Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MURPHY, VICTORIA

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3778 3782 3785 4100 4118 4163

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
322
Total Applications
+48.2%
Interview Lift
1427
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 295 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
81.9%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18268162 TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING OPENING AND CLOSING OF A PROTECTIVE MASK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18208238 EXHAUST DIFFUSER ARRANGEMENT AND CPAP MASK INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18258487 TUBE AND/OR PATIENT INTERFACE FOR DELIVERY OF GAS Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18245509 RESPIRATORY DEVICE CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18548105 VENTILATOR MEDICATION INJECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA BODITECH MED INC.
18269111 FLUID PASSAGE/STOP BODY, COMPONENT, HOUSING AND APPARATUS, VENTILATION TREATMENT DEVICE, AND OXYGEN SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA BMC MEDICAL CO., LTD.
18206062 IN-LINE PRESSURE BALANCED AEROSOL CONCENTRATOR Non-Final OA KAER BIOTHERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
18038980 INTELLIGENT VACCINE NEBULIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA QINGDAO FUTURE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17996871 BREATHING MASK WITH PARTICLE FILTER Non-Final OA Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
18246954 FACE MASK Final Rejection Soliver AB
18246267 REUSABLE, RESTERILIZABLE SMART HALF-MASK RESPIRATOR APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA PADM Medical Inc.
18245085 TWO-STAGE BLOWER APPARATUS FOR A VENTILATOR Non-Final OA IMTMEDICAL AG
18044040 A FACE SHIELD, PATIENT INTERFACE AND RELATED METHODS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection MEDLANDS CONSULTING LIMITED

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