Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Nixon Peabody LLP (Resmed)

39 pending office actions • 5 clients • 36 examiners • 15 art units • 22 of 39 (56%) have an AI response strategy ready • 19 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=172 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

83.6%
Allowance Rate
n=172
+0.65σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=172
2.9
OAs to Allowance
n=51
-0.43σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=51
936 days
Time to Allowance
n=51
+17.1pp
Interview Lift
n=172
78.7%
RCE Rate
n=172
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=172

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=15 (min 20)
§102 Overcome
n=13 (min 20)
33.7%
§103 Overcome
n=98
§112 Overcome
n=14 (min 20)

Specialization & Scale

A61M, A61B, G16H
Top CPC Subclasses
72%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=172
0
Practitioners
n=172
Apps / Practitioner
n=172 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

39
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

9
Overdue
1
Due this week
5
Due this month
5
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. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (5)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.

7
Hard (18%)
29
Medium (74%)
3
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only7 (18%)
§103 only28 (72%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only2 (5%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)

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
1
Communications
3% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
38
Mechanical / Eng
97% 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.

390 h
Manual time on pending OAs
78 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
136 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PAULS, JOHN A 2 49.0% +27.1%
RUSSELL, SYDNEY REYES 2 54.5% +40.9%
LUARCA, MARGARET M 2 74.9% +17.6%
MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI 1 52.1% +69.3%
BRUCE, FAROUK A 1 47.4% +37.4%
LABARGE, ALISON N 1 63.0% +34.1%
HAILE, BENYAM 1 61.9% +24.3%
FERNANDES, PATRICK M 1 59.6% +32.0%
OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE 1 50.0% +100.0%
RUIZ, JOSHUA DAMIAN 1 0.0% +0.0%

Hard Cases (8)

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
18537122 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRELATING SLEEP SCORES AND ACTIVITY INDICATORS RUIZ, JOSHUA DAMIAN 30d overdue
18391257 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SLEEP-RELATED DISORDERS USING OXYGEN SATURATION PAULS, JOHN A 3d overdue
18566405 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED HEADWEAR BASED ON FACIAL IMAGES MISIASZEK, MICHAEL 14d
18039093 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING USER BODY POSITION DURING RESPIRATORY THERAPY BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN
18252340 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING AND USING CHRONOTYPES SAHAND, SANA
18013310 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-COMPONENT HEALTH SCORING BORISSOV, IGOR N
17915977 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MOVEMENT OF A CONDUIT RUSSELL, SYDNEY REYES
17733374 PATIENT INTERFACE AND COMPONENT DETECTION, MONITORING AND REPLACEMENT CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN

Interview Candidates (12)

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
18391257 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SLEEP-RELATED DISORDERS USING OXYGEN SATURATION PAULS, JOHN A 3d overdue
18562210 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLIANCE PREDICTION BASED ON DEVICE USAGE AND PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS PAULS, JOHN A 14d
18069750 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSOMNIA SCREENING AND MANAGEMENT LUARCA, MARGARET M 14d
18413597 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING SLEEP OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE 33d
19104141 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A RISK FACTOR FOR A CONDITION BRUCE, FAROUK A 49d
18808527 SLEEP STATUS DETECTION FOR APNEA-HYPOPNEA INDEX CALCULATION HAILE, BENYAM 54d
18043019 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-SYMPTOMATIC DISEASE DETECTION LUARCA, MARGARET M 60d
19216123 ADJUSTING FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR AN INTRAORAL DEVICE MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
378513
37916
36863
36832
36842
37962
36812
36852
37861
37971

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19216123 ADJUSTING FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR AN INTRAORAL DEVICE ResMed MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI 3786 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2025
19104141 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A RISK FACTOR FOR A CONDITION ResMed BRUCE, FAROUK A 3797 §103 Non-Final OA 49d AI Ready Feb 14, 2025
18997748 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY ADJUSTING THE SLEEPING POSITION OF A USER ResMed LABARGE, ALISON N 3673 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 22, 2025
18808527 SLEEP STATUS DETECTION FOR APNEA-HYPOPNEA INDEX CALCULATION ResMed HAILE, BENYAM 2688 §103 Final Rejection 54d AI Ready Aug 19, 2024
18586373 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ANALYZING ONE OR MORE ANALYTES FROM A USER ResMed FERNANDES, PATRICK M 3791 DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 23, 2024
18413597 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING SLEEP ResMed OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE 3792 §103 Final Rejection 33d AI Ready Jan 16, 2024
18391257 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SLEEP-RELATED DISORDERS USING OXYGEN SATURATION ResMed PAULS, JOHN A 3683 §101 Non-Final OA 3d overdue AI Ready Dec 20, 2023
18537122 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRELATING SLEEP SCORES AND ACTIVITY INDICATORS ResMed RUIZ, JOSHUA DAMIAN 3684 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue AI Ready Dec 12, 2023
18566405 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED HEADWEAR BASED ON FACIAL IMAGES ResMed MISIASZEK, MICHAEL 3688 §101 Non-Final OA 14d AI Ready Dec 01, 2023
18562210 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLIANCE PREDICTION BASED ON DEVICE USAGE AND PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS ResMed PAULS, JOHN A 3683 §103 Non-Final OA 14d AI Ready Nov 17, 2023
18211716 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AN INTENTIONAL LEAK CHARACTERISTIC CURVE FOR A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM ResMed DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA 3785 §103 Final Rejection 15d AI Ready Jun 20, 2023
18268379 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING OCCLUSIONS IN HEADGEAR CONDUITS DURING RESPIRATORY THERAPY ResMed STUART, COLIN W 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 71d AI Ready Jun 20, 2023
18267941 COHORT SLEEP PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ResMed BARTLEY, KENNETH 3684 §112 Non-Final OA 54d AI Ready Jun 16, 2023
18039093 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING USER BODY POSITION DURING RESPIRATORY THERAPY ResMed BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN 3791 §101 Non-Final OA Pending May 26, 2023
18254659 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING IMAGE DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A SLEEP-RELATED EVENT ResMed D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue AI Ready May 26, 2023
18252391 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING FEEDBACK TO A USER IN REAL TIME ON A REAL-TIME VIDEO ResMed RUSSELL, SYDNEY REYES 3785 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 10, 2023
18195294 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER INTERFACE COMFORT EVALUATION ResMed PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M 3785 §112 Non-Final OA 9d AI Ready May 09, 2023
18252340 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING AND USING CHRONOTYPES ResMed SAHAND, SANA 3796 §101 Non-Final OA Pending May 09, 2023
18247246 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING USAGE OF A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM ResMed DALE, ABIGAYLE ANN 3785 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 29, 2023
18028337 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING OPERATIONAL ISSUES IN A RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ResMed PATEL, ROHAN DEEP 3785 §103 Final Rejection 66d overdue AI Ready Mar 24, 2023
18245528 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING COMORBIDITIES ResMed WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN 3785 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 15, 2023
18023091 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A MASK RECOMMENDATION ResMed ILAGAN, VINCENT CAESAR 3686 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 24, 2023
18043019 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-SYMPTOMATIC DISEASE DETECTION ResMed LUARCA, MARGARET M 3785 §103 Final Rejection 60d AI Ready Feb 24, 2023
18020477 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A RECOMMENDED THERAPY FOR A USER ResMed HIGGS, STELLA EUN 3681 §103 Non-Final OA AI Ready Feb 09, 2023
18013310 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-COMPONENT HEALTH SCORING ResMed BORISSOV, IGOR N 3685 §101 Non-Final OA AI Ready Dec 28, 2022
18069750 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSOMNIA SCREENING AND MANAGEMENT ResMed LUARCA, MARGARET M 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 14d AI Ready Dec 21, 2022
18002549 REMOTE CONFIGURATION OF A RESPIRATORY DEVICE ResMed SHELDEN, BION A 3685 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2022
18011067 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING SLEEP COMFORT ResMed ZHANG, TINA 3785 §103 Final Rejection 87d overdue AI Ready Dec 16, 2022
18001631 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WITH A SLEEPING DISORDER AND A DISPOSITION FOR TREATMENT ResMed TAPIA, ANDREW KYLE 3687 §103 Final Rejection 72d Pending Dec 13, 2022
17919891 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SLEEP-RELATED PARAMETERS ResMed CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue AI Ready Oct 19, 2022
17995297 System And Method For Mapping An Airway Obstruction ResMed TOTH, KAREN E 3791 §103 Final Rejection 7d AI Ready Sep 30, 2022
17915977 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MOVEMENT OF A CONDUIT ResMed RUSSELL, SYDNEY REYES 3785 §101 Final Rejection Pending Sep 29, 2022
17796429 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REQUESTING CONSENT FOR DATA ResMed HEIN, DEVIN C 3686 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 29, 2022
17789123 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING REMINDERS TO USE RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEMS ResMed GREIG, THOMAS W 3785 §103 Final Rejection AI Ready Jun 24, 2022
17786105 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COPD MONITORING ResMed CHOI, PETER H 3681 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue AI Ready Jun 16, 2022
17733374 PATIENT INTERFACE AND COMPONENT DETECTION, MONITORING AND REPLACEMENT ResMed CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN 3785 §101 Final Rejection Pending Apr 29, 2022
17772909 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING HAZARDS IN LIVING SPACES Matrixcare, Inc. WASEEM, HUMA 3686 §103 Non-Final OA 182d overdue Pending Apr 28, 2022
17642583 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING MOVEMENT ResMed EPPERT, LUCY CLARE 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 11, 2022
17631728 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF RESPIRATORY AILMENTS ResMed BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 3791 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 31, 2022

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