Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RUDDIE, ELLIOT S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3778 3782 3785 3791

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.5%
Allow Rate
-4.5% vs TC avg
504
Total Applications
+42.5%
Interview Lift
1299
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 467 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
4.7%
§102 Novelty
86.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18786021 A MASK WITH A VALVE Non-Final OA DCSTAR INC
18416124 PATIENT INTERFACE CUSHION Final Rejection DCSTAR INC
18515499 FRAME ASSEMBLY DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO A FRAME AND A SHORT TUBE Final Rejection DCSTAR INC.
17806252 INHALER DEVICES, MEDICATION FORMULATIONS USED THEREWITH AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18347159 APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING GASES TO A PATIENT Final Rejection FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
18342280 BREATHABLE MASK Non-Final OA QBAS Co., Ltd.
18341403 BREATHABLE MASK FOR SNORKELING Non-Final OA QBAS Co., Ltd.
18441715 ORO-NASAL PATIENT INTERFACE Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
17948511 TEXTILE MASK SYSTEMS Final Rejection ResMed Pty Ltd
17507931 NOSE CONE VENT DESIGN FOR INHALATION DEVICE Final Rejection Brady Worldwide, Inc.
18277527 MEDICO-SURGICAL TUBES Non-Final OA SMITHS MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
18448570 Dry Powder Medicament Inhaler Final Rejection NORTON (WATERFORD) LIMITED
17794875 AIR-JET DRY POWER INHALER FOR RAPID DELIVERY OF PHARMACEUTICAL AEROSOLS TO INFANTS Non-Final OA Virginia Commonwealth University
17930531 USE OF CANNABINOIDS IN THERAPY AND WELL-BEING APPARATUSES Final Rejection JK-HOLDING GMBH
18419891 RESPIRATORY THERAPY KITS Final Rejection YASI'S LLC
18006487 DOSE COUNTER ASSEMBLIES FOR MEDICAMENT DISPENSERS Final Rejection LUPIN INC.
17890383 Positive Airway Pressure Mask with Reduced Airflow During Exhalation Non-Final OA Encite LLC
17889141 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DELIVERY OF AN AGENT TO THE LUNGS AND NASAL PASSAGES Non-Final OA Inhalon Biopharma, Inc.
17299019 MOUTHPIECE AND NEBULIZER HAVING A MOUTHPIECE Non-Final OA PARI Pharma GmbH

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