Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1653 1798

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
+2.6% vs TC avg
231
Total Applications
+54.3%
Interview Lift
1272
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 148 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
3.0%
§102 Novelty
84.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18069688 INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING LIQUID FLOW THROUGH CHANNELS Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
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
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
18276854 SENSOR PACKAGE, SENSOR MODULE, AND SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
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
17922869 FILTRATION CARTRIDGE AND MICROBIAL TEST METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17752730 ON-LINE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECIALTY GASSES Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18105071 HYDROGEN GAS SENSORS USING MAGNETO-PLASMONIC NANOLATTICES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
17824716 METHOD OF PERFORMING AN ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18249785 DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD OF MEASURED SUBSTANCE Non-Final OA CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
17623544 CONFIGURABLE WASH PROCESS FOR A SAMPLE ANALYZER Non-Final OA Beckman Coulter, Inc.
17919429 TEST PLATE AND AUTOMATED BIOLOGICAL TEST SYSTEM Non-Final OA WITHINGS
18274325 Magnetic Particle Air Transfer Non-Final OA Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.
18090579 PIPETTE TIP EXTENSION Final Rejection TECAN TRADING AG
17839258 PIPETTE TIP WITH TWO POSITIVE ANGLE STEPS Final Rejection TECAN TRADING AG
17678831 MANAGING CONTAINERS IN A MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Instrumentation Laboratory Company
17283769 ANALYZER Final Rejection PHC Corporation
18550249 Chemical Systems and Methods Non-Final OA Kanomax FMT, Inc.
18278988 SAMPLE TRANSPORT MEDIUM VIAL Non-Final OA THE WAVE TALK, INC.
18277838 USE OF GLYCOPROTEIN ACETYLS FOR DETERMINING THE RISK OF DEVELOPING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND/OR FLUTTER Non-Final OA Nightingale Health Oyj
17764096 METHODS OF EVALUATING POLYPEPTIDE-MODIFIED POLYMERS IN COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA SIGILON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
18217635 METHOD FOR PREPARING DUAL-CHANNEL VISUAL MULTICOLOR FLUORESCENT PROBE AND DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
18259456 SAMPLE SORTING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA EGI Tech (Qing Dao) Co., Limited
18249095 Oxidative Mass Labeling Non-Final OA BioMEMS Diagnostics, Inc.
18013447 AN APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING FUNGAL SPORES FROM ATMOSPHERE, A METHOD THEREOF AND A DISEASE WARNING SYSTEM Non-Final OA UPL do Brasil Industria e Comercio de Insumos Agropecuarios S.A.
18002526 Functionalized Blood Sampling Device and Method for PEth Measurement Final Rejection CAPITAINER AB
17984204 LARGE AREA SURFACE SAMPLER WITH INVERTIBLE BAG Non-Final OA INNOVAPREP LLC
17614045 LOW-VOLUME SYSTEMS FOR SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA Manta Biosystems, Inc.

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