dec 18, 2020 — provisional 63/127,892 +1 more

Examiner

RUSH, ERIC

Art Unit

2677

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Covidien L.P.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 60% of cases after interview

— +36.1% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 638 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 60% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

386 granted / 638 resolved

-1.5% vs TC avg

Strong +36% interview lift

Without

With

+36.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 5m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

666

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

§103

88.5%

+48.5% vs TC avg

§102

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

§112

7.3%

-32.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 638 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 01, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 16, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 16, 2026

Response Filed

Precedent Cases

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18/559,583

Patent 12626393

OBSERVATION DEVICE

2y 6m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

18/714,211

Patent 12620122

Target Detection Method and Apparatus

1y 11m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/663,756

Patent 12614286

VIRTUAL PRODUCTION BASED ON DISPLAY ASSEMBLY POSE AND POSE ERROR CORRECTION

1y 11m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

60%

Grant Probability

97%

With Interview (+36.1%)

3y 5m (~1y 4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 638 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.