Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BELLAH, JEFFREY LAWRENCE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1636 1652 1677 1683

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeffrey Lawrence Bellah is an examiner in Tech Center 1600, specifically within Art Unit 1600. The examiner has a record of 2 resolved cases, which limits the statistical breadth of the profile. The data shows an allowance rate of 100.0 percent for these matters. This 100.0 percent rate indicates that the cases resolved by this examiner so far have resulted in a grant. The 2 resolved cases provide an initial view of the examiner's work.

The interview lift is 0.0 percent, suggesting that interviews have not yet shown a statistical impact on the outcome of cases. Given the 100.0 percent allowance rate, there may have been no need for interviews to improve the chances of success in these initial matters. The median days to allowance is 1115, which provides a data point for the expected duration of prosecution. This 1115 median days to allowance represents the timeframe for reaching a grant on this docket.

The data in Art Unit 1600 shows that the interview lift is 0.0 percent, reflecting the limited data available. The 1115 median days to allowance helps set a baseline for pendency in Tech Center 1600. While the 100.0 percent allowance rate is the current record, practitioners should monitor this profile as more cases are resolved. These metrics offer an initial starting point for evaluating the examination process with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+40.0% vs TC avg
39
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1115
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18010825 A METHOD OF SELECTIVELY CHARACTERISING A POLYNUCLEOTIDE USING A DETECTOR Final Rejection Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18478248 TARGETED SHRINKING OR EXPANSION OF BIOMOLECULES Final Rejection 10x Genomics, Inc.
18362074 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USING SINGLE STRAND ANNEALING PROTEINS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17685033 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING PRIMARY PROBES IN SITU Final Rejection 10x Genomics, Inc.
18478721 REAGENT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID USING SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18291122 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURE OF CIRCULATING FREE DNA Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18564338 CO-MAPPING TRANSCRIPTIONAL STATES AND PROTEIN HISTOLOGY Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18277268 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING MICROORGANISM OR VIRAL LOADED AEROSOLS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18694303 METHODS FOR PARALLEL LAMP ASSAYS AT A SINGLE TEMPERATURE USING TEMPERATURE-SHIFTING AGENTS Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18592402 PROBES FOR MEASURING MOLECULAR PROXIMITY IN A SAMPLE Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18410620 MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (EVs) FOR THE PREDICTION AND MONITORING OF DRUG RESISTANCE IN CANCER Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18547258 HIGH-THROUGHPUT ASSESSMENT OF EXOGENOUS POLYNUCLEOTIDE- OR POLYPEPTIDE-MEDIATED TRANSCRIPTOME PERTURBATIONS Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18494008 Method for Analyzing RNA Non-Final OA Shimadzu Corporation
18269264 METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID FRAGMENT Final Rejection Riken
18322850 SERUM EXOSOMAL SF3B4 MARKER COMPOSITION FOR DIAGNOSING EARLY STAGE HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA FOR NONINVASIVE IN VITRO DIAGNOSIS Final Rejection AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18535222 MOLECULAR DETECTION AND COUNTING USING NANOPORES Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
18414085 CONCURRENT SEQUENCING OF FORWARD AND REVERSE COMPLEMENT STRANDS ON SEPARATE POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR METHYLATION DETECTION Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18390578 PALLADIUM CATALYST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCING BY SYNTHESIS Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18499880 METHODS FOR DETECTING ONCOGENIC KRAS MUTATIONS Non-Final OA Duke University
17671407 Method for Classifying a Patient's Responsiveness to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Non-Final OA Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Medizinische Fakultät

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