Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17133668 | CPAP MASK WITH SIDE PORTS FOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS POSITIVELY PRESSURIZED AIR TO A PATIENT WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS AND OTHER RESPIRATORY MEDICAL CONDITIONS | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17130977 | HUMIDIFIER FOR BREATHING GAS HEATING AND HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM | December 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17126665 | CATHETER MOUNT WITH SUCTION PORT | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17123609 | PLASTIC TO TEXTILE COUPLING FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17122408 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSOR ADHESIVE LIFE EXTENSION | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17120620 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING GAS EXCHANGE | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17118744 | Strapless Mask | December 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17118365 | Cranial positioning device with a neuromuscular effect for the purpose of sea-sickness relief | December 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17247272 | VENT ARRANGEMENT FOR A RESPIRATORY DEVICE | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17112651 | INFANT CARE APPARATUS | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17110218 | PERSONAL PROTECTIVE NOSE MASK | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17108135 | Face Mask with Applied Emitters | December 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952621 | GAS FLOW REVERSING ELEMENT WITH BYPASS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXPIRATION OF A PATIENT | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17098510 | POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE DEVICE | November 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17092365 | Combination air filter and protective mask | November 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17079570 | OXYGEN DIVERTER VALVE | October 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17078821 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC GAS TO PATIENTS, IN NEED THEREOF, RECEIVING BREATHING GAS FROM A VENTILATOR THAT VARIES AT LEAST PRESSURE AND/OR FLOW USING ENHANCED THERAPEUTIC GAS (NO) FLOW MEASUREMENT | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17071155 | SINGLE USE SINGLE DOSE NITROUS OXIDE DELIVERY SYSTEM | October 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17071312 | SPEECH-BASED BREATHING PREDICTION | October 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17036936 | SMART MASK WITH PRINTED ELECTRONICS | September 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17030379 | Cowl Neck Barrier Gown With Attachments | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17041386 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR SUPPLYING BREATHABALE GASES | September 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17015179 | SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17007798 | RESPIRATORY PRESSURE TREATMENT SYSTEM | August 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16976466 | Girth adjustable device | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17001324 | HUMIDIFIER FOR BREATHING GAS HEATING AND HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM | August 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16997865 | DIFFERENTIAL AIR PRESSURE SYSTEMS | August 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16986692 | DELIVERY OF GASES TO THE NASAL AIRWAY | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16986005 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOTHERAPY | August 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16873879 | Ultra-v mask | August 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16984706 | AUTOMATIC CHEST COMPRESSION SYSTEMS THAT INCORPORATE BIOLOGICAL FEEDBACK | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16939362 | NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY WITH CAPNOGRAPHY | July 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16940366 | PORTABLE RESUSCITATION DEVICE | July 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16938549 | BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS WITH SERVICEABILITY FEATURES | July 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16935723 | WHISTLE MASK | July 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16929129 | COMBINATION FACE MASK AND AIR FILTER WITH UV LAMP | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16928152 | Method and device for restraining a human body | July 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16926706 | All season Non CO2 magnetic filtered multilayered face mask for humans and animals | July 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16921720 | Personal Protective Face Shield for Preventing Biohazardous, Infectious or Pathological Aerosol Exposure (COVID-19) | July 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16959977 | TREATMENT OF PULMONARY CANCERS USING AN ELECTRONIC BREATH ACTUATED DROPLET DELIVERY DEVICE | July 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16913829 | CHEST COMPRESSION DEVICE | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16907452 | RESPIRATORY PRESSURE TREATMENT SYSTEM | June 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16956016 | FACE MASK, VENTILATION THERAPY DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD EXECUTED BY VENTILATION THERAPY DEVICE SYSTEM | June 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16903685 | OSCILLATING POSITIVE EXPIRATORY PRESSURE DEVICE | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15733254 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A RESPIRATORY DISORDER | June 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16897218 | Garment for Water Weight-Loss | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16892900 | DRY POWDER NEBULIZER | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16892312 | ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF A MEDICAMENT | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16888786 | Surgical face mask gripper to improve particulate filtering efficiency | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16767214 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO SEAL A TISSUE TRACT | May 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16882775 | HAND-HELD OXYGEN GENERATOR AND AIR PURIFIER | May 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16878573 | Add Natural Anti-Bacteria and Anti-Virus Material to Mask | May 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15929743 | Pendent Face Mask | May 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16872339 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FINE PARTICLE AEROSOLS WITH HELIOX | May 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16867832 | COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL CIRCUITS | May 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16868417 | POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE MASK MONITOR | May 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16866133 | MEDICAL DEVICE PROBE FOR AUGMENTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED ANATOMICAL RECOGNITION | May 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16760348 | REGULATING DEVICE, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BREATHING GAS | April 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16858679 | Bib Shaped Bandage | April 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16855180 | HUMIDIFIER TUB FOR CPAP DEVICE | April 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16853812 | RESPIRATORY PRESSURE TREATMENT SYSTEM | April 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16853400 | HEATING UNIT FOR USE IN A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE | April 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16851045 | MULTI-NIGHT TITRATION PRESSURE DETERMINATION | April 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16849964 | DENTAL TOOL SUPPORT | April 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16847926 | Hydro-gravitational method and device for lung refurbishment | April 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16846282 | Facemask as a dosage form to administer active ingredient for therapy | April 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16842628 | BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | April 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16839668 | HERMAN LEVEL (4) DISPOSABLE ANTIVIRAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL FULL HEAD AND SHOULDER HOOD | April 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16826222 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HELPING A MAN GAIN HIS MOST MULTIPLE ORGASMS IN A SINGLE SESSION | March 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16825840 | INTELLIGENT GAS SOURCE MANAGEMENT | March 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 20 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16825848 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT GAS SOURCE MANAGEMENT | March 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16819642 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING BREATHING VIA SIMULATION OF LIMB MOVEMENT | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16817605 | Scoliosis Correction Table | March 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16806773 | Efficient gait data management in mobile | March 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16805936 | Neck Bed Cervical Traction Pillow - Chiropractic Orthotic Massage Device for Neck and Shoulder Pain Trigger Point Therapy and Posture Corrector with Acupressure and Occipital Release Ridge | March 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16785618 | Automatic Injection Device With Variable Dosing | February 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16779912 | System And Method Of Administering A Pharmaceutical Gas To A Patient | February 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16776673 | CERVICAL TRACTION ORTHOTIC CHIROPRACTIC NECK ALIGNMENT DEVICE FOR SPI-NAL CURVE TENSION STRETCHING FORWARD HEAD POSTURE PAIN RELIEF AND PHYS-ICAL THERAPY | January 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16752718 | Device for Detecting Air Flow | January 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16750674 | CPR GURNEY | January 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16749024 | SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM | January 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16748319 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC GAS | January 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16631183 | IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED NOSTRIL BREATHING | January 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16741730 | EFFICACY BASED FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION TRAINING | January 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16737308 | VENT ARRANGEMENT FOR PATIENT INTERFACE | January 2020 | June 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16731371 | Portable Hydrogen Ventilator | December 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16725948 | CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING SAME | December 2019 | November 2023 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16718161 | Foundation Ventilator Repair Kit | December 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16716943 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, MANAGING, AND PREVENTING FATIGUE DURING VENTILATION | December 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16714311 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF GASES SUPPLIED TO A PATIENT | December 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16711695 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VARYING THE BACK-UP RATE FOR A VENTILATOR | December 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16704889 | POSTURE CORRECTION DEVICE | December 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16704530 | ENHANCED PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION PORT FOR THERAPEUTIC GAS DELIVERY | December 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16689416 | Animal Knee Protector | November 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16687688 | METHODS OF CURING EARLY STAGES OF, AND PREVENTING, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND APPLICATORS THEREFOR | November 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16602681 | Arbor adapter for converting angle grinder to compact line trimmer | November 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16686186 | Medication Infusion Device | November 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16683061 | Hilotherapy Shoulder Wrap and Strap Assembly | November 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16672115 | ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF AND TECHNIQUE FOR USING THE SAME | November 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16670117 | CATHETER DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR STENT VALVE | October 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DOUGLAS, STEVEN O.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 44.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner DOUGLAS, STEVEN O works in Art Unit 3649 and has examined 413 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner DOUGLAS, STEVEN O's allowance rate of 78.7% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by DOUGLAS, STEVEN O receive 1.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DOUGLAS, STEVEN O is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DOUGLAS, STEVEN O. This interview benefit is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 56.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 23.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 48.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 34% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 17.8% of allowed cases (in the 94% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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