Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EDWARDS, LYDIA E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1657 1774 1775 1796 1797 1799

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.9%
Allow Rate
-5.1% vs TC avg
736
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
1382
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 700 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
49.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18023227 BIOREACTOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18325712 SYSTEMS FOR THE EXTENDED STORAGE OF RED BLOOD CELLS Non-Final OA Fenwal, Inc.
18471397 ASSAY CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18022443 SYSTEM FOR TREATING A BIOTECHNOLOGICAL FLUID Final Rejection MERCK PATENT GMBH
18022347 SYSTEM FOR TREATING A BIOTECHNOLOGICAL FLUID Final Rejection MERCK PATENT GMBH
18022345 SYSTEM FOR TREATING A BIOTECHNOLOGICAL FLUID Final Rejection MERCK PATENT GMBH
17420280 DEVICE FOR DETECTION OF A BIOLUMINESCENCE REACTION OF A SAMPLE AND A HAND-HELD ANALYZING AND MEASURING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE DEVICE Non-Final OA MERCK PATENT GMBH
17765996 NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION IN-SITU REAL-TIME DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MICROFLUIDIC CHIP THROUGH OPTICAL FIBER SENSING Non-Final OA TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
17428946 EDIBLE MYCELIA AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Ecovative LLC
18583747 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Final Rejection Life Technologies Corporation
18325042 Biosensor Chip Non-Final OA National Chung Cheng University
18028971 CELL DEPOSITION AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
18030325 SUSTAINABLE CURTAIN WALL Non-Final OA The University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
18560380 DNA AND RNA NUCLEIC ACID CO-EXTRACTION AND DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA AUTOBIO LABTEC INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
17335353 GAS FLOW REGULATION FOR A CELL CULTURE INCUBATOR Final Rejection XCELL BIOSCIENCES, INC.
18347018 FLUIDIC CHIP AND CELL ENCAPSULATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA TREEFROG THERAPEUTICS
18234345 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Cellino Biotech, Inc.
18346733 LATERAL FLOW ASSAY CASSETTE WITH VERTICAL SWAB HOLDER Non-Final OA InBios International, Inc.
18223329 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING USE OF A SENSOR WITH A VESSEL Non-Final OA GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA LLC
18247728 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BIOPROCESS MONITORING Non-Final OA Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC
18016254 A Multi-Sample System for Engineered Tissue Strip Assays Non-Final OA Novoheart International Limited
17630468 HEATER Final Rejection LEX DIAGNOSTICS LTD
18027045 MONITORING AND CONTROL OF BIOPROCESSES Non-Final OA Sartorius Stedim Data Analytics AB
18182316 PORTABLE ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED THERMOCYCLER Non-Final OA BIOPTIC, INC.
18042016 Process for Treating Livestock Waste to Produce Fertilizers Non-Final OA Institut de Recherche et de Développement en Agroenvironnement Inc.
17627747 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING MRNA Non-Final OA ACADEMY OF MILITARY MEDICAL SCIENCES
17731567 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND QUIALITATIVE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA TAIWAN ADVANCED NANOTECH INC.
17623817 BIOREACTOR AND BIOREACTOR SYSTEM FOR CELL AND TISSUE GROWTH Non-Final OA CelVivo ApS

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