Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KASS, BENJAMIN JOSEPH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1656 1798

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

26.5%
Allow Rate
-38.5% vs TC avg
93
Total Applications
+75.8%
Interview Lift
1397
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
83.8%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18166023 FLOW CELL SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO SAME Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
17780194 MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17509229 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERY OF MATERIALS TO CELLS Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17942296 MICROCHANNEL DEVICE Non-Final OA Shimadzu Corporation
17996602 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17781965 Automatic Analysis Device Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17693773 MICROFLUIDIC CARTRIDGES FOR ENHANCED AMPLIFICATION OF POLYNUCLEOTIDE-CONTAINING SAMPLES Non-Final OA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
18017891 ELECTRODE INTEGRATED MICROSIEVE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN
17756254 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS CONTAINING AGGREGATES Final Rejection Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
17618689 A CONTROL UNIT AND A CASSETTE INSERTABLE IN A MILK ANALYSIS APPARATUS Non-Final OA DELAVAL HOLDING AB
17631359 METHODS FOR ONBOARD DILUTIONS USING AUTOMATED ANALYZER Final Rejection Beckman Coulter, Inc.
17766545 FLUID CONTAINER DEVICE COMPRISING A SEPTUM MEMBER, AND METHOD OF DELIVERING FLUID FROM SUCH A DEVICE Non-Final OA BIO-RAD EUROPE GMBH
17630037 FLUID CONTAINER COVER Non-Final OA TECAN TRADING AG
17860933 FLUID CONTROL IN MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES Non-Final OA LumiraDx UK Ltd.
17830549 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEFINED LEVEL ADJUSTMENT OF A FLOWABLE MEDIUM IN A HOLLOW BODY Non-Final OA Dr. Hielscher GmbH
17617284 MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LEADWAY (HK) LIMITED
17423202 FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS FOR A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA LLC
17705311 System and Method for Dual Bio-Sensor Fabrication and Use Non-Final OA VOC HEALTH, INC.
18062311 CENTRIFUGE APHERETIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASTRIN BIOSCIENCES, INC.
17798875 POINT-OF-CARE MICROFLUIDIC IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA EMERGING VIRAL DIAGNOSTICS (HK) LIMITED
17815484 SPERM SORTING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Bonraybio Co., Ltd.
17785438 Method, automated system and cartridge for extraction of cell-free nucleic acids from a blood sample Non-Final OA BiopSense Oy
17826549 RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION PROCESS INDICATOR AND READER Final Rejection STERIS Corporation
17745488 DROPLET MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM FOR THE ENHANCED DNA TRANSFER BETWEEN MICROBIAL SPECIES Non-Final OA U.S. Army Research Laboratory
17769461 SYSTEM FOR DILUTION IN A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DEVICE Final Rejection BIOMERIEUX, INC.
17639647 BODY FLUID TESTER Final Rejection INTIN INC.
17622251 METHOD FOR LOADING A MULTIPLEXED ARRAY OF NANOLITER DROPLET ARRAY DEVICES Non-Final OA Nanosynex Ltd
17282627 ANALYSIS INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA First Light Diagnostics, Inc.

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