Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
29 pending office actions • 11 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 39 patents granted in the last 365 days
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA is managing 28 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 28 actions are assigned to 28 distinct examiners, meaning every pending matter is currently before a different individual. This one-to-one ratio shows a complete lack of examiner concentration for the current portfolio. The actions are distributed across 10 distinct art units.
JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER EDOUARD is the busiest examiner, holding 1 pending office action. The involvement of 10 distinct art units for 28 pending actions indicates that the company's medical and mechanical technologies are being reviewed by several different specialized groups within the patent office. With 28 distinct examiners involved, the company faces a broad range of individual perspectives and styles. This high level of distribution across 10 art units suggests that the company's innovations touch upon many different specialized facets of medical and mechanical engineering.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 10 (34%) |
| §103 only | 7 (24%) |
| §112 only | 2 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (31%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDOUARD, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 22.8% | +36.9% |
| KANAAN, MOHAMAD HASSAN | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| GIBSON, RANDY W | 1 | 75.7% | +22.2% |
| BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA | 1 | 20.0% | +63.5% |
| HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 1 | 49.2% | +39.6% |
| MUTCHLER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN | 1 | 55.9% | +20.4% |
| CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C | 1 | 84.3% | +8.7% |
| DO, ANDREW V | 1 | 84.7% | +11.3% |
| DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | 1 | 74.7% | +15.7% |
| HYEON, HAE M | 1 | 85.7% | +10.2% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18804221 | FLOW TUBE FOR A FLOW SENSOR AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FLOW TUBE | DO, ANDREW V | — |
| 18756045 | CLAMPING DEVICE AND SENSOR CABLE | HYEON, HAE M | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17876738 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ("ECG") SIGNAL ANALYSIS AND ARTIFACT DETECTION | ANJARIA, SHREYA PARAG | 49d overdue |
| 18649128 | IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM USING AN IMAGER CODE SCANNER AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | NAJARIAN, LENA | 16d overdue |
| 18541126 | PATCH FOR ATTACHING A SENSOR TO HUMAN SKIN | EISEMAN, ADAM JARED | 11d overdue |
| 17766008 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A RESPIRATORY AND/OR CARDIOGENIC SIGNAL | VASSELL, MEREDITH ABBOTT | 19d |
| 18824472 | SYSTEMS, MONITOR MOUNTS AND MONITORS | CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C | 28d |
| 17527132 | AUTOMATIC PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | VARGAS, ANNA ELIZABETH | 79d |
| 19093868 | UNIVERSAL DOCKING STATION WITH LOCATION CONTEXT | EDOUARD, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 19047181 | PACED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA DETECTION | KANAAN, MOHAMAD HASSAN | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19093868 | UNIVERSAL DOCKING STATION WITH LOCATION CONTEXT | EDOUARD, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 18954477 | NEONATAL SCALE PLATFORM HAVING FLEXIBLE CABLE FOR MAINTAINING SCALE CALIBRATION | GIBSON, RANDY W | — |
| 18920326 | NON-LINEAR HEART RATE ADAPTIVE CARDIAC ARTIFACT FILTER FOR AN IMPEDANCE RESPIRATION SIGNAL | BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA | — |
| 19065381 | DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING PATIENT DATA AND PROCESS FOR ACQUIRING PATIENT DATA | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | — |
| 18992515 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME ELECTROCARDIOGRAM WAVEFORM PROCESSING WITH MODE ADAPTIVE COEFFICIENT FILTERS | MUTCHLER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN | — |
| 18804221 | FLOW TUBE FOR A FLOW SENSOR AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FLOW TUBE | DO, ANDREW V | — |
| 18768165 | OXYGEN SATURATION SENSOR FOR CLAMPING ATTACHMENT TO A BODY PART | DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | — |
| 18756045 | CLAMPING DEVICE AND SENSOR CABLE | HYEON, HAE M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3785 | 5 |
| 3791 | 3 |
| 3796 | 2 |
| 3683 | 1 |
| 2841 | 1 |
| 2686 | 1 |
| 3687 | 1 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| 1687 | 1 |
| 2148 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19093868 | UNIVERSAL DOCKING STATION WITH LOCATION CONTEXT | EDOUARD, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER | 3683 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 19047181 | PACED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA DETECTION | KANAAN, MOHAMAD HASSAN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 18954477 | NEONATAL SCALE PLATFORM HAVING FLEXIBLE CABLE FOR MAINTAINING SCALE CALIBRATION | GIBSON, RANDY W | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18920326 | NON-LINEAR HEART RATE ADAPTIVE CARDIAC ARTIFACT FILTER FOR AN IMPEDANCE RESPIRATION SIGNAL | BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 19065381 | DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING PATIENT DATA AND PROCESS FOR ACQUIRING PATIENT DATA | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 18992515 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME ELECTROCARDIOGRAM WAVEFORM PROCESSING WITH MODE ADAPTIVE COEFFICIENT FILTERS | MUTCHLER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18824472 | SYSTEMS, MONITOR MOUNTS AND MONITORS | CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C | 2841 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18804221 | FLOW TUBE FOR A FLOW SENSOR AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FLOW TUBE | DO, ANDREW V | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18768165 | OXYGEN SATURATION SENSOR FOR CLAMPING ATTACHMENT TO A BODY PART | DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18756045 | CLAMPING DEVICE AND SENSOR CABLE | HYEON, HAE M | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18735438 | VENTILATOR, PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING A VENTILATOR, SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | WRIGHT, AMIRAH DANNYE | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18678762 | PATIENT PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | YANG, JAMES J | 2686 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18707286 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMPEDANCE INFORMATION FOR PHYSIOLOGIC SENSORS | D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH | 3796 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18649128 | IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM USING AN IMAGER CODE SCANNER AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | NAJARIAN, LENA | 3687 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18632568 | VENTILATION ARRANGEMENT AND VENTILATION PROCESS WITH A COMPENSATION OF VIBRATIONS IN A VALVE | ZHANG, TINA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18595565 | PROCESS FOR FLUSHING A GAS MEASUREMENT LINE OF A MEDICAL DEVICE, DEVICE, MEDICAL DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18687364 | PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR AN ANAESTHESIA SYSTEM | BUGG, PAIGE KATHLEEN | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18541126 | PATCH FOR ATTACHING A SENSOR TO HUMAN SKIN | EISEMAN, ADAM JARED | 3791 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18530327 | BREATHING GAS HUMIDIFIER | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18486226 | DEVICE FOR CALMING OR MIXING GASES, PROCESS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MANUFACTURING A DEVICE FOR CALMING OR MIXING GASES | VO, TU A | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18303795 | GAS MEASURING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST ONE GAS COMPONENT IN A BREATHING GAS MIXTURE | UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18067819 | COATED ANESTHETIC CONTAINER FOR AN ANESTHETIC DISPENSER AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS | WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN | 3785 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
| 17876738 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ("ECG") SIGNAL ANALYSIS AND ARTIFACT DETECTION | ANJARIA, SHREYA PARAG | 3796 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Jul 29, 2022 |
| 17766008 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A RESPIRATORY AND/OR CARDIOGENIC SIGNAL | VASSELL, MEREDITH ABBOTT | 1687 | §101§112Other | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Apr 01, 2022 |
| 17707476 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR THE APPROXIMATE DETERMINATION OF HEARTBEAT TIMES | RUSSELL, SYDNEY REYES | 3785 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2022 |
| 17532616 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING A MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE MODEL, MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE MODEL SYSTEM FOR THE FORMALIZED APPLICATION OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE, PROCESS FOR GENERATING A MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE MODEL, PROCESS FOR THE FORMALIZED APPLICATION OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | KEATON, SHERROD L | 2148 | §101§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2021 |
| 17527132 | AUTOMATIC PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | VARGAS, ANNA ELIZABETH | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 79d | Pending | Nov 15, 2021 |
| 17440602 | DEVICE, PROCESS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INFLUENCING THE BREATHING OF A PERSON | CHEN, TSE W | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2021 |
| 17426515 | VENTILATION APPARATUS AND VENTILATION METHOD | RAUBENSTRAW, TYLER ALLEN | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2021 |
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