Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

92 pending office actions • 7 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 92 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 127 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

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.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

92
Total Pending OAs
65
Non-Final OAs
23
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

14
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
4
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. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (14)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (4)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.

53
Hard (58%)
36
Medium (39%)
3
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (1%)
§101 + other7 (8%)
§103 only29 (32%)
§102 only1 (1%)
§112 only3 (3%)
Double-patenting + other6 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)45 (49%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
64
Mechanical / Eng
70% of docket
28
Business / Other
30% 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.

920 h
Manual time on pending OAs
184 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
322 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
8.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BOECKER, JOSEPH D 7 83.6% +23.0%
ASHIMIU, MAUTIN ISAAC 4 50.6% +51.3%
ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D 4 48.3% +53.6%
PATEL, ROHAN DEEP 4 62.0% +43.0%
DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH 4 57.6% +49.6%
PHILIPS, BRADLEY H 3 67.4% +30.7%
KHONG, BRIAN THAI-BINH 3 67.1% +36.9%
LUARCA, MARGARET M 3 74.3% +18.7%
DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA 3 74.4% +26.0%
DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE 3 50.0% +64.4%

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
18668663 MASK SYSTEM HEADGEAR BOECKER, JOSEPH D —

Hard Cases (53)

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
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
17758320 CONNECTORS FOR RESPIRATORY GASES TUBES RUSSELL, SYDNEY REYES 22d

Interview Candidates (38)

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
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
18461449 BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS WITH A MANIFOLD TO ADD AUXILIARY GASES TO AMBIENT GASES DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA 29d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3785 51
3783 5
3700 3
3799 2
3736 1
3686 1
3771 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
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
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
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
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
18685657 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MONITORING OXYGEN KHONG, BRIAN THAI-BINH — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 22, 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
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
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
18563080 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LEAK IN RESPIRATORY FLOW THERAPY SYSTEMS RUDDIE, ELLIOT S 3785 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 21, 2023
18505429 NASAL CANNULA ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED PARTS RHEE, KELSEY 3785 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 09, 2023
18502568 HEADGEAR ASSEMBLY LEDERER, SARAH B 3785 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 06, 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
18461449 BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS WITH A MANIFOLD TO ADD AUXILIARY GASES TO AMBIENT GASES DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA 3785 §103§112 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Sep 05, 2023
18453941 FLOW THERAPY SYSTEM WOLFF, ARIELLE R 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 74d overdue Pending Aug 22, 2023
18263994 NASAL MINUTE VENTILATION AND PEAK INSPIRATORY FLOW IN RESPIRATORY FLOW THERAPY SYSTEMS ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED 3785 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Aug 02, 2023
18359787 HME AND COMPACT BREATHING APPARATUS ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D 3785 §103 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2023
18262720 HEADGEAR FOR A RESPIRATORY INTERFACE HUSSAIN, MISHAL ZAHRA 3785 §102§103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Jul 24, 2023
18260921 PATIENT INTERFACE LUARCA, MARGARET M 3785 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 10, 2023
18258897 INTEGRATION AND MODE SWITCHING FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS PATEL, ROHAN DEEP 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18258487 TUBE AND/OR PATIENT INTERFACE FOR DELIVERY OF GAS MURPHY, VICTORIA 3785 §103 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2023
18331865 FLOW MIXERS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEMS ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jun 08, 2023
18329330 PATIENT INTERFACES LOUIS, LATOYA M 3785 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 05, 2023
18313989 PATIENT INTERFACE AND HEADGEAR FOR A RESPIRATORY APPARATUS BOECKER, JOSEPH D 3785 §103§112 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending May 08, 2023
17997230 A RESPIRATORY SUPPORT APPARATUS CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 3785 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 08, 2023
18311807 YOKE FOR HEADGEAR KHONG, BRIAN THAI-BINH 3785 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending May 03, 2023
18250663 HEADGEAR, INTERFACE AND AN ASSEMBLY SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG 3785 §102§103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2023
18191727 HEADGEAR ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM WOLFF, ARIELLE R 3700 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 28, 2023
18245509 RESPIRATORY DEVICE CONNECTOR MURPHY, VICTORIA 3785 §103§112 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2023
18044756 NASAL CANNULA INTERFACE BOECKER, JOSEPH D 3785 §103§112 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Mar 09, 2023
18174511 BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS WITH SERVICEABILITY FEATURES SIPPEL, RACHEL T 3785 §103§112DPOther Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 24, 2023
18040626 A PATIENT INTERFACE AND A RESPIRATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Feb 03, 2023
18160028 SWIVEL CONNECTOR PATEL, ROHAN DEEP 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jan 26, 2023
18002836 IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO RESPIRATORY SUPPORT LEBRON DE JESUS, GRACIELA NATALIA 3785 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 21, 2022
18002825 A RESPIRATORY SUPPORT APPARATUS HAVING A HIGH TEMPERATURE MODE ASHIMIU, MAUTIN ISAAC 3785 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 21, 2022
18001756 OPEN SURGERY PATIENT INTERFACE SMALE, AVERY E 3783 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Dec 14, 2022
18056558 NASAL SEAL AND RESPIRATORY INTERFACE JONES, AISLINN MOIRA 3700 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 17, 2022
17904898 IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO PROVISION OF GAS-FLOW ASHIMIU, MAUTIN ISAAC 3785 §101§102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 24, 2022
17904091 OBTURATOR FOR CANNULA WITH INTERNAL FEATURES ORKIN, ALEXANDER J 3771 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 11, 2022
17904099 DIRECTED GAS FLOW ACCESSORY FOR PROVIDING GASES TO AND VENTING GASES FROM A PATIENT SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE 3783 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 11, 2022
17758320 CONNECTORS FOR RESPIRATORY GASES TUBES RUSSELL, SYDNEY REYES 3785 §102§103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jul 01, 2022
17757443 A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM, INCUBATOR, AND MEDICAL BREATHING GAS DELIVERY CONDUIT THEREFOR PATEL, ROHAN DEEP 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Jun 15, 2022
17661612 CONTROL OF HUMIDIFIER CHAMBER TEMPERATURE FOR ACCURATE HUMIDITY CONTROL DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH 3785 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2022
17755219 ALARM FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM GONG, KRIS HANYU 3785 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 22, 2022
17654894 BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS WITH LIQUID CONTAINMENT DALE, ABIGAYLE ANN 3785 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 15, 2022
17634449 LIQUID CHAMBER FOR A BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Feb 10, 2022
17630873 FAST ACTING HUMIDIFIER TOICH, SARA KATHERINE 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jan 27, 2022
17627418 PATIENT INTERFACE ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 184d overdue Pending Jan 14, 2022
17644484 RESPIRATORY HUMIDIFIER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS DAHER, KIRA B 3785 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 15, 2021
17643147 SUBSTANCE DELIVERY ARRANGEMENT FOR GAS THERAPY DEVICE LUARCA, MARGARET M 3785 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 07, 2021
17442321 MUFFLER SIPPEL, RACHEL T 3785 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 23, 2021
17593521 SURGICAL GAS SUPPLY PRESSURE SENSING DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE 3783 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 20, 2021
17141992 ACTIVE SMOKE FILTRATION FOR INSUFFLATION DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE 3783 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 05, 2021
17046152 HEADGEAR FOR USE WITH A PATIENT INTERFACE OF A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH 3785 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 08, 2020
17041812 HUMIDIFICATION CHAMBER AND APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING OR CONFIGURED TO INCLUDE SAID CHAMBER ASHIMIU, MAUTIN ISAAC 3785 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 25, 2020
16967320 COLLAPSIBLE CONDUIT, PATIENT INTERFACE AND HEADGEAR CONNECTOR DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH 3785 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 04, 2020
16872759 DETERMINISTICALLY CONTROLLED HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA 3700 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 12, 2020
16616650 HEADGEAR FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE LEDERER, SARAH B 3785 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 25, 2019

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