Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1798 3791

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.0%
Allow Rate
-30.0% vs TC avg
58
Total Applications
+75.0%
Interview Lift
1321
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
93.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.0%
§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
18065549 Micro Punch for Targeted Material Excision Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18054167 AUTOMATIC ANALYZING APPARATUS Final Rejection Canon Medical Systems Corporation
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
18021775 MICROFLUIDIC MAGNETIC MICROBEAD INTERACTION Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17793782 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18182990 SPECIMEN ANALYZER, SPECIMEN ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SYSMEX CORPORATION
17790535 MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-SHEAR ISOLATION OF RARE CELLS FROM LARGE SAMPLE VOLUMES Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
17783393 GRAPHENE-BASED GAS SENSING PLATFORM Final Rejection The Penn State Research Foundation
17689834 Diagnostic Device Based On Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Final Rejection Nanyang Technological University
17997506 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE ANALYSIS Final Rejection ABBOTT LABORATORIES
18170765 PARTICLE MOVEMENT IN CHANNEL RESPONSIVE TO MAGNETIC FIELD Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
17814560 ACOUSTOPHORETIC LYSIS DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
17642553 REMOTE SAMPLE DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection Beckman Coulter, Inc.
18004466 A BLOOD GAS ANALYZER AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A BLOOD GAS ANALYZER, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection RADIOMETER MEDICAL APS
17780485 FLUID HANDLING USING RECEPTACLE MARKING FOR NEEDLE POSITIONING Non-Final OA Agilent Technologies, Inc.
18025354 COMPOSITE TOP PLATE FOR MAGNETIC AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN A DIGITAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Nuclera Ltd
17222536 HEMATOXYLIN STAINER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
18032463 APPARATUSES WITH FLUIDIC CHANNEL GEOMETRIES FOR SAMPLE TO ANSWER PCR ANALYSIS AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA FORMULATRIX, INC
18023123 Modular Active Surface Devices for Microfluidic Systems and Methods of Making Same Including Adhesive-Free Assembly Final Rejection Redbud Labs, Inc.
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.
17756584 System for the Measurement of the Copper Percentage in White Metal in a Smelting Furnace Non-Final OA CODELCOTEC SPA
17771390 Microfluidic Sensor for Continuous or Semi-Continuous Monitoring of Quality of an Aqueous Solution Final Rejection University of South Australia
17141170 Systems and Methods for Mobile Device Analysis of Nucleic Acids and Proteins Final Rejection Nanobiosym, Inc.

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