Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TOICH, SARA KATHERINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3785

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.5%
Allow Rate
-24.5% vs TC avg
124
Total Applications
+49.4%
Interview Lift
1342
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 77 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
42.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17982053 WEARABLE DEVICE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18216207 WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17747205 WALKING ASSIST DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17630873 FAST ACTING HUMIDIFIER Final Rejection FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
17981973 CAPSULES HAVING ELECTRICAL CONTACT PADS WITH SURFACE DISCONTINUITIES AND HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18060905 FILTRATION COMPONENT WITH A DISPERSING ELEMENT CONTAINER FOR A RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE Final Rejection HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS USA, INC.
18219881 ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE TREATMENT AND DEVICES FOR EXCESS, SAGGING SKIN Non-Final OA SOFTWAVE TISSUE REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17928261 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE WEANING OF VENTILATED PATIENTS Final Rejection ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
18267325 WEARABLE AIR PURIFIER Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18139155 Oral Bite Block for Endotracheal Tube Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18253337 VENT AND AAV ARRANGEMENT FOR PATIENT INTERFACE Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
18254831 PRESSURE MODULE AND THERMOTHERAPY APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA CERAGEM CO., LTD.
18059912 MASSAGING APPARATUS CONVERTIBLE USAGE STATUS Final Rejection CERAGEM Co., Ltd.
17766446 ACOUSTIC NEBULISER FOR DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS Final Rejection Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
18461870 HEALTH-PROMOTING FUNCTIONAL SHOE HAVING FUNCTION OF STIMULATING SOLAR PLEXUS POINT Non-Final OA SHOEALLS CO., LTD.
18271668 Method and device for solving ventilator off-line problems on patients based on mixed gases Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU LANSWICK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18266590 Method and system for addressing hyperventilation based on ventilator device Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU LANSWICK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18266008 METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS TRACKING OF AN EXTREMITY IN AN EXOSKELETON AND EXOSKELETON Non-Final OA German Bionic Systems GmbH
17539081 Breathing Apparatus Monitoring System Final Rejection Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
17595710 RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICE AND COUPLING DEVICE FOR COUPLING AT LEAST TWO RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICES Final Rejection Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
18009505 TREATMENT PEN, MAIN MACHINE, AND LIMB PAIN TREATMENT INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Yunnan Liheng Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
17954066 INTEGRATED DOSE COUNTER Final Rejection Trudell Medical International Inc.
17784978 NON-HUMAN ANIMAL COMPRESSION THERAPY DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Mego Afek AC Ltd.
17765343 MULTI-FUNCTION FRAME POSITIONING DEVICE Final Rejection Spine Care Technologies, Inc.
17555041 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING AGAINST RESPIRATORY HAZARDS USING DIFFERENT MODES Final Rejection HUMANSYSTEMS INCORPORATED
17545567 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING AGAINST RESPIRATORY HAZARDS Non-Final OA HUMANSYSTEMS INCORPORATED

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