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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Matthew D Krcha, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KRCHA, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758 1773 1796 1798 1799

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

KRCHA, MATTHEW D is assigned to tech center 1700 and art unit 1758. The record contains 572 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 64.3%, an interview lift of 35.5%, and a median of 1192 days to allowance. The interview-associated cases had a higher allowance outcome than the overall record.

The listed companies are Hitachi Ltd., GEN-PROBE Incorporated, and Illumina Inc. The principal firms are CROWELL & MORING LLP, AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, and Apex Attorneys at Law, LLP. The positive interview lift supports considering examiner discussion as part of a coordinated response. Practitioners should use that opportunity to separate technical distinctions from argumentative positions and then state the resulting claim analysis in writing. The allowance rate shows meaningful historical allowance activity, while the median timing indicates that applicants should plan for prosecution extending beyond an initial office action.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

64.3%
Allow Rate
-0.7% vs TC avg
654
Total Applications
+35.5%
Interview Lift
1192
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 572 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17757649 Receiving Unit for Receiving a Fluid, Method and Apparatus for Producing a Receiving Unit, Method and Apparatus for Operating a Receiving Unit, and Receiving Device Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17927347 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Non-Final OA Agilent Technologies, Inc.
17928342 DETECTION CHIP AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18078328 DILUTION SOLUTION FOR MEASURING FREE STEROIDS IN BLOOD AND METHOD FOR MEASURING STEROID USING THE SAME Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18128283 CULTURING METHOD AND CULTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17624440 IMMOBILIZATION AND QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF DROPLETS Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18037653 MINI-ORGAN INSERT FOR IN VITRO CO-CULTURE STUDIES Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18039365 CELL CULTURE MEDIA CONDITIONING VESSELS AND PERFUSION BIOREACTOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18706775 Automatic Analyzer Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17772218 Automatic Analyzer Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Matthew D Krcha's allowance rate?

64.3% of resolved applications examined by Matthew D Krcha were allowed (572 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 1758 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Matthew D Krcha?

This examiner's interview lift is +35.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Matthew D Krcha take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Matthew D Krcha took 1,192 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Matthew D Krcha work in?

Matthew D Krcha examines applications in Art Unit 1758 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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