Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MURPHY, VICTORIA

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

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.5%
Allow Rate
+1.5% vs TC avg
319
Total Applications
+47.4%
Interview Lift
1551
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 291 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
31.5%
§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)
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
18208238 EXHAUST DIFFUSER ARRANGEMENT AND CPAP MASK INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18029115 MASK SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND MASK COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA Kao Corporation
18269111 FLUID PASSAGE/STOP BODY, COMPONENT, HOUSING AND APPARATUS, VENTILATION TREATMENT DEVICE, AND OXYGEN SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA BMC MEDICAL CO., LTD.
18334263 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18548105 VENTILATOR MEDICATION INJECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA BODITECH MED INC.
18203141 METHOD OF OPERATING A VENTILATOR Non-Final OA Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
17996871 BREATHING MASK WITH PARTICLE FILTER Final Rejection Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
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.
18200741 INTUBATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Flexicare (Group) Limited
18028147 INHALATION DEVICE Non-Final OA VECTURA DELIVERY DEVICES LIMITED
18192496 PORTABLE FIRST-AID ANTI-ASPHYXIATION DEVICE THAT AUTOMATICALLY TAKES FOREIGN MATTER FROM RESPIRATORY AIRWAY Non-Final OA ChongQing Moffy Innovation Technology Co.,Ltd.
18246954 FACE MASK Non-Final OA Soliver AB
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
18151446 MULTIMODALITY FOLDABLE MULTIPLE SMALL ANIMAL HOLDER Final Rejection Bruker Belgium N.V.

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