Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BALLER, KELSEY E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3785

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.6%
Allow Rate
-8.4% vs TC avg
224
Total Applications
+62.5%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 198 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
27.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18408444 Conveyance Systems for A Maneuverable Walk-About Platform for A Robotic Upper Exoskeleton Non-Final OA Sarcos Corp.
19243769 MASSAGER Non-Final OA Junpeng Wu
17624470 MEDICAL TUBES AND CONNECTORS FOR BREATHING CIRCUITS Final Rejection Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18360010 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CYCLING OR CYCLING DETECTION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18022024 ORAL IRRIGATOR WITH OCCLUSAL SURFACE SENSING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17765189 DIRECTING A FLOW OF IRRIGATION FLUID TOWARDS PERIODONTAL POCKETS IN A SUBJECT'S MOUTH Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18466424 INTEGRATED FASTENER COMPONENTS FOR DETACHABLE STRAP COMPONENT CONFIGURATION IN RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS USA, INC.
17490105 CPAP DEVICE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17262599 WEARABLE AIR PURIFIER Final Rejection Dyson Technology Limited
18549574 FULL-FACE PATIENT INTERFACE Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18274713 DRY POWDER INHALER Non-Final OA Iconovo AB
17957676 VARIABLE TEMPERATURE MICROPERCUSSION THERAPY DEVICE Final Rejection Nice Recovery Systems LLC
18346628 PAIN-RELIEVING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Black Diamond Creations, LLC
18255982 AEROSOLIZATION WITHIN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Abbe Vision Inc.
18196456 MASSAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MOZA TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17722124 DEEP TISSUE AND/OR MYOFASCIAL TREATMENT OF A PATIENT BY IMPARTING A FORCE ON A PRESSURE HEAD TO A TISSUE OF THE PATIENT Final Rejection Novasana LLC
17560947 HIGH FLOW AEROSOL BLENDING Final Rejection Vapotherm, Inc.
17013378 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE PULSES FOR TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL ARTERY CONDITIONS Non-Final OA GNOTRIX, LLC

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