Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HANDY, DWAYNE K

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1773 1797 1798

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.1%
Allow Rate
-1.9% vs TC avg
778
Total Applications
+24.9%
Interview Lift
1384
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 740 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
29.5%
§102 Novelty
40.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18009545 DRY REAGENT CUP ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18033884 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION OF CELL CULTURE SCAFFOLDS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18155975 Isolation of High Molecular Weight DNA Using Beads Non-Final OA New England Biolabs, Inc.
17922210 Improved Fluidic Device Non-Final OA VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
17692151 Apparatus for holding down respective membrane elements in respective wells of a multiwell plate Non-Final OA EUROIMMUN Medizinische Labordiagnostika AG
17061958 Connector for Flexible Tubing Non-Final OA Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC
17368697 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LIGHT-DIRECTED POLYMER SYNTHESIS Final Rejection Twist Bioscience Corporation
18103985 Integrated Magnetic Bead Assay Processing Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Applied Biocode Inc.
18091902 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PATHOGENS Non-Final OA INNOTECH PRECISION MEDICINE, INC.
18146278 ADAPTIVE SPECIMEN COLLECTION ORDER PROCESSING Non-Final OA BioReference Health, LLC
17923815 ASSAY PLATE WITH NANO-VESSELS AND SAMPLE RECOVERY ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Scienion GmbH
17812663 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED CONSUMABLE FOR ANALYTE TESTING, INCLUDING A PREMIX APPARATUS Final Rejection POLYMER TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.
17973666 INTERNET OF THINGS-BASED PORTABLE MULTIPLEX DIGITAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION SYSYEM Non-Final OA bioTNS Co., Ltd
17956308 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SAMPLE PROCESSING UTILIZING FILTER AID MATERIALS AND AGGREGATING SAMPLERS FOR EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Fremonta Corporation
17753329 DETERGENT-FREE SIMULTANEOUS MULTIOMICS SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD USING NOVEL NEW VESICLE DESIGN Final Rejection ProtiFi, LLC

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