Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ELKINS, BLAKE HARRISON

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1684 1687

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+40.0% vs TC avg
20
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1539
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.6%
§102 Novelty
25.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17775971 CROP MONITORING AND PROTECTION Non-Final OA BASF SE
18016507 DRUG INJECTION ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING Non-Final OA Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
18079186 GENERALIZED NESTEDNESS DETECTION IN MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18340795 SPLIT-READ ALIGNMENT BY INTELLIGENTLY IDENTIFYING AND SCORING CANDIDATE SPLIT GROUPS Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18059326 GENERATING CLUSTER-SPECIFIC-SIGNAL CORRECTIONS FOR DETERMINING NUCLEOTIDE-BASE CALLS Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
17997633 GENOME SEQUENCING AND DETECTION TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18343857 METHODS FOR ASSESSING GENOMIC INSTABILITY Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation

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