Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3778 3782 3785

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
1229
Total Applications
+25.6%
Interview Lift
1358
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1190 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.0%
§102 Novelty
38.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19305514 PATIENT INTERFACE CUSHION WITH FABRIC Non-Final OA DCSTAR INC.
18043525 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING AEROSOL RELEASE FROM NEBULIZATION OR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
18340621 ULTRASONIC SENSING FOR RESPIRATORY MONITORING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18461449 BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS WITH A MANIFOLD TO ADD AUXILIARY GASES TO AMBIENT GASES Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18330799 FLUID TRAP FOR A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
17999426 MASK Final Rejection Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18000188 METHOD FOR PULSATILE DELIVERY OF A GASEOUS DRUG Final Rejection Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
18110981 HIGH FLOW NASAL THERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18462761 NOSE EQUALIZING DEVICE FOR AN UNDERWATER MASK Non-Final OA QBAS Co., Ltd.
18456143 PATIENT INTERFACE Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
18232058 HEADGEAR TUBING FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
18353932 PATIENT INTERFACE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18353965 HUMIDIFIER Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18312295 ELECTRICALLY STIMULATED RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18251180 RESPIRATORY PRESSURE THERAPY DEVICE Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
18189688 ADJUSTABLE HEADGEAR THAT IS EASY TO DON AND DOFF Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
18178175 NASAL CANNULA Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18112559 HEADGEAR TUBING FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
18017187 A PATIENT INTERFACE AND A POSITIONING AND STABILISING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
18078431 UNOBTRUSIVE NASAL MASK Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18008852 PATIENT INTERFACE Final Rejection RESMED PTY LTD
17903701 PATIENT INTERFACE SYSTEM Final Rejection RESMED PTY LTD
18334728 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING THE BRAIN OF A HUMAN SUBJECT Non-Final OA Neurointact, Inc.
18346244 NASAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Woodward Specialty LLC
18211716 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AN INTENTIONAL LEAK CHARACTERISTIC CURVE FOR A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA ResMed Sensor Technologlies Limited
17923285 RESPIRATORY INTERFACE DEVICE, FRAME, KIT AND CONDUIT Non-Final OA INTERSURGICAL AG
17907876 SEALING CUSHION Final Rejection INTERSURGICAL AG
18038147 Mouthpiece For A Product Dispensing Device Non-Final OA Nemera La Verpillière
18144688 NON-REBREATHER FACE MASK WITH DIRECTED AIRFLOW Non-Final OA SharpMed, LLC
18137955 NON-REBREATHER FACE MASK WITH RETENTION STRAP Non-Final OA SharpMed, LLC

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