Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PHILIPS, BRADLEY H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3764 3778 3782 3785 3799

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.9%
Allow Rate
-3.1% vs TC avg
508
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1458
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 477 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17797097 COMBINATION ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE STYLET WITH MEDICATION ATOMIZATION SYSTEM Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18007333 Fiber Material Composite Having a Region that Neutralizes Reactive Oxygen Species Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17774282 RESPIRATORY INTERFACE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
17890957 AUTOMATIC SYNCHRONIZATION FOR MEDICAL VENTILATION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18080520 DRY POWDER DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
18347866 CPAP DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18413159 PATIENT INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18182584 PATIENT INTERFACE Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
17917598 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AEROSOL PARTICLE PRODUCTION OF SUBMICRON AND NANO STRUCTURED MATERIALS Final Rejection The Trustees of Princeton University
18019408 INHALER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Norton (Waterford) Limited
16932520 DRY POWDER INHALER AND SYSTEM FOR DRUG DELIVERY Non-Final OA MannKind Corporation
17815189 Device Providing Filtered Air for a User Final Rejection Hall Labs LLC
18278258 MASK DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTONICS INC.
18362449 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PUNCTURING A CAPSULE TO RELEASE A POWDERED MEDICAMENT THEREFROM Non-Final OA Civitas Therapeutics, Inc.
18209867 AUTOMATIC OXYGEN TITRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON TARGETED OXYGEN SATURATION DURING HIGH FLOW AND LOW FLOW OXYGEN THERAPY Non-Final OA Rush University Medical Center
18349546 INTELLIGENT EXHALED SPUTUM-SUCTION AND INHALED OXYGEN-SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA METABRAIN TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
18176789 OXYGEN INHALATION NASAL PRONG DEVICE Final Rejection Shenyang RMS Medical Tech Co., Ltd
17922563 RESPIRATORY VALVE APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Innovation Lab, LLC
17716096 VACUUM SHIELD ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHMENT TO MEDICAL MASKS Final Rejection SafER Medical Products, LLC
17640699 Filling Element for Filling up a Space Between at Least One Compressed Gas Bottle of a Breathing Apparatus and a Carrier Plate Final Rejection MSA Europe GmbH

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