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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GORDON, BRIAN R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1773 1797 1798 1799 2855 3625

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.2%

Allow Rate

+13.2% vs TC avg

1,010

Total Applications

+18.6%

Interview Lift

1174

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 965 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%

§101 Eligibility

24.3%

§102 Novelty

28.1%

§103 Obviousness

38.7%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18457404	DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION APPARATUS	Non-Final OA	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18471498	CARTRIDGE AND IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC ASSAY APPARATUS	Final Rejection	FUJIFILM Corporation
18699866	AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE	Non-Final OA	HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18286820	AUTOMATIC ANALYZER	Non-Final OA	HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18021583	PRETREATMENT MECHANISM-INTEGRATED NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS DEVICE	Final Rejection	HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18023961	MICROFLUIDIC CHIP-BASED DROPLET PROCESSOR	Non-Final OA	AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18014939	PRESSURE-BASED LIQUID LEVEL DETECTION	Non-Final OA	Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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
18530025	ETCH-FREE PHOTORESIST PATTERNING IN MULTI-DEPTH NANOWELLS	Non-Final OA	Illumina, Inc.

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