Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3771 3785

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.3%
Allow Rate
+1.3% vs TC avg
921
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1284
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 887 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18223350 ELECTRONIC MASK AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19229626 RESPIRATORY MASK WITH GOOD SEALING AND COMFORT Non-Final OA DCSTAR INC.
18529745 USABILITY FEATURES FOR RESPIRATORY HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18067819 COATED ANESTHETIC CONTAINER FOR AN ANESTHETIC DISPENSER AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
17776080 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING VIBRATOR AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17937746 BITE BLOCK AND ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
17857435 Life Support and Monitoring Apparatus with Malfunction Correction Guidance Final Rejection ZOLL Medical Corporation
18250162 PATIENT INTERFACE Non-Final OA RESMED ASIA PTE. LTD.
18002449 GAS-DRIVEN, PRESSURE-REGULATED VENTILATOR Non-Final OA OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
18476704 TEXTILE SEAL-FORMING STRUCTURE WITH MULTIPLE CURVATURES Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
18113587 PATIENT INTERFACES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF Non-Final OA RESMED PTY LTD
18017391 ADJUSTABLE POSITIONING AND STABILISING STRUCTURE Final Rejection RESMED PTY LTD
17786891 INHALER SYSTEM Final Rejection Norton (Waterford) Limited
18488743 BREATH ACTUATED INHALER Non-Final OA Lupin Limited
17802431 INHALER Non-Final OA KINDEVA DRUG DELIVERY L.P.
18523417 ORAL IRRIGATOR VALVE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA WATER PIK, INC.
18349852 AEROSOL DOSE TESTING DEVICE, AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE, AND HEATING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18236161 SKINCARE DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA FOREO INC
18302126 BABY SOOTHING DEVICES Non-Final OA BABY SOOTHE INC.
18023996 A DEVICE FOR ASSISTING WITH EXTENSION AND/OR FLEXION OF THE KNEE JOINT Non-Final OA ERMI LLC
17869924 AIR/GAS SAMPLING APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSED AIR/GAS SOURCES Non-Final OA Gardner Denver, Inc.
17494882 SURGICAL TABLE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION BY THE SURGICAL TABLE Final Rejection TRUMPF MEDIZIN SYSTEME GMBH + CO. KG
17297671 LOCKING MANIFOLD FOR CHEMICAL OXYGEN GENERATOR Non-Final OA AVOX Systems Inc.

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