Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18784481 | NOISE-REDUCING AIR PASSAGE DEVICE AND ITS COMPONENTS FOR USE IN VENTILATOR SYSTEMS | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18640563 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA | April 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18429915 | NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY SYSTEM DEVICE | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18525346 | AUTOMATIC RESCUE BREATHING UNIT WITH KEYING SYSTEM | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18385990 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE RESPIRATORY STATUS OF A USER | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486447 | AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING A CARTRIDGE CONTAINING A GEL | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353328 | LINER FOR A RESPIRATOR MASK | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18217771 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18257096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING RAINOUT IN A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18315645 | HFNC SYSTEM | May 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18185396 | Atomizer with intelligent control digital display function | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18174263 | CONFORMING NASAL PILLOW | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18022219 | Devices and Methods for Delivering Air to a Patient | February 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018441 | SEAL-FORMING STRUCTURE OF PATIENT INTERFACE WITH MULTIPLE SEALING MATERIALS | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084113 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND SAFETY OF AN NO2-TO-NO REACTOR CARTRIDGE USED TO DELIVER NO FOR INHALATION THERAPY TO A PATIENT | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000746 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A USER INTERFACE | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18057145 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BREATH DETECTION | November 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17986352 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE WITH PIERCING ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966569 | MASK WITH VENT COLUMNS | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17963044 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIS OF NITRIC OXIDE | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937741 | PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17933217 | ORAL GAS CATHETER AND METHOD OF INDUCING GAS IN A PATIENT | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17911249 | RESPIRATOR DESIGNED TO MITIGATE DEEP LUNG INFECTIONS | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17929808 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESPIRATORY EFFORT DETECTION UTILIZING SIGNAL DISTORTION | September 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902260 | ATOMIZER WITH INTELLIGENT CONTROL DIGITAL DISPLAY FUNCTION | September 2022 | July 2023 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879868 | ULTRASONIC WELDING OF FABRICS FOR SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865491 | COMPACT FLUID MOVING ASSEMBLY AND DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848765 | BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846550 | OUTLET CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | June 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17804629 | VENTILATOR WITH SWITCHING VALVE | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17777927 | SECURITY TAG | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747052 | OUTLET CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17742347 | COMPONENT FOR CONVEYING GASES | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17741081 | DUAL CONTAINER HYDROSTATIC VENTILATOR | May 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739002 | VENTILATION MASK | May 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17773499 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSOMNIA SCREENING AND MANAGEMENT | April 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660243 | Respiratory Pattern Analysis During Variable Positive Air Pressure Delivery For Spontaneously Breathing Patients | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17658321 | ADJUSTABLE FOREHEAD SUPPORT FOR A MASK | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17714063 | MODULAR POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR SYSTEM | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708066 | CONTROL FOR PRESSURE OF A PATIENT INTERFACE | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17682222 | NASAL MASK SYSTEM | February 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17674067 | INHALATION METHOD WITH CONTROLLED CYCLIC ACTIVATION | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17583666 | INHALATION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17623549 | TUBE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17620348 | DEVICE FOR REGULATING OXYGEN FOR AUTOMATED OXYGEN THERAPY | December 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17551444 | TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS IN A MEDICAL DEVICE | December 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17539303 | BLOWER | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17539758 | PRODUCT DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS | December 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17537557 | NASAL ASSEMBLY | November 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17537169 | BAG AND VALVE FOR ADVANCED RESPIRATORY SUPPORT | November 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17533495 | RESPIRATORY ASSEMBLY | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17521700 | Robotic Ventilation Method Configured for Automatic Gas Delivery | November 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17518996 | OUTLET CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | November 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17515305 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE WITH FLOATING ATOMIZER | October 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17512549 | AIR-DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR BREATHING-ASSIST DEVICES | October 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17599420 | PATIENT INTERFACE | September 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17411711 | GAS WASHOUT VENT FOR PATIENT INTERFACE | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17445423 | RESPIRATOR DEVICES WITH SOURCE CONTROL MECHANISMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17444709 | SUPPORT FOR A BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND/OR ACCESSORIES | August 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17358221 | CRADLE CUSHION HAVING SIDE STABILIZERS | June 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17304071 | PATIENT TUBE SECUREMENT APPARATUS FOR SECURING A PATIENT TUBE TO A PATIENT | June 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17337706 | FACIAL INTERFACE | June 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17336682 | CAPNOXYGEN MASKS | June 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17296273 | SECUREMENT DEVICE FOR A PROTRUDING ORAL OR NASAL DEVICE | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17323266 | INHALER WITH ORIENTATION SENSOR | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17323824 | AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | May 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17316705 | DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LOW-COST BREATHING SUPPORT DEVICE | May 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17292667 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS MANAGEMENT OF AIRWAY PRESSURE FOR DETECTION AND/OR PREDICTION OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE | May 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17316691 | Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Breathing Support Device | May 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17238259 | PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | April 2021 | January 2022 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17234544 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA | April 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17230206 | MASK APPARATUS | April 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17223582 | Breathing Gas Remixer | April 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17222718 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CORONAVIRUS | April 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17220992 | NITRIC OXIDE ADMINISTRATION IN HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY VENTILATION | April 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17215589 | Sleep Apnea Nasal Pillows Device | March 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17213988 | FLUID TRAP APPARATUS | March 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17213007 | BAG AND VALVE FOR ADVANCED RESPIRATORY SUPPORT | March 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17208442 | PORTABLE INHALATION THERAPEUTIC AND INHALATION AND EXHALATION MEASURING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | March 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17206732 | GAS FLOW REGULATING APPARATUS FOR RESPIRATORY TREATMENT | March 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17277208 | NITROUS OXIDE SEDATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM | March 2021 | February 2022 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17196117 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MOISTURE FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | March 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17193934 | Oxygen Delivery Pillow | March 2021 | December 2021 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17193533 | OXYGEN-CAPNOGRAPHY MASK FOR CONTINUOUS CO2 MONITORING | March 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17190912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AGITATION, DISCOMFORT AND/OR SELF-EXTUBATION DURING INTUBATION | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17186544 | RESUSCITATION SYSTEM | February 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17178045 | GAS THERAPY SYSTEM | February 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17164371 | Nozzles for Nasal Drug Delivery | February 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17155713 | BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS USER INTERFACE | January 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17151059 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOTRACHEAL DELIVERY OF FROZEN PARTICLES | January 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17257915 | ALTERATION-FREE GAS CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VENTILATOR | January 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17140457 | CONFIGURABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR AND RELATED METHOD | January 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17138139 | INHALER DEVICE FOR INHALABLE LIQUIDS | December 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17136737 | RESPIRATOR HAVING OPTICALLY ACTIVE EXHALATION VALVE | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17131870 | CUFF FOR AIR DELIVERY CONDUIT | December 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17124805 | VIRTUAL RESPIRATORY GAS DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND CIRCUITS | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17120355 | OXYGEN SYSTEM FOR PARACHUTING | December 2020 | June 2025 | Abandon | 54 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17251323 | RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICES AND ASSEMBLIES | December 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17112982 | FACEMASK HAVING INTEGRATED MODULES | December 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17111997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-MODAL DOSING DEVICE | December 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LUARCA, MARGARET M.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 37.5% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner LUARCA, MARGARET M works in Art Unit 3785 and has examined 340 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner LUARCA, MARGARET M's allowance rate of 82.1% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LUARCA, MARGARET M receive 1.69 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LUARCA, MARGARET M is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LUARCA, MARGARET M. This interview benefit is in the 59% 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, 26.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 49.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 150.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 32.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 25% 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 43% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 42% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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