Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA

18 pending office actions • 10 art units • 17 examiners • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 25 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

18
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

10
Overdue
1
Due this week
4
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (10)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (2)

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.

1
Hard (6%)
15
Medium (83%)
1
Easy (6%)
1
Unknown (6%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (6%)
§103 only13 (72%)
§102 only2 (11%)
§112 only1 (6%)
No statute on record1 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
11% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
11% of docket
14
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.

180 h
Manual time on pending OAs
36 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
63 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 2 13.3% +92.9%
CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 1 84.0% +8.8%
SAHAND, SANA 1 62.3% +26.9%
NAJARIAN, LENA 1 38.5% +39.6%
BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 1 13.0% +61.7%
EISEMAN, ADAM JARED 1 55.0% +26.2%
DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY 1 72.3% +19.9%
HASKE, WOJCIECH 1 72.8% +17.9%
UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C 1 78.9% +22.9%
AGAHI, PUYA 1 48.8% +23.6%

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
18824472 SYSTEMS, MONITOR MOUNTS AND MONITORS CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 28d

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17843547 VENTILATION DEVICE, PROCESS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN INDICATOR OF AN INTRINSIC END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 80d overdue
18012718 SENSOR ARRANGEMENT, MEDICAL APPARATUS, EXHALATION VALVE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION IN A MEASUREMENT GAS CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 72d overdue
18444331 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ("ECG") SIGNAL ANALYSIS BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 9d

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
18307159 CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR OPERATING ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS GENERATOR CELLS HASKE, WOJCIECH 104d overdue
17843547 VENTILATION DEVICE, PROCESS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN INDICATOR OF AN INTRINSIC END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 80d overdue
18012718 SENSOR ARRANGEMENT, MEDICAL APPARATUS, EXHALATION VALVE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION IN A MEASUREMENT GAS CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 72d overdue
18649128 IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM USING AN IMAGER CODE SCANNER AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NAJARIAN, LENA 16d overdue
18724229 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS AND DISPLAYING CUSTOMIZABLE PARAMETER CONFIGURATIONS SAHAND, SANA 11d overdue
18541126 PATCH FOR ATTACHING A SENSOR TO HUMAN SKIN EISEMAN, ADAM JARED 11d overdue
18303795 GAS MEASURING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST ONE GAS COMPONENT IN A BREATHING GAS MIXTURE UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C 7d
18444331 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ("ECG") SIGNAL ANALYSIS BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 9d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3785 6
3791 3
3796 2
2841 1
3687 1
3632 1
1794 1
2877 1
1687 1
3783 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18824472 SYSTEMS, MONITOR MOUNTS AND MONITORS CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 2841 §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 §102 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Jun 26, 2024
18649128 IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM USING AN IMAGER CODE SCANNER AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NAJARIAN, LENA 3687 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2024
18444331 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ("ECG") SIGNAL ANALYSIS BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 3791 §101 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Feb 16, 2024
18541126 PATCH FOR ATTACHING A SENSOR TO HUMAN SKIN EISEMAN, ADAM JARED 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18368275 Modular Monitor Mount DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY 3632 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Sep 14, 2023
18307159 CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR OPERATING ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS GENERATOR CELLS HASKE, WOJCIECH 1794 §102 Final Rejection 104d overdue Pending Apr 26, 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
18012718 SENSOR ARRANGEMENT, MEDICAL APPARATUS, EXHALATION VALVE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION IN A MEASUREMENT GAS CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Dec 23, 2022
18011578 DETERMINATION DEVICE, MEDICAL APPARATUS, ADJUSTMENT UNIT, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, STORAGE MEANS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION IN MEASUREMENT GAS AGAHI, PUYA 3791 §103 Final Rejection 49d Pending Dec 20, 2022
17919064 DEVICE, PROCESS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING SITUATIONS OF A PATIENT CHANG, THOMAS ZHU 3785 §103 Final Rejection 63d Pending Oct 14, 2022
17876738 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ("ECG") SIGNAL ANALYSIS AND ARTIFACT DETECTION ANJARIA, SHREYA PARAG 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Jul 29, 2022
17843547 VENTILATION DEVICE, PROCESS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN INDICATOR OF AN INTRINSIC END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 80d overdue Pending Jun 17, 2022
17766008 PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A RESPIRATORY AND/OR CARDIOGENIC SIGNAL VASSELL, MEREDITH ABBOTT 1687 Other Non-Final OA 19d Pending Apr 01, 2022
17572894 VALVE ASSEMBLY, VENTILATOR, PROCESS FOR OPERATING A VALVE ASSEMBLY, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 182d overdue Pending Jan 11, 2022
17527132 AUTOMATIC PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD VARGAS, ANNA ELIZABETH 3783 §103 Final Rejection 79d Pending Nov 15, 2021
17318281 SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING GASES FOR VENTILATION AND OXYGENATION WITH FEED OF INHALABLE SUBSTANCES ASHIMIU, MAUTIN ISAAC 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 131d overdue Pending May 12, 2021
17057785 VENTILATOR AND PROCESS FOR OPERATING A VENTILATOR HOWELL, GWYNNETH LINNEA 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 103d overdue Pending Nov 23, 2020

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