Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KASS, BENJAMIN JOSEPH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1632 1656 1682 1737 1758 1796 1797 1798 1799

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.9%
Allow Rate
-36.1% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+61.6%
Interview Lift
1372
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 38 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
29.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17780194 MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18370181 COMBINABLE NUCLEIC ACID PRE-PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Delta Electronics, Inc.
18576129 AUTOMATED ANALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18575366 Automatic Analysis Device and Reagent Management Method Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17781965 Automatic Analysis Device Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17760561 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17509229 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERY OF MATERIALS TO CELLS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18365867 MULTI-FOCAL-PLANE SCANNING USING TIME DELAY INTEGRATION IMAGING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17622147 Method and Apparatus for Interrogating Biological Systems Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18016860 IDENTIFYING TARGET NUCLEIC ACIDS USING IMMOBILIZED NUCLEASE Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17790077 FLOW CELL ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED REAGENT SELECTOR VALVES Final Rejection ILLUMINA, INC.
17524840 Device, System and Method for Fluid Delivery for Sequencing Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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