Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18737913 | EYE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH INDEPENDENT PRESSURE SOURCES | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18665969 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FLUID STASIS | May 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18625281 | RESPIRATORY PRESSURE THERAPY DEVICE | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18539372 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR | December 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18482405 | PATIENT INTERFACE AND ASPECTS THEREOF | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448461 | POWERING BREATHING APPARATUS | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18198698 | DRY POWDER INHALER | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18197703 | POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION APPARATUS AND POSITIVE PRESSURE MASK | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310152 | START-UP PROTOCOLS FOR NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY DEVICE | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138607 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENCOURAGING NASAL BREATHING | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296729 | METHOD OF DETECTING ERRORS IN THE CONNECTIONS IN A HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18128539 | OXYGEN MASKS | March 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100357 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER HAVING REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE VAPORIZATION MODULE, REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE BASE PORTION, AND METHOD | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069359 | POSTOPERATIVE PLASTIC SURGERY AESTHETIC LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE METHOD | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18065794 | VAGINAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051894 | SEAL FORMING PORTION, PAD AND CUSHION FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17963309 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED PAP METRICS | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938588 | INSTRUMENT FOR ASSISTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937037 | HOT AIR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17908753 | A PORTABLE AUTOMATED LIFE-SAVING SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC ADAPTATION | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17887324 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN A RESPIRATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17858842 | ADAPTOR FOR RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808471 | NASAL CANNULA | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17786022 | PORTABLE RESPIRATORY DEVICE HAVING POWER SUPPLY VIA POWER GRID AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE | June 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839583 | HEATING APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MUCUS | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17784769 | HUMIDIFICATION DEVICE FOR A POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE BREATHING APPARATUS | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17826299 | Portable Pain Relief Device Utilizing Polymer Based Materials or a Combination of EL Material and Polymer Based Materials | May 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739244 | PATIENT INTERFACE | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17771663 | STIMULATOR SUBSTRATE DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR STIMULATING NERVE CELLS | April 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17724709 | VEST APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIBRATIONAL STIMULUS | April 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17695785 | Positive Pressure Respirator Assembly | March 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17678771 | POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION APPARATUS AND POSITIVE PRESSURE MASK | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17675068 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE HOLDER | February 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17672104 | USER INTERFACE FOR SUPPLYING GASES TO AN AIRWAY | February 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17650498 | OXYGEN THERAPY ADMINISTRATION METHODS AND RELATED APPARATUS | February 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17539721 | PATIENT INTERFACE AND ASPECTS THEREOF | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17530558 | Hood For Powered Air Purifying Respirator | November 2021 | July 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17512434 | EXPANDABLE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE | October 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17270717 | THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT KIT | October 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 51 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17437508 | AN IMPROVED HEATER PLATE | September 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17437197 | LUMINOUS RESPIRATORY VENTILATION DEVICE | September 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17437376 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING HUMIDITY OUTPUT IN A HUMIDIFIER | September 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 43 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17437113 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS | September 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17437215 | RESPIRATORY APPARATUS WITH NOISE-DAMPING MEMBER | September 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17435443 | DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE REGIONALIZATION OF PULMONARY AERATION TO THE POSTEROLATERAL PART OF THE LUNGS | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17435329 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUSTAINED BREATH DELIVERY TO NEONATES | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17462264 | CPAP APPARATUS | August 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17459016 | VENTILATOR ASSEMBLY AND MIXING SYSTEM THEREFOR | August 2021 | July 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17458649 | WIRELESS RECHARGEABLE AND PORTABLE ANTI-MICROBIAL RESPIRATOR | August 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17458710 | Intubation Apparatus | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17412738 | METHOD OF FORMING AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH RETENTION MEDIUM | August 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17405544 | Ventilation Devices and Systems and Methods of Using Same | August 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17424127 | MASSAGE HEAD UNIT, VIBRATION ASSEMBLY AND SMART WEARABLE DEVICE | July 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17378586 | PATIENT INTERFACE AND ASPECTS THEREOF | July 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17423807 | EXOSKELETON ROBOT FOR MOTOR REHABILITATION OF THE HAND AND WRIST | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17422513 | DEVICE FOR INHALING POWDER-TYPE SUBSTANCES | July 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 42 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17418079 | THERMAL AND VIBROTACTILE HAPTIC ACTUATORS | June 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17298031 | MULTIMODAL HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION SYSTEM FOR UPPER LIMB REHABILITATION | May 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17321750 | ADJUSTABLE HEADGEAR TUBING FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE | May 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17316010 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH BLOWOUT PREVENTION FOR SEAL-FORMING PORTION | May 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17245887 | THERAPEUTIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR APPLYING COMPRESSION, VIBRATION, AND/OR HEAT TO AN INDIVIDUAL | April 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17290159 | MASSAGE ASSEMBLY, HUMAN BODY MASSAGE DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | April 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17239880 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING LUNG DISEASES | April 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17223873 | INHALER | April 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17222700 | DETERMINING CHEST COMPRESSION DEPTH USING IMPEDANCE | April 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17282384 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING A BREATHING-RELATED SLEEP DISORDER, METHODS OF USE AND CONTROL PROCESSES FOR SUCH A DEVICE | April 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 55 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17217010 | AIR FILTRATION AND USER MOVEMENT MONITORING DEVICES | March 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17194602 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VENTILATORY TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS | March 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17193034 | FILTER ASSEMBLY AND AIRWAY PRESSURE SUPPORT SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17174149 | DRY POWDER INHALER | February 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17137645 | Portable Pain Relief Device Utilizing Polymer Based Materials or a Combination of EL Material and Polymer Based Materials | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17130094 | EYE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH INDEPENDENT PRESSURE SOURCES | December 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17121115 | MASK APPARATUS | December 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17121056 | MASK APPARATUS | December 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17111801 | MANUFACTURED TO SHAPE HEADGEAR AND MASKS | December 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17063380 | OXYGEN THERAPY ADMINISTRATION METHODS AND RELATED APPARATUS | October 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17060970 | REUSABLE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION DEVICE | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17017620 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE | September 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17015451 | DETECTING AND TREATING COPD-OSA OVERLAP SYNDROME | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16989950 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR | August 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16984875 | DRY POWDER INHALER | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16936831 | ROTATABLE SURGICAL TABLE | July 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16895722 | RESPIRATORY PRESSURE THERAPY DEVICE | June 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16765635 | MEDICAL DEVICE LOCATION TRACKING | May 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 56 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16763555 | VAPORIZER SYSTEM | May 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16864777 | BREATHING AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH CONTACTLESS VITAL PARAMETER SENSOR MEASURING | May 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16854669 | INTERACTIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME PROFILING OF INHALATION EFFORTS | April 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16852993 | REUSABLE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION DEVICE | April 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16849377 | BRONCHOSCOPE | April 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16849412 | BRONCHOSCOPE | April 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16839014 | POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION APPARATUS AND POSITIVE PRESSURE MASK | April 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16808884 | NASAL CANNULA WITHOUT NOSTRIL PRONGS | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16779693 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY APPARATUS AND HYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM | February 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16776318 | VAGINAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS | January 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16628996 | SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING BREATHING AND A PATIENT SET THEREFOR | January 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16726087 | AIRWAY INHALANT NEBULIZER CARTRIDGE | December 2019 | May 2024 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16623428 | A SYSTEM FOR HUMIDIFICATION OF A PRESSURIZED FLOW OF BREATHABLE GAS DELIVERED TO A PATIENT | December 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16700833 | AIRWAY INHALANT NEBULIZER DEVICE | December 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16617388 | POWERING BREATHING APPARATUS | November 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16693936 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING MECHANICAL VENTILATION | November 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GREIG, THOMAS W.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner GREIG, THOMAS W works in Art Unit 3785 and has examined 158 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.
Examiner GREIG, THOMAS W's allowance rate of 75.9% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GREIG, THOMAS W receive 1.77 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GREIG, THOMAS W is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +30.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GREIG, THOMAS W. This interview benefit is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 47% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 66% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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