Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GORDON, BRIAN R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1773 1797 1798

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.8%
Allow Rate
At TC average
1,002
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
1173
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 952 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
54.6%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19272338 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING OF CELL-CELL INTERACTIONS Non-Final OA Shennon Biotechnologies Inc.
18167104 MICROCHANNEL DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR LIQUID DROPLET, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR AIR BUBBLE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MICROCAPSULE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MULTIPLE EMULSION, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR LIQUID DROPLET THAT ENCOMPASSES AIR BUBBLE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MICROCHANNEL DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
17663923 DROPLET COLLECTION UNIT, AND DROPLET COLLECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18021583 PRETREATMENT MECHANISM-INTEGRATED NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS DEVICE Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17704557 CARTRIDGE FOR DETECTING TARGET ANALYTE Final Rejection SEEGENE, INC.
18000012 DISPENSING SYSTEM, ROBOT, AND DISPENSING METHOD Final Rejection SYSMEX CORPORATION
18546422 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING LIQUIDS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
17998847 AUTOMATIC SAMPLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDING A SAMPLE FOR QUALITATIVE AND/OR QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF AN ANALYTE Non-Final OA Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
18359810 Microfluidics Chips Useful in Nanoparticle Preparation and Expandable Pump Network System Useful Therewith Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate
17548119 Microfluidic Device Unit Non-Final OA Imec vzw
18011811 SAMPLE SEPARATING METHOD Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
17868963 COSMETIC COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING ENZYME DAMAGE AND COSMETIC CONTAINER STORING THE SAME Non-Final OA AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
18608269 TWO PART ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Zomedica Biotechnologies LLC
18023961 MICROFLUIDIC CHIP-BASED DROPLET PROCESSOR Non-Final OA AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17464549 PERFUSION FILTER MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC
18095982 INTEGRATED PURIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT OF DNA METHYLATION AND CO-MEASUREMENT OF MUTATIONS AND/OR MRNA EXPRESSION LEVELS IN AN AUTOMATED REACTION CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA Cepheid
18178997 Reagent Delivery System for Microfluidic Chemical Analyzer Non-Final OA Fluidion US Inc.
17910523 SAMPLE CARTRIDGES Non-Final OA Manta Biosystems, Inc.
17418603 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HAPLOMIC TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
17299900 LIQUID-METERING DEVICE FOR BALLISTICALLY DISCHARGING METERED AMOUNTS IN THE NANOLITER RANGE, LIQUID-METERING METHOD AND PIPETTING TIP THEREFOR Final Rejection BIOFLUIDIX GMBH
17290672 MICROFLUIDIC VISCOMETER AND ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS USING THE SAME Final Rejection NEOFLUIDICS, LLC
17167949 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Signal Biosystems, Inc.

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