Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Lumacyte Inc.

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Lumacyte Inc. currently manages 3 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed across 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. This distribution shows that each pending matter is being handled by a different individual in a different specialized group, which prevents any overlap in examiner experience or art unit specificities across the current portfolio. This variety requires a flexible approach to prosecution that accounts for the distinct standards and timelines of each involved unit within Chemistry & Materials.

The busiest examiner for Lumacyte Inc. is KWAK, DEAN P, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. Since there are 3 pending office actions in total, KWAK, DEAN P shares the workload with other examiners. No single examiner dominates the portfolio, meaning that the prosecution outcomes are decentralized across different perspectives within the USPTO. Practitioners must be prepared to navigate the unique procedural nuances of multiple examiners simultaneously, as each 1 pending office action is subject to an independent review process.

The use of 3 distinct art units for the pending actions indicates that the company's technology may span several different chemical or material science disciplines. Practitioners must coordinate their efforts across these different silos to maintain a cohesive strategy. The lack of concentration suggests that the pending applications cover diverse technical subject matter, necessitating a broad understanding of the various examination cultures. This decentralized structure requires careful tracking of individual deadlines and examiner preferences to maintain a consistent intellectual property strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

2
Hard (67%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (67%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

2
Life Sciences
67% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
33% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KWAK, DEAN P 1 58.7% +37.1%
BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE 1 64.8% +32.5%
NGUYEN, HENRY H 1 63.7% +37.2%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18220772 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHOD FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF CELLS USING OPTICAL FORCES AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE 46d overdue
18275997 DEVICE FOR ENHANCED DETECTION OF CELLULAR RESPONSE KWAK, DEAN P —

Interview Candidates (3)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18220772 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHOD FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF CELLS USING OPTICAL FORCES AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE 46d overdue
17370457 SAMPLING DEVICE AND SYSTEMS NGUYEN, HENRY H 43d overdue
18275997 DEVICE FOR ENHANCED DETECTION OF CELLULAR RESPONSE KWAK, DEAN P —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1798 1
2877 1
1758 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18275997 DEVICE FOR ENHANCED DETECTION OF CELLULAR RESPONSE KWAK, DEAN P 1798 §102§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 04, 2023
18220772 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHOD FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF CELLS USING OPTICAL FORCES AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE 2877 §102§103 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Jul 11, 2023
17370457 SAMPLING DEVICE AND SYSTEMS NGUYEN, HENRY H 1758 §103 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Jul 08, 2021

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