Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1632 1653 1796 1798

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Stanley Gzybowski is assigned to Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1632. He has 166 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 68.1 percent. This 68.1 percent rate indicates that a significant portion of the applications he examines result in an allowance. The median days to allowance for these successful cases is 1276, which is a typical timeframe for prosecution in this field.

The most striking data point for Gzybowski is the interview lift of 52.7 percent. This extremely high lift suggests that interviews are a critical component of a successful prosecution strategy with this examiner. Engaging in a direct dialogue appears to resolve issues much more effectively than written correspondence alone. With 166 resolved cases, the data strongly supports the use of interviews to bridge the gap between rejection and allowance, potentially saving time and resources for the applicant.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

68.3%
Allow Rate
+3.3% vs TC avg
242
Total Applications
+52.0%
Interview Lift
1285
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 167 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18182227 CONCENTRATION DEVICE, SAMPLE SOLUTION CONCENTRATION METHOD, SAMPLE SOLUTION EXAMINATION METHOD, AND EXAMINATION KIT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18481610 Fluid Sample Collection Unit for Collecting a Fluid Sample for Testing Non-Final OA Google LLC
18676693 ANALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18482055 REAGENT STORING SYSTEM, AUTOMATIC ANALYZING SYSTEM, AND PREVENTING MEMBER Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
17824542 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING AN ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENT Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
17824716 METHOD OF PERFORMING AN ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENT Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18292847 TEST WELL HAVING A BOTTOM INCLUDING A SINGLE OPENING Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18292849 POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION WELL INCLUDING A SIDE WALL WITH A FLUOROPOLYMER Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18292266 POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TEST WELL INCLUDING RESISTIVE SHEET Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18559496 OVERFILL-TOLERANT MICROFLUIDIC STRUCTURES Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18212460 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MODULATING TEMPERATURE AND PRODUCING ANALYTE IMAGING DATA Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18292279 SYSTEM FOR EXPRESSION, PURIFICATION, AND DETECTION AND SCREENING OF BIOLOGICAL DRUGS Non-Final OA WUXI BIOLOGICS IRELAND LIMITED
18291975 AUTONOMOUS ANALYSIS DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18276751 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND CONTROL METHOD OF AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18276101 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18274141 Automatic Analyzer and Sample Dispensing Method Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18259810 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17922869 FILTRATION CARTRIDGE AND MICROBIAL TEST METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17877610 MODULAR TITER PLATE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17752730 ON-LINE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECIALTY GASSES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18291539 DIAGNOSTIC PLATFORM FOR ANALYZING AND OPTIMIZING WELL TREATMENT FLUIDS Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18602374 GAS SENSOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING GAS Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18292281 AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOADING SOLID REAGENT PELLETS INTO WELLS OF A CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA Gen-Probe Incorporated
17999478 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PHASE TRANSITION CHARACTERISTICS OF MACROMOLECULES Non-Final OA CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
17784836 TIME-RESOLVED METHOD OF PROTEIN ANALYSIS Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD.
18265455 TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PROBE Non-Final OA Kyoto University
18795995 VALVE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18069688 INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING LIQUID FLOW THROUGH CHANNELS Final Rejection ILLUMINA, INC.
17758306 Method of Mass Analysis - Controlling Viscosity of Solvent for OPP Operation Final Rejection DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD.
17638895 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND CONDUCTIVITY VERIFICATION AND CALIBRATION USING A SINGLE SAMPLE Final Rejection BL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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