Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
77 pending office actions • 17 art units • 47 examiners • 26 of 77 (34%) have an AI response strategy ready • 92 patents granted in the last 365 days
RESMED Pty Ltd. has 75 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed across 47 distinct examiners and 17 distinct art units. This indicates a significant concentration of matters within specific art units and among certain examiners. The presence of 17 distinct art units suggests that the 75 pending office actions involve technology that is closely related within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field.
DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA is the busiest examiner for this company. This examiner is responsible for 12 busiest examiner pending office actions. This represents a notable portion of the 75 total pending office actions, showing a high level of concentration with a single examiner. The ratio of 75 pending office actions to 47 distinct examiners suggests that several examiners are handling multiple matters for the company. This requires managing relationships across 17 distinct art units to address the full scope of the portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 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. 22 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 | 2 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 7 (9%) |
| §103 only | 25 (32%) |
| §112 only | 3 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 33 (43%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 12 | 74.4% | +26.0% |
| GREIG, THOMAS W | 4 | 74.7% | +23.9% |
| CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN | 4 | 21.7% | +85.7% |
| BOECKER, JOSEPH D | 3 | 83.6% | +23.0% |
| LUARCA, MARGARET M | 3 | 74.3% | +18.7% |
| ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 3 | 64.0% | +37.3% |
| CHANG, THOMAS ZHU | 3 | 50.0% | +65.8% |
| DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 3 | 57.6% | +49.6% |
| BUKOWSKI, KENNETH | 2 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| LEDERER, SARAH B | 2 | 55.7% | +36.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18008852 | PATIENT INTERFACE | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 28d overdue |
| 18195294 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER INTERFACE COMFORT EVALUATION | PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M | 9d |
| 17788626 | RESPIRATORY THERAPY APPARATUS WITH REMOVABLE CONNECTIVITY MODULE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN | 22d |
| 18457277 | HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGER DEVICE FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 33d |
| 18027485 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH BLOWOUT PREVENTION FOR SEAL-FORMING PORTION | CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN | 57d |
| 18001631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WITH A SLEEPING DISORDER AND A DISPOSITION FOR TREATMENT | TAPIA, ANDREW KYLE | 72d |
| 19216123 | ADJUSTING FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR AN INTRAORAL DEVICE | MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI | — |
| 19106119 | INTERFACING STRUCTURE FOR EYEWEAR | REDHEAD, AKWOKWO OLABISI | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17875103 | WIRE HEATED TUBE WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, TUBE TYPE DETECTION, AND ACTIVE OVER TEMPERATURE PROTECTION FOR HUMIDIFIER FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 125d overdue |
| 18008852 | PATIENT INTERFACE | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 28d overdue |
| 18312295 | ELECTRICALLY STIMULATED RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE COMPONENTS | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 15d overdue |
| 18353965 | HUMIDIFIER | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 5d overdue |
| 18018189 | A CONNECTION MEMBER | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 4d overdue |
| 17610102 | USER INTERFACE FOR A THERAPY DEVICE | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 14d |
| 17788626 | RESPIRATORY THERAPY APPARATUS WITH REMOVABLE CONNECTIVITY MODULE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN | 22d |
| 18457277 | HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGER DEVICE FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 33d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3785 | 34 |
| 3791 | 5 |
| 3786 | 2 |
| 3796 | 2 |
| 3686 | 2 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| 3732 | 1 |
| 2629 | 1 |
| 2621 | 1 |
| 2841 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19447648 | HEADGEAR FOR MASKS | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 3799 | §102§103§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2026 |
| 19216123 | ADJUSTING FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR AN INTRAORAL DEVICE | MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI | 3786 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19106119 | INTERFACING STRUCTURE FOR EYEWEAR | REDHEAD, AKWOKWO OLABISI | 3732 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 18993806 | POSITIONING, STABILISING, AND INTERFACING STRUCTURES AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME | LIN, CHUN-NAN | 2629 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18817457 | POSITIONING, STABILISING AND INTERFACING STRUCTURES AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME | BUKOWSKI, KENNETH | 2621 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | AI Ready | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18811751 | PATIENT INTERFACE AND POSITIONING AND STABILISING STRUCTURE THEREOF | RAUBENSTRAW, TYLER ALLEN | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18840114 | POSITIONING, STABILISING, AND INTERFACING STRUCTURES AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME | BUKOWSKI, KENNETH | 2841 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18771225 | SEAL FORMING PORTION, PAD AND CUSHION FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING | GREIG, THOMAS W | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18764609 | TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION IN A MEDICAL DEVICE | MOON, MATTHEW RYAN | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18761481 | PATIENT INTERFACE | KHONG, BRIAN THAI-BINH | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
| 18751838 | NON-SEALING HIGH FLOW THERAPY DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS | HUSSAIN, MISHAL ZAHRA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18723302 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING SLEEP | LAU, MICHAEL J | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | AI Ready | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18677775 | APPARATUS FOR REPURPOSING PAP THERAPY | ASHIMIU, MAUTIN ISAAC | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18672697 | PATIENT INTERFACE DESIGN FOR ACOUSTIC DETECTION | DALE, ABIGAYLE ANN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18669058 | VENT ARRANGEMENT FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE | LEDERER, SARAH B | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18654181 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VENTILATORY TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS | GREIG, THOMAS W | 3785 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | May 03, 2024 |
| 18707530 | PATIENT INTERFACE INCLUDING FLOW GENERATOR | LEDERER, SARAH B | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18653942 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH MOUTH CLOSURE STRUCTURE | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 |
| 18638755 | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM WITH HUMIDIFIER AND CONFORMABLE RESERVOIR | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18631186 | RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18630034 | EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY FOR RESPIRATORY TREATMENT | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18620478 | AIR DELIVERY CONDUIT | DEAL, DAVID R | 3753 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18615047 | CONNECTOR FOR POSITIONING AND STABILISING STRUCTURE | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18695236 | CHARACTERISING SYSTEMS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY | RESTAINO, DANIELLE BERNADETTE | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18615394 | FIRST PART OF A FLUID CONNECTOR SYSTEM | HOWELL, GWYNNETH LINNEA | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18608571 | SEAL-FORMING STRUCTURE OF PATIENT INTERFACE WITH MULTIPLE SEALING MATERIALS | LUARCA, MARGARET M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18592841 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH AN OCCIPITAL ANCHOR | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 3785 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18592623 | CUFF FOR AIR DELIVERY CONDUIT | LUARCA, MARGARET M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18684084 | VALVE ASSEMBLY | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18437456 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND MONITORING OF SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING | PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | AI Ready | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18682417 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH ADHESIVE SURFACE | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18394484 | POSITIONING, STABILISING, AND INTERFACING STRUCTURES AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME | BIBBEE, CHAYCE R | 2624 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18384538 | WATER RESERVOIR AND RESPIRATORY PRESSURE THERAPY DEVICE FOR SAME | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 3619 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18382108 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | TOICH, SARA KATHERINE | 3785 | §102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18487470 | POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE DEVICE | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 3785 | §112 | Final Rejection | 42d | AI Ready | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18484554 | HUMIDIFIER FOR A RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICE | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 3785 | §102§103DP | Final Rejection | 53d | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18479304 | ADJUSTABLE HEADGEAR TUBING FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE | GREIG, THOMAS W | 3785 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18476024 | THERAPY SYSTEM FOR RESPIRATORY-RELATED DISORDERS, AND PATIENT INTERFACE AND HEADGEAR FOR USE IN SAME | CHANG, THOMAS ZHU | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18552613 | VENT FOR A RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18549574 | FULL-FACE PATIENT INTERFACE | BALLER, KELSEY E | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | AI Ready | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18457277 | HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGER DEVICE FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 33d | AI Ready | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18453742 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING BREATHING COMFORT DURING RESPIRATORY THERAPY | ZHANG, TINA | 3785 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18232058 | HEADGEAR TUBING FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18353965 | HUMIDIFIER | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | AI Ready | Jul 18, 2023 |
| 18343252 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH BLOWOUT PREVENTION FOR SEAL-FORMING PORTION | GREIG, THOMAS W | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18257530 | PATIENT INTERFACE | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | AI Ready | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18039093 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING USER BODY POSITION DURING RESPIRATORY THERAPY | BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN | 3791 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2023 |
| 18253337 | VENT AND AAV ARRANGEMENT FOR PATIENT INTERFACE | TOICH, SARA KATHERINE | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | May 17, 2023 |
| 18252340 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING AND USING CHRONOTYPES | SAHAND, SANA | 3796 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18195294 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER INTERFACE COMFORT EVALUATION | PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M | 3785 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | AI Ready | May 09, 2023 |
| 18312295 | ELECTRICALLY STIMULATED RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE COMPONENTS | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | AI Ready | May 04, 2023 |
| 18248141 | HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGER WITH FLEXIBLE FRAME FOR PATIENT INTERFACE | JONES, AISLINN MOIRA | 3785 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 06, 2023 |
| 18027485 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH BLOWOUT PREVENTION FOR SEAL-FORMING PORTION | CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN | 3785 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 57d | AI Ready | Mar 21, 2023 |
| 18023091 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A MASK RECOMMENDATION | ILAGAN, VINCENT CAESAR | 3686 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 18020477 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A RECOMMENDED THERAPY FOR A USER | HIGGS, STELLA EUN | 3681 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Feb 09, 2023 |
| 18018189 | A CONNECTION MEMBER | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | AI Ready | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 18099836 | SOUND ATTENUATING MASK | FISHER, VICTORIA HICKS | 3786 | §112 | Final Rejection | 188d overdue | AI Ready | Jan 20, 2023 |
| 18150421 | POWER SUPPLY FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICE | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 3785 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 18002549 | REMOTE CONFIGURATION OF A RESPIRATORY DEVICE | SHELDEN, BION A | 3685 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2022 |
| 18001631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WITH A SLEEPING DISORDER AND A DISPOSITION FOR TREATMENT | TAPIA, ANDREW KYLE | 3687 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
| 18008852 | PATIENT INTERFACE | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | 3785 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d overdue | AI Ready | Dec 07, 2022 |
| 17926567 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING AND STABILISING A PATIENT INTERFACE | CHANG, THOMAS ZHU | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 17934656 | UNOBTRUSIVE INTERFACE SYSTEM | LUARCA, MARGARET M | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | AI Ready | Sep 23, 2022 |
| 17949438 | MASK SIZING TOOL USING A MOBILE APPLICATION | TRAN, JENNY NGAN | 2615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Sep 21, 2022 |
| 17930457 | ORO-PILLOW CUSHION ASSEMBLY | ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D | 3785 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Sep 08, 2022 |
| 17875103 | WIRE HEATED TUBE WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, TUBE TYPE DETECTION, AND ACTIVE OVER TEMPERATURE PROTECTION FOR HUMIDIFIER FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | 125d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17872930 | PREDICTING USER MOUTH LEAK USING COMPUTER MODELING | HAYNES, DAWN TRINAH | 3686 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2022 |
| 17788626 | RESPIRATORY THERAPY APPARATUS WITH REMOVABLE CONNECTIVITY MODULE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN | 3785 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 22d | AI Ready | Jun 23, 2022 |
| 17778543 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING USER INTERACTION WITH A RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICE | CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2022 |
| 17733374 | PATIENT INTERFACE AND COMPONENT DETECTION, MONITORING AND REPLACEMENT | CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN | 3785 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2022 |
| 17768771 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | CHANG, THOMAS ZHU | 3785 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Apr 13, 2022 |
| 17694789 | DETECTION OF ASYNCHRONY | VO, TU A | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2022 |
| 17642600 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS CARE | PARK, EVELYN GRACE | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2022 |
| 17638764 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING USER POSITION USING MULTI-COMPARTMENT BLADDERS | BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Feb 25, 2022 |
| 17610102 | USER INTERFACE FOR A THERAPY DEVICE | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | AI Ready | Nov 09, 2021 |
| 17514825 | AUTOMATED CONTROL FOR DETECTION OF FLOW LIMITATION | STUART, COLIN W | 3785 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2021 |
| 17155671 | RESPIRATORY TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS | WEARE, MEREDITH H | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2021 |
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