Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
98 pending office actions • 9 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 98 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 128 patents granted in the last 365 days
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited manages 91 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are reviewed by 48 distinct examiners, indicating that many examiners are handling multiple cases for the company. The prosecution is concentrated technically, spanning only 7 distinct art units despite the volume of 91 pending office actions. This concentration within 7 distinct art units allows the company to develop familiarity with the specific policies and trends of those technical groups.
BOECKER, JOSEPH D is the busiest examiner, with 7 pending office actions under their review. This is a notable concentration given the total of 48 distinct examiners. Because the company operates within only 7 distinct art units, it likely encounters consistent examination patterns across its medical device applications. The presence of 48 distinct examiners for 91 pending office actions suggests that while the technical area is focused, the company still interacts with a wide variety of individual examiner styles. Managing 91 pending office actions requires a robust strategy to handle the volume of work across these 7 distinct art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 28 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. 28 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 only | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 9 (9%) |
| §103 only | 33 (34%) |
| §102 only | 1 (1%) |
| §112 only | 3 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 7 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 44 (45%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOECKER, JOSEPH D | 7 | 83.6% | +23.0% |
| ASHIMIU, MAUTIN ISAAC | 5 | 51.1% | +48.9% |
| PATEL, ROHAN DEEP | 5 | 62.0% | +43.0% |
| KHONG, BRIAN THAI-BINH | 4 | 67.1% | +36.9% |
| ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D | 4 | 47.9% | +53.0% |
| DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 4 | 57.6% | +49.7% |
| PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 3 | 67.4% | +30.7% |
| LOUIS, LATOYA M | 3 | 52.4% | +40.2% |
| ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 3 | 64.0% | +37.3% |
| WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN | 3 | 71.3% | +27.0% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18668663 | MASK SYSTEM HEADGEAR | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18474965 | SPIRALLY REINFORCED TUBES FOR MEDICAL SYSTEMS | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 73d overdue |
| 18467576 | NASAL CANNULA WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR | SIPPEL, RACHEL T | 42d overdue |
| 18245509 | RESPIRATORY DEVICE CONNECTOR | MURPHY, VICTORIA | 38d overdue |
| 18250663 | HEADGEAR, INTERFACE AND AN ASSEMBLY | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | 30d overdue |
| 18044756 | NASAL CANNULA INTERFACE | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | 22d overdue |
| 18262720 | HEADGEAR FOR A RESPIRATORY INTERFACE | HUSSAIN, MISHAL ZAHRA | 17d overdue |
| 18313989 | PATIENT INTERFACE AND HEADGEAR FOR A RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | 3d overdue |
| 18698960 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A MASK | HELCO, NICHOLAS JOHN | 22d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17627418 | PATIENT INTERFACE | ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D | 184d overdue |
| 17757443 | A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM, INCUBATOR, AND MEDICAL BREATHING GAS DELIVERY CONDUIT THEREFOR | PATEL, ROHAN DEEP | 89d overdue |
| 18474965 | SPIRALLY REINFORCED TUBES FOR MEDICAL SYSTEMS | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 73d overdue |
| 18359787 | HME AND COMPACT BREATHING APPARATUS | ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D | 46d overdue |
| 18258897 | INTEGRATION AND MODE SWITCHING FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | PATEL, ROHAN DEEP | 30d overdue |
| 18044756 | NASAL CANNULA INTERFACE | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | 22d overdue |
| 18313989 | PATIENT INTERFACE AND HEADGEAR FOR A RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | 3d overdue |
| 17634449 | LIQUID CHAMBER FOR A BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 14d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3785 | 53 |
| 3783 | 5 |
| 3700 | 3 |
| 3799 | 2 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 3686 | 1 |
| 2667 | 1 |
| 3781 | 1 |
| 3771 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19068950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING CENTRALISED PATIENT DATA | HOFFMAN, BRANDON S | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19029319 | LID CONSTRUCTION FOR BREATHING APPARATUS | ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA | 3736 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19018425 | MEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | BRIER, JEFFERY A | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18887711 | HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM | HOBSON, STEPHEN | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18838566 | A PATIENT INTERFACE AND A RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | ASHIMIU, MAUTIN ISAAC | 3785 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18837328 | POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHING CIRCUIT | HUSSAIN, MISHAL ZAHRA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18799883 | NASAL RESPIRATORY INTERFACE AND ADJUSTABLE HEADGEAR | KHONG, BRIAN THAI-BINH | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18837123 | POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHING CIRCUIT | PATEL, ROHAN DEEP | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18797070 | BREATHING CIRCUIT COMPONENTS FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | VO, TU A | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18791154 | GAS THERAPY SYSTEM | WEARE, MEREDITH H | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18771849 | A COMPOSITE TEXTILE CUSHION | PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18759048 | TRANSFER OF BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS DATA | SASS, KIMBERLY A. | 3686 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18752318 | PATIENT INTERFACE | ZHANG, TINA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18746846 | PATIENT INTERFACE | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18742640 | EXHALED GAS MEASUREMENT COMPENSATION DURING HIGH FLOW RESPIRATORY THERAPY | JANG, JAEICK | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18738966 | BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | LOUIS, LATOYA M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18735897 | ADAPTOR FOR RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18668663 | MASK SYSTEM HEADGEAR | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | — | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18666255 | CONTROL OF FLOW AND/OR PRESSURE PROVIDED BY BREATHING APPARATUS | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18666434 | FLEXIBLE MASK COUPLING | WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18710003 | MOISTURE DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT IN A GASES SUPPLY SYSTEM | KHONG, BRIAN THAI-BINH | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18655621 | CLOSED LOOP OXYGEN CONTROL | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18707100 | DATA CAPTURE, PROCESSING, STORAGE AND RENDERING SYSTEM FOR BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | LEE, ANDREW ELDRIDGE | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 |
| 18652618 | CONNECTORS FOR RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 3799 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18704882 | PATIENT INTERFACE SYSTEM | LEBRON DE JESUS, GRACIELA NATALIA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18642643 | USABILITY FEATURES FOR RESPIRATORY HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM | LUARCA, MARGARET M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18640984 | IMPELLER AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY | WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18702459 | PATIENT INTERFACE | ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18635766 | HUMIDIFIED GASES DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18629690 | RESPIRATORY DEVICE | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18698960 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A MASK | HELCO, NICHOLAS JOHN | 2667 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18608747 | BREATH SAMPLING INTERFACE | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18606353 | ACTIVE SMOKE FILTRATION FOR INSUFFLATION | DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18685877 | A VALVE UNIT FOR A RESPIRATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM AND AN ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | PATEL, ROHAN DEEP | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18685657 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MONITORING OXYGEN | KHONG, BRIAN THAI-BINH | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18685148 | TRACHEOSTOMY GUARD AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY | MOON, MATTHEW RYAN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18684816 | PATIENT INTERFACE GAS SAMPLING AND ACCESSORY FOR PATIENT INTERFACE | RAUBENSTRAW, TYLER ALLEN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 18684136 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID TO A TISSUE AREA | SU, SUSAN SHAN | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18537207 | INTERFACE COMPRISING A ROLLING NASAL BRIDGE PORTION | STUART, COLIN W | 3785 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18535444 | HEADGEAR WITH LOCK DISENGAGEMENT MECHANISM | ZHANG, TINA | 3785 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18567220 | PRESSURE REGULATOR DEVICE | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | 3785 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18525554 | RESPIRATORY RATE MONITORING FOR RESPIRATORY FLOW THERAPY SYSTEMS | PYLE, SIENNA CHRISTINE | 3785 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18505429 | NASAL CANNULA ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED PARTS | RHEE, KELSEY | 3785 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18558271 | BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUSES AND/OR COMPONENTS THEREOF AND/OR USES THEREOF | HOWELL, GWYNNETH LINNEA | 3785 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18555958 | PATIENT INTERFACE | JANG, JAEICK | 3785 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18485219 | COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL CIRCUITS | VO, TU A | 3785 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18474965 | SPIRALLY REINFORCED TUBES FOR MEDICAL SYSTEMS | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 3785 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18551171 | RESPIRATORY DEVICE CONNECTOR WITH LUMEN | RUSSELL, SYDNEY REYES | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18467576 | NASAL CANNULA WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR | SIPPEL, RACHEL T | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18549862 | CONNECTORS FOR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM COMPONENTS, A FILTER, AND A RESPIRATORY CONDUIT END CAP | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialFisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited has 98 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 9 art units and 48 examiners.
Joseph D Boecker has the most, with 7 of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.