Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MURPHY, VICTORIA

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

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Victoria Murphy has a record in Tech Center 4100 with 307 resolved cases. Her allowance rate of 62.2 percent is paired with a median days to allowance of 1420. This indicates that 62.2 percent of cases reach allowance, and the process in Art Unit 3778 requires the time investment shown. The 1420-day timeline suggests that applicants should prepare for a prosecution phase of that duration. The 307 resolved cases provide a foundation for these statistics.

The interview lift of 46.1 percent is a metric for practitioners. This lift suggests that verbal communication is a tool for resolving issues and moving toward a grant. Given the 1420-day median pendency, utilizing interviews to capture that 46.1 percent lift may be a factor in prosecution. With the statistics from the cases resolved, the high interview lift provides a basis for proactive examiner engagement. The 46.1 percent lift is a significant indicator for strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

62.2%
Allow Rate
+2.2% vs TC avg
329
Total Applications
+46.1%
Interview Lift
1420
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 307 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
32.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18268162 TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING OPENING AND CLOSING OF A PROTECTIVE MASK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18860871 A DILATING AND STENTING ORAL OR NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18289496 Push To Talk (PTT) Button and NFC Antenna Assembly Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18802041 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY Non-Final OA Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
18258487 TUBE AND/OR PATIENT INTERFACE FOR DELIVERY OF GAS Final Rejection Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18245509 RESPIRATORY DEVICE CONNECTOR Final Rejection Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18554262 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING A URSER INTERFACE OR A VENT USING ACOUSTIC DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE VENT Non-Final OA ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
18282457 INHALER Non-Final OA Alveon GmbH

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