Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HOWELL, GWYNNETH LINNEA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3785

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.4%
Allow Rate
-27.6% vs TC avg
95
Total Applications
+80.2%
Interview Lift
1398
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 59 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
82.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18162323 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE WITH ATTACHMENT SUPPORT MEMBER Final Rejection Georgia Tech Research Corporation
17639670 AIR VENT ASSEMBLY FOR A PUMP Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17310595 NASAL MASK AND SECUREMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
17661253 SYSTEMS FOR AN ANESTHETIC VAPORIZER GAS MIXER Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18118577 AIR CIRCUIT FOR A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM Final Rejection ResMed Asia Pte. Ltd.
17771329 APPARATUS FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF AN EXOSKELETON Non-Final OA Dignity Health
17057785 VENTILATOR AND PROCESS FOR OPERATING A VENTILATOR Non-Final OA Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
17077712 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING INHALATIONS Final Rejection Mannkind Corporation
18619555 ADJUSTABLE COMPRESSION GARMENT Final Rejection TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18228967 LOWER EXTREMITY EXOSKELETON WITH INTEGRATED POLES AND SIT TO STAND CHAIR Non-Final OA SKELETAL AXES ASSISTIVE ROBOTS INC.
17920253 INHALER, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR INHALING INHALATION MEDIUM ENRICHED WITH ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AND/OR AROMATIC SUBSTANCES, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INHALER Non-Final OA Körber Technologies GMBH
18249392 A Bi-Valve Air Filter Mask Non-Final OA Liberty Health Technologies, Inc.
18118474 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY, THROMBOSIS, ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE, AND IMPAIRED LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE Final Rejection ORBITAL BIODESIGN, LLC
18060065 GAIT REHABILITATION DEVICE Final Rejection BNR CO., LTD.
17914955 WEARABLE DEVICES FOR TREATING AIR FOR INHALATION AND EXHALATION Non-Final OA SPIRA INNOVATION INC.
17655761 IMPROVED DILATATION DEVICE INCORPORATING INFLATABLE BALLOON Final Rejection Growth Armor, LLC
17621744 INTUBATION DEVICE IMPROVEMENTS Final Rejection Airway Medical Innovations Pty Ltd

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