Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BUGG, PAIGE KATHLEEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3682 3785

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.3%
Allow Rate
-11.7% vs TC avg
275
Total Applications
+60.3%
Interview Lift
1087
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 235 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17622045 FILTER ASSEMBLY, PREFILTER ASSEMBLY, AND RESPIRATOR INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18182832 Vibrating Ingestible Capsule Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18182854 INGESTIBLE CAPSULES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18739038 BLOWER FOR BREATHING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18266145 INHALER ARTICLE AND CAPSULE FOR USE WITH THE SAME Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS, S.A.
18349477 VAPORIZER FOR VAPORIZING A CONSTITUENT OF A PLANT MATERIAL Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
17898291 BACKBOARD ALIGNMENT OF MECHANICAL CPR DEVICE Final Rejection PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
18396459 Automated Detection of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Chest Compressions Final Rejection ZOLL Medical Corporation
18007708 CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM OF VIBRATION CAPSULE Non-Final OA Ankon Medical Technologies (Shanghai) Co., LTD.
18036789 PERSONAL ULTRAVIOLET RESPIRATORY GERM ELIMINATION MACHINE (PUR GEM) Non-Final OA Wayne State University
18018829 MASSAGE APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BIO-SIGNALS Non-Final OA BODYFRIEND CO., LTD.
17453876 GASTROINTESTINAL CAPSULE Final Rejection Vibrant Ltd.
18158987 INHALER WITH ACOUSTIC FLOW MONITORING Non-Final OA Københavns Universitet
17972421 PERCUSSIVE MASSAGE DEVICE WITH SELECTABLE STROKE LENGTH Non-Final OA HYPERICE IP SUBCO, LLC
18231681 SPINAL DECOMPRESSION CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Excite Medical of Tampa Bay, LLC
18129618 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TINNITUS Non-Final OA ST OTO DEVICES, LLC
18246828 CHEST WALL NEGATIVE PRESSURE SUPPORT DEVICE Non-Final OA Qian ZHANG
18024734 REHABILITATION APPARATUS FOR WRIST AND FOREARM THERAPY Non-Final OA TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG
18043273 Muscle stimulation Non-Final OA KnitRegen Limited
18113639 MASSAGER Non-Final OA Dongguan Duoguo Zhichuang Technology Co., Ltd.
18107407 PERMANENT MAGNET-PROPELLED AIR COMPRESSION MASSAGER Non-Final OA Shenzhen Yanai Technology Co., Ltd
18091402 MASSAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN HEZE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
17980434 APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATICALLY DOSED ACTIVITY Final Rejection Vibetech, Inc.
17914305 WEARABLE LOCAL MUSCLE VIBRATORY STIMULATOR Final Rejection North Carollna State University
17782319 A MASSAGE ATTACHMENT FOR USE WITH AN ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH Final Rejection Joyfilly Limited
17745162 HEALTH CARE DEVICE AND HEALTH CARE METHOD Non-Final OA TAIWAN OASIS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17657710 APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF OSTEOPENIA AND OSTEOPOROSIS, STIMULATING BONE GROWTH, PRESERVING OR IMPROVING BONE MINERAL DENSITY, AND INHIBITING ADIPOGENESIS Non-Final OA Bone Health Technologies, Inc.
17647450 MASSAGE GUN Non-Final OA Shenzhen Jing Dingfeng Technology Co. Ltd.
17596093 VIBRATION GENERATOR Non-Final OA SynDermix AG
16646969 DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A SUBJECT WITH A SENSATION OF VIBRATION AND THE USE OF SUCH DEVICE AS MEDICAL DEVICE IN TREATMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF CANCER IN A SUBJECT Non-Final OA Sonus Health B.V.

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