Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1798 3791

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.4%
Allow Rate
-25.6% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+71.4%
Interview Lift
1428
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
47.5%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18003281 FANOUT FLOW CELL Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
17792602 COLORIMETRIC SENSOR FOR DETECTION OF A CONTAMINANT IN THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS Final Rejection Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18007498 A DEVICE, A SURFACE, AND A BIOSENSOR Non-Final OA Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
18041761 Microfluidic Treatment Apparatus and Method for Operating a Microfluidic Treatment Apparatus Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18054167 AUTOMATIC ANALYZING APPARATUS Final Rejection Canon Medical Systems Corporation
18021775 MICROFLUIDIC MAGNETIC MICROBEAD INTERACTION Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18065549 Micro Punch for Targeted Material Excision Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
17689834 Diagnostic Device Based On Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Final Rejection Nanyang Technological University
17793782 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18182990 SPECIMEN ANALYZER, SPECIMEN ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SYSMEX CORPORATION
18064981 FLUIDIC COMPONENT AND DEVICE OF FLUIDIC VALVE TYPE FOR ISOLATION Final Rejection Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
17642553 REMOTE SAMPLE DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection Beckman Coulter, Inc.
17783393 GRAPHENE-BASED GAS SENSING PLATFORM Final Rejection The Penn State Research Foundation
17755019 BIOAGENT IDENTIFICATION THROUGH OPTICAL SURFACE PROFILING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SUITABLE MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Final Rejection THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18170765 PARTICLE MOVEMENT IN CHANNEL RESPONSIVE TO MAGNETIC FIELD Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
17814560 ACOUSTOPHORETIC LYSIS DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
17222536 HEMATOXYLIN STAINER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
17780485 FLUID HANDLING USING RECEPTACLE MARKING FOR NEEDLE POSITIONING Non-Final OA Agilent Technologies, Inc.
18248188 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
18012653 A multifunctional microfluidic detection chip Non-Final OA LANSION BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18004466 A BLOOD GAS ANALYZER AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A BLOOD GAS ANALYZER, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection RADIOMETER MEDICAL APS
18029839 MICROFLUIDIC CELL CULTURE DEVICE Non-Final OA MICRONIT HOLDING B.V.
18032463 APPARATUSES WITH FLUIDIC CHANNEL GEOMETRIES FOR SAMPLE TO ANSWER PCR ANALYSIS AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA FORMULATRIX, INC
18030136 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A DEVICE AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING MANIPULATION OF MICRODROPLETS Non-Final OA LIGHTCAST DISCOVERY LTD
17774751 MICROFLUIDIC CELL CULTURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mimetas B.V.
18002537 Blood Sampling Device and Method for PEth Measurement Non-Final OA CAPITAINER AB
17925223 POINT OF NEED DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA GoDx, Inc.
17782104 DEVICE FOR HANDLING SAMPLES AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH DEVICE Final Rejection LIFE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS PTE LTD
17756584 System for the Measurement of the Copper Percentage in White Metal in a Smelting Furnace Non-Final OA CODELCOTEC SPA
17774078 Pumpless Microfluidic Devices and Uses Thereof Final Rejection University of South Australia

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