Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1798

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.1%
Allow Rate
+4.1% vs TC avg
229
Total Applications
+52.7%
Interview Lift
1305
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 139 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
27.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18069688 INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING LIQUID FLOW THROUGH CHANNELS Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18028394 SCREENING PLATFORMS Non-Final OA MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
17877610 MODULAR TITER PLATE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18182227 CONCENTRATION DEVICE, SAMPLE SOLUTION CONCENTRATION METHOD, SAMPLE SOLUTION EXAMINATION METHOD, AND EXAMINATION KIT Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17515042 CATALYST FOR A GAS SENSOR AND A CONTACT COMBUSTION TYPE GAS SENSOR HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18481610 Fluid Sample Collection Unit for Collecting a Fluid Sample for Testing Non-Final OA Google LLC
18190228 DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT OF AQUEOUS AMINE CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORPTION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18276854 SENSOR PACKAGE, SENSOR MODULE, AND SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18212460 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MODULATING TEMPERATURE AND PRODUCING ANALYTE IMAGING DATA Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
17715352 Devices and Systems for Non-Destructive Collection and Monitoring of Biological Volatiles Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
17999478 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PHASE TRANSITION CHARACTERISTICS OF MACROMOLECULES Final Rejection CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
18276751 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND CONTROL METHOD OF AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18276101 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18274141 Automatic Analyzer and Sample Dispensing Method Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17922869 FILTRATION CARTRIDGE AND MICROBIAL TEST METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17597437 Automatic Analyzer and Method of Operating Automatic Analyzer Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18309161 SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD, CELL ANALYSIS METHOD, SAMPLE PREPARATION APPARATUS, AND CELL ANALYZER Non-Final OA SYSMEX CORPORATION
18096447 BETA2-MICROGLOBULIN CONCENTRATION ANALYZING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17824716 METHOD OF PERFORMING AN ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
17824542 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING AN ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18105071 HYDROGEN GAS SENSORS USING MAGNETO-PLASMONIC NANOLATTICES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
17623544 CONFIGURABLE WASH PROCESS FOR A SAMPLE ANALYZER Non-Final OA Beckman Coulter, Inc.
18104599 MATRIX ARRAYS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18015911 PIPETTE TIP DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Agilent Technologies, Inc.
17516084 DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY SYSTEM WITH REPLACEABLE PROCESSING MODULES AND REMOTE MONITORING Non-Final OA Cepheid
18249785 DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD OF MEASURED SUBSTANCE Non-Final OA CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
17919429 TEST PLATE AND AUTOMATED BIOLOGICAL TEST SYSTEM Non-Final OA WITHINGS
17638895 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND CONDUCTIVITY VERIFICATION AND CALIBRATION USING A SINGLE SAMPLE Non-Final OA BL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18274325 Magnetic Particle Air Transfer Non-Final OA Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.
18274395 Magnetic Particle Separation Device Actuation System and Negative Pressure Filling Non-Final OA Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.

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