Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1799

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.9%
Allow Rate
+4.9% vs TC avg
546
Total Applications
+22.9%
Interview Lift
1140
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 509 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
21.6%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18019080 LASER-ACTUATED SUPERCRITICAL INJECTOR Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18011765 ULTRASONIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18039174 METHOD FOR OPERATING BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM AND BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Alfa Laval Corporate AB
17920541 MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS AND MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18281707 CULTURE DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17913857 CULTURE APPARATUS AND CULTURE METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18032878 TRANSFER MECHANISM FOR TRANSFERRING OBJECTS THROUGH A TRANSFER PORT Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18014726 HERMETICALLY OR ASEPTICALLY SEALED BIOREACTOR SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18087260 REACTION APPARATUS Final Rejection INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17560640 Foam Formulations For Decontamination Of Surfaces With Minimum Wastewater Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18768359 Use of Plasma-Treated Liquids to Treat Herpes Keratitis Non-Final OA Drexel University
18067892 CELL CULTURE METHOD Final Rejection BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18636741 CELL CULTURE SYSTEM Final Rejection Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
17994664 OFFSHORE MOBILE PLATFORM FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL OCEAN IRON FERTILIZATION AND HYDROGEN GAS GENERATION Non-Final OA Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
17909303 FLUIDIC DEVICE FOR MODULAR TISSUE ENGINEERING AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
18594256 Method And Apparatus For Cleaning, Disinfection, Sterilization, Or Combinations Thereof Final Rejection ASP Global Manufacturing GMBH
18157369 CULTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CULTURING CELLS Non-Final OA Koji TANABE
18544661 Disinfecting Light Emitting Subcomponent Non-Final OA Vyv, Inc.
18015928 MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM TO CONTROL PERFUSION, DIFFUSION AND COLLECTION OF MOLECULES OVER LONG PERIODS IN AN EX-VIVO SKIN MODEL Non-Final OA GENOSKIN
17845650 ADHERENT CELL CULTURE VESSEL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ADHERENT CELL CULTURE VESSEL Final Rejection TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
17782541 BIOMIMETIC NERVE CHIP FOR EVALUATING EFFICACY AND TOXICITY ON NERVE, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA CHA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18241198 Multifunctional Petri Dish Non-Final OA Xue Wu Liu
17895567 IN VITRO MYOCARDIAL TISSUE SCREENING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Clemson University Research Foundation
18034813 GAS-PERMEABLE CONTAINER, AND CULTURE APPARATUS AND CULTURE SYSTEM EACH USING SAME Final Rejection JUNKOSHA INC.
18309759 IMAGING DEVICE WITH LIGHT SOURCE AND IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA 454 Corporation
18158213 SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR AUTOMATED CELL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA OCTANE BIOTECH INC.
18152229 BIOREACTOR SYSTEM AND CELL CULTURE METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Pensees Inc.
18012547 DUCT ORGANOID-ON-CHIP Final Rejection DLOC BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
18010080 SMART TANK FOR A BIO-PHARMA PROCESS Final Rejection ESTR Biosystems GmbH
18010129 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPERATING A SMART TANK Final Rejection ESTR Biosystems GmbH

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