Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

23 pending office actions • 12 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 35 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
14
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)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.

17
Hard (74%)
4
Medium (17%)
2
Easy (9%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other9 (39%)
§103 only4 (17%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (35%)

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
1
Communications
4% of docket
2
Semiconductors
9% of docket
14
Mechanical / Eng
61% of docket
5
Business / Other
22% 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
TRUONG, LAN DAI T 1 91.1% +11.6%
KANAAN, MOHAMAD HASSAN 1 0.0% +0.0%
HODGE, LAURA NICOLE 1 47.4% +46.1%
HASAN, SABBIR 1 88.1% +15.0%
MUTCHLER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN 1 55.4% +22.2%
WRIGHT, KRYSTEN NIKOLE 1 0.0% +0.0%
CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 1 84.2% +8.7%
SAHAND, SANA 1 63.4% +24.5%
YANG, JAMES J 1 57.2% +22.5%
D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH 1 67.1% +21.8%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19077310 COMMUNICATION BUS TRUONG, LAN DAI T

Hard Cases (18)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18012718 SENSOR ARRANGEMENT, MEDICAL APPARATUS, EXHALATION VALVE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION IN A MEASUREMENT GAS CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 72d overdue
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
18824472 SYSTEMS, MONITOR MOUNTS AND MONITORS CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 28d
17527132 AUTOMATIC PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD VARGAS, ANNA ELIZABETH 79d
19047181 PACED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA DETECTION KANAAN, MOHAMAD HASSAN
19065381 DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING PATIENT DATA AND PROCESS FOR ACQUIRING PATIENT DATA HODGE, LAURA NICOLE

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18724229 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS AND DISPLAYING CUSTOMIZABLE PARAMETER CONFIGURATIONS SAHAND, SANA 11d overdue
19077310 COMMUNICATION BUS TRUONG, LAN DAI T
19065381 DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING PATIENT DATA AND PROCESS FOR ACQUIRING PATIENT DATA HODGE, LAURA NICOLE
19063591 COMPRESSOR FOR DELIVERING AN AIR AND/OR GAS STREAM HASAN, SABBIR
18992515 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME ELECTROCARDIOGRAM WAVEFORM PROCESSING WITH MODE ADAPTIVE COEFFICIENT FILTERS MUTCHLER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN
18678762 PATIENT PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR LOCATION IDENTIFICATION YANG, JAMES J
18707286 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMPEDANCE INFORMATION FOR PHYSIOLOGIC SENSORS D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3785 4
3796 3
3791 2
3745 1
3682 1
2841 1
2686 1
3687 1
2877 1
3781 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19077310 COMMUNICATION BUS TRUONG, LAN DAI T DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 12, 2025
19047181 PACED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA DETECTION KANAAN, MOHAMAD HASSAN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 06, 2025
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
19063591 COMPRESSOR FOR DELIVERING AN AIR AND/OR GAS STREAM HASAN, SABBIR 3745 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 26, 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
18930675 CENTRAL MONITORING STATION WITH SHARED VIDEO MEMORY WRIGHT, KRYSTEN NIKOLE 3682 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 29, 2024
18824472 SYSTEMS, MONITOR MOUNTS AND MONITORS CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 2841 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 04, 2024
18724229 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS AND DISPLAYING CUSTOMIZABLE PARAMETER CONFIGURATIONS SAHAND, SANA 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Jun 26, 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 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Apr 29, 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 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18530327 BREATHING GAS HUMIDIFIER DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH 3785 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2023
18365281 PROCESS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT FOR DETERMINING A CARDIOGENIC REFERENCE SIGNAL SEGMENT YOON, CHANEL J 3791 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 04, 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 Final Rejection 7d Pending Apr 20, 2023
18012718 SENSOR ARRANGEMENT, MEDICAL APPARATUS, EXHALATION VALVE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION IN A MEASUREMENT GAS CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 3785 §102§103 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Dec 23, 2022
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
17707476 PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR THE APPROXIMATE DETERMINATION OF HEARTBEAT TIMES RUSSELL, SYDNEY REYES 3785 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 29, 2022
17632657 DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR RECEIVING SUCTIONED SECRETION, INCLUDING A BACKFLOW BARRIER RASSAVONG, ERIC 3781 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 03, 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§112 Non-Final OA 79d Pending Nov 15, 2021

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