Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1798 1799 3791

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-23.3% vs TC avg
64
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1382
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.4%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17997506 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE ANALYSIS Final Rejection ABBOTT LABORATORIES
17931459 SENSOR DEVICE, REAGENT FOR MODIFYING SURFACE OF SENSOR ELEMENT, METHOD OF MODIFYING SURFACE OF SENSOR ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SENSOR DEVICE Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18041761 Microfluidic Treatment Apparatus and Method for Operating a Microfluidic Treatment Apparatus Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19038150 SOLID SUPPORTS USEFUL FOR TISSUE ADHERENCE Non-Final OA Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
18578274 AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17792586 Automatic Analyzer Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18170765 PARTICLE MOVEMENT IN CHANNEL RESPONSIVE TO MAGNETIC FIELD Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18003281 FANOUT FLOW CELL Final Rejection Illumina, Inc.
18336422 MULTIDIMENSIONAL LC SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17783393 GRAPHENE-BASED GAS SENSING PLATFORM Final Rejection The Penn State Research Foundation

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