Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18937637 | Portable Child Anti-choking First Aid Equipment | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18603017 | DRY POWDER INHALER AND SYSTEM FOR DRUG DELIVERY | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18439843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND MONITORING FLOW IN AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18389897 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED DELIVERY OF SUSPENDED MEDICATION | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18541371 | Inhalers and Related Methods | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18541605 | Venturi Inhalation Device | December 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18541997 | Venturi Inhalation Device | December 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515604 | MODULAR ELBOW FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR A VENTILATOR | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18512906 | SMART VALVED HOLDING CHAMBER | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18509316 | HIGHLY PORTABLE GAS DELIVERY SYSTEMS | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18386028 | Biometric and environmental monitoring and control system | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448477 | SENSING FOR RESPIRATORY CIRCUITS | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350097 | OSCILLATING POSITIVE EXPIRATORY PRESSURE DEVICE | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18330040 | DETECTION AND MONITORING OF DOSAGE DELIVERY FOR VAPORIZED WAXES, SOLIDS OR VISCOUS OILS, AND CANNABINOIDS | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315437 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GASES TO A USER | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18195457 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE GUARD WITH OPTIONAL HOLDING SYSTEM AND OPTIONAL SENSOR | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309963 | DISPENSING DEVICE AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF RHINITIS | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18140846 | Biometric and Environmental Monitoring and Control System | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18131165 | MOUTHPIECE WITH FLAVORED ATTACHMENT | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18128959 | BREATH INDICATOR | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18117823 | DRY POWDER DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173994 | PATIENT MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD | February 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100836 | INTEGRATING ACOUSTIC RESONANCE WITH SLEEP APNEA THERAPY | January 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156429 | METERED DOSE INHALER ADD-ON DEVICE, OBSERVANCE IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING OBSERVANCE OF USE IN METERED DOSE INHALERS | January 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18146298 | ASYMMETRICAL NASAL DELIVERY ELEMENTS AND FITTINGS FOR NASAL INTERFACES | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083986 | Ventilator Adapter and Auxiliary Part Thereof | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18066721 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ULTRASONICALLY DRIVEN ANESTHETIC VAPORIZER | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17984372 | Biometric and Environmental Monitoring and Control System | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975708 | CPAP FLOW DRIVER FOR USING NEBULIZER WITH CPAP APPARATUS | October 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17965037 | TEXTILE SEAL WITH AIR-ASSISTED BIASING PORTION | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929538 | INTRANASAL COMPOSITION OF PHARMACEUTICAL COUNTERMEASURES FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE NERVE AGENTS AND ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802403 | PORTABLE VENTILATOR | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17887430 | SYSTEMS FOR INHALATION OF THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC GAS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17869380 | METHODS FOR MEASURING DOSE CONTENT UNIFORMITY PERFORMANCE OF INHALER AND NASAL DEVICES | July 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17863527 | Medical Tube | July 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858704 | SEAL FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE, INTERFACE ASSEMBLIES AND ASPECTS THEREOF | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17857686 | AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM WITH PREVENTION OF CONDENSATE LEAKAGE | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17857862 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH GAS FLOW | July 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17849223 | SMART VALVED HOLDING CHAMBER | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17847968 | Inhalers and Related Methods | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17831634 | FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17746251 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONDITION OF PATIENT | May 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17725396 | Facemask | April 2022 | January 2023 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17695544 | VAPORIZABLE SUBSTANCE STORAGE DEVICE | March 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17641751 | ORO-NASAL PATIENT INTERFACE | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17665902 | DRY POWDER INHALER AND SYSTEM FOR DRUG DELIVERY | February 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17568277 | SWIVEL ELBOW AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR PATIENT INTERFACE SYSTEMS | January 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17559850 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH FOAM SEAL-FORMING STRUCTURE | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17558296 | CONTROL OF FLOW AND/OR PRESSURE PROVIDED BY BREATHING APPARATUS | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17551607 | Biometric and environmental monitoring and control system | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17453111 | INHALANT DISPENSING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS | November 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17451239 | PRESSURIZING MASKS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17599401 | COLLAPSIBLE, DISPOSABLE MEDICATION INHALATION SPACER AND METHOD | September 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17471931 | PHARYNGEAL RESPIRATORS | September 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17430163 | TEXTILE SEAL WITH AIR-ASSISTED BIASING PORTION | August 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17396588 | COMPACT PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR | August 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17394969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORAL FLOW THERAPY | August 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17371756 | Floatable Breathing Device | July 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 45 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17368891 | NASAL MASK SYSTEM | July 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17356830 | Venturi Inhalation Device | June 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17354980 | MASK/RESPIRATOR WITH MICROPHONE | June 2021 | August 2022 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17311164 | LARGE DOSE DISPOSABLE INHALER AND METHOD OF SIMPLE FILLING | June 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17337051 | Dental Aerosol Protection System | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 46 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17333338 | METHOD OF OPERATING A NASAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE | May 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17333694 | AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17324448 | OSCILLATING POSITIVE EXPIRATORY PRESSURE DEVICE | May 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17292033 | TRACHEOSTOMY VALVE COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE | May 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17243335 | MASK WITH ONE OR MORE SELF-SEALING PORTS AND SURGICAL KITS AND SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH | April 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17285552 | BREATH ACTUATED INHALERS | April 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17205280 | VENTING OF PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE FOR AIR FLOW AND HUMIDITY CONTROL | March 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17276958 | DEVICE FOR NASAL DELIVERY OF FLUID PRODUCT | March 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17199039 | MEDICAL TUBE HOLDER SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | March 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17194429 | PATIENT INTERFACE COMPONENT | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17194369 | END-OF-DOSE DETECTION IN NEBULIZERS | March 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17188846 | FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR | March 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17163699 | PATIENT AIRWAY DOME AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | February 2021 | July 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17142647 | PATIENT INTERFACE AND ASPECTS THEREOF | January 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17115900 | Floatable Breathing Device | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17115881 | Twist-Lock Inhaler | December 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17108156 | METERED DOSE INHALER AND SPACER WITH AIRFLOW AND HANDICAP ASSIST STRUCTURES FOR MAXIMIZING MEDICATION DELIVERY EFFECTIVENESS | December 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17102033 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DELIVER THERAPEUTIC NON-ULTRAVIOLET ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FOR AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE | November 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17087510 | BREATHING CIRCUIT SYSTEMS AND DEVICES | November 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17069912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND MONITORING FLOW IN AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE | October 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17068387 | Collapsible Spacer for Metered-Dose Inhalers | October 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17010534 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17001450 | MINIATURE AIR FILTRATION ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAL FIELD | August 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16991677 | PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY THERAPY INHALER APPARATUS | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16987573 | Biometric and Environmental Monitoring and Control System | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16945801 | VAPORIZER | July 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16965141 | BREATHABLE GAS AND WATER HOSE APPARATUS | July 2020 | June 2025 | Abandon | 59 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16931750 | MOUTHPIECE WITH AN ENHANCED SPRAYING EFFECT, AND PORTABLE NEBULIZER THEREOF | July 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16930486 | PRESSURE AND OXYGEN MIX CONTROL FOR SINGLE LIMB NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION | July 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16927639 | SECURE ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER AND NEBULIZER SYSTEMS | July 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16924071 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING GASES TO A PATIENT | July 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16924067 | DRY POWDER DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS | July 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16958056 | NASAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES | June 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16956870 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE GUARD WITH OPTIONAL HOLDING SYSTEM AND OPTIONAL SENSOR | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16906390 | NEBULIZER DEVICE | June 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16902092 | PROTECTIVE SHIELD SYSTEM | June 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16899731 | PATIENT AIRWAY DOME AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | June 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RUDDIE, ELLIOT S.
With a 60.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. 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, 41.7% 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 RUDDIE, ELLIOT S works in Art Unit 3785 and has examined 305 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.
Examiner RUDDIE, ELLIOT S's allowance rate of 71.8% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RUDDIE, ELLIOT S receive 1.97 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RUDDIE, ELLIOT S is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 18% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +45.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUDDIE, ELLIOT S. This interview benefit is in the 92% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% 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 33.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 44% 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 64.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% 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 below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 17.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 9% 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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