Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19052897 | DROPLET DEVICE WITH EJECTOR CLOSURE | February 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19052159 | DROPLET DEVICE WITH CUSTOMIZABLE RESISTANCE | February 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19052148 | DROPLET DEVICE WITH INERTIAL FILTERING | February 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19052167 | DROPLET DELIVERY DEVICE WITH LOCATION CONTROL | February 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18965606 | INTUBATION ASSEMBLY | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18810206 | AUTOMATED VENTILATOR | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18792275 | SELF-SANITIZING MEDICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THE SAME | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18778376 | GAS PASSAGE FOR USE IN A PAP DEVICE | July 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 17 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18719843 | VENTILATOR CONTROL METHOD AND VENTILATOR | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18646560 | BREATHING CONTROL USING HIGH FLOW RESPIRATION ASSISTANCE | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18609761 | RESPIRATORY PRESSURE THERAPY SYSTEM | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18598078 | BACK PLATE FOR A BREATHING APPARATUS | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18594507 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH CONVERTIBLE CONNECTOR | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18593063 | SCBA Mask Shield | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18587793 | HUMIDIFICATION CHAMBER FOR A RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582740 | NASAL DELIVERY DEVICES | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18441544 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VENTILATION HUMIDIFICATION | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18423845 | NEONATAL FLEXIBLE AND HYBRID MEDICAL TUBES | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18409651 | USER INTERFACE AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING GASES TO AN AIRWAY | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18409003 | HUMIDIFICATION CHAMBER FOR A RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18405734 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION WITH GAS DELIVERY NOZZLES IN FREE SPACE | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18402012 | DIFFUSER ARRANGEMENTS FOR A VENT OF A RESPIRATORY INTERFACE | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18531323 | Gas Mixing System for Medical Ventilator | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18529367 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING RESPIRATORY THERAPY | December 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524398 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING VENTILATOR OXYGEN CONCENTRATION | November 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523256 | MASK SYSTEM | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18385746 | SMART OSCILLATING POSITIVE EXPIRATORY PRESSURE DEVICE | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18486586 | GAS CONCENTRATOR WITH REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE ADSORBENT BEDS | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18470403 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING THERAPEUTIC GAS PARTICULARLY NO OR N2O TO A PATIENT | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18468663 | BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18244839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATE ESTIMATION OF INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL LEAKS IN FLOW GENERATION SYSTEMS | September 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240631 | PATIENT SPECIFIC AUTO-FLOWRATE CONTROL | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449144 | GAS SUPPLY APPARATUS AND GAS SUPPLY METHOD | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18361651 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MOISTURE BUILDUP IN PRESSURISED BREATHING SYSTEMS | July 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18359927 | PATIENT INTERFACE SYSTEMS | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18262594 | Smart Individualized Near-Face Extended Wear Electrohydrodynamic Respirator | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18351854 | TUBING SYSTEM WITH OPERATION MODE COMMUNICATION | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18218440 | ACCLIMIZATION THERAPY FOR FIRST TIME CPAP AND NIV USERS | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18340154 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH A SEAL-FORMING STRUCTURE HAVING VARYING THICKNESS | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18211380 | AUTOMATED AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE/DROWNING RESCUE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | June 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333023 | Method and System for Bi-Level Treatment of Sleep Apnea | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18329008 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH A SEAL-FORMING STRUCTURE HAVING VARYING THICKNESS | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18201831 | MASK SYSTEM | May 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18201460 | VIRTUAL OPERATOR FOR RESPIRATOR FIT TESTING | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18254353 | AUTOMATED VENTILATOR | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321861 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF ACOUSTIC REFLECTOMETRY INFORMATION IN VENTILATION DEVICES | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18321322 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH MOVABLE FRAME | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18319858 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR THE DELIVERY OF OXYGEN ENRICHED GAS | May 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18319592 | RESPIRATORY APPARATUS WITH MULTIPLE POWER SUPPLIES | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18198476 | ELBOW ASSEMBLY | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313496 | RESPIRATOR WITH A MIXING CHAMBER, AND MIXING CHAMBER FOR A RESPIRATOR | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18312745 | VENT ADAPTOR FOR A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143766 | PATIENT INTERFACE | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18143352 | Emergency-Use Respiratory Device | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18300025 | ACOUSTIC REFLECTOMETRY DEVICE IN CATHETERS | April 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031333 | RESUSCITATOR | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18029958 | PREMATURE INFANT CARE SYSTEM | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18245834 | A BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18026992 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR RESPIRATION TUBE AND RESPIRATION AID EQUIPMENT | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18183329 | MULTI-MODE RESPIRATORY THERAPY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18182133 | HUMIDIFICATION ARRANGEMENT FOR A RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18180473 | NASAL ADAPTER | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18178869 | SENSING AND CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR RESPIRATORY DEVICE | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18043590 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICES | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18114335 | HEADGEAR WITH COVERED EDGE | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173687 | EXHALATION PORT | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18169374 | COUPLER | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18105921 | VAPORIZATION SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY IN A CONTROLLED CONCENTRATION | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18162271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AIR FLOW | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18161240 | Calibrated Dose Control | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093094 | NO delivery device with emergency dosing system | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014281 | EMERGENCY VENTILATOR WITH REMOVABLE COMMON COVER FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY COVERING FILTER AND BATTERY COMPARTMENT | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013693 | EMERGENCY VENTILATOR WITH A FAN WHICH IS COOLED IN A CONDUCTIVE AND CONVECTIVE MANNER | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013862 | INFLATABLE HEADGEAR AND PATIENT INTERFACE | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18147215 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145728 | HUMIDIFICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081774 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD FOR THE AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18062826 | RESPIRATORY HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061564 | GAS THERAPY SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF MEDICAMENT | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17994768 | MOVABLE TIP BOUGIE DEVICE | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993522 | CPAP SYSTEM | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993514 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH MOVABLE FRAME | November 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18056830 | CONTAMINATION PREVENTION IN THE BLOWER OF A VENTILATOR | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17926169 | MEDICO-SURGICAL APPARATUS | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987264 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT IN A MEDICAL DEVICE | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18046188 | COUPLING BETWEEN DRIVE AND BLOWER HEAD | October 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995393 | MECHANICAL RESPIRATOR | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17936549 | LAMINAR EVAPORATOR | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17953738 | AIRWAY MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17914568 | ANTI-MICROBIAL HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGERS | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17935193 | POSITIVE EXPIRATORY PRESSURE DEVICES WITH FLUTTER VALVE | September 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17934775 | NON-INVASIVE RESPIRATORY DEVICE WITH A VERTICAL CONNECTION INTERFACE | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935055 | Systems and Methods for Delivering Nitric Oxide | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17913878 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS | September 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17911710 | HEATING AND HUMIDIFYING DEVICE AND HEATING AND HUMIDIFYING METHOD THEREOF | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17942534 | POWDER DISPERSION METHODS AND DEVICES | September 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929783 | NATURAL BREATHING FULL FACE MASK | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17929936 | TRACHEAL COUPLINGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17929271 | BREATHING CONTROL USING HIGH FLOW RESPIRATION ASSISTANCE | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17929148 | TUBE SECUREMENT SYSTEM | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BOECKER, JOSEPH D.
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, 12.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner BOECKER, JOSEPH D works in Art Unit 3785 and has examined 468 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner BOECKER, JOSEPH D's allowance rate of 87.8% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BOECKER, JOSEPH D receive 1.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% 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 BOECKER, JOSEPH D is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BOECKER, JOSEPH D. This interview benefit is in the 62% 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, 35.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% 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 70.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 92% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 36.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 47% 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 4.4% of allowed cases (in the 79% 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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