Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KWAK, DEAN P

Tech Center 6200 • Art Units: 1773 1797 1798 6221

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.5%
Allow Rate
-1.5% vs TC avg
708
Total Applications
+38.3%
Interview Lift
1501
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 650 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
34.9%
§102 Novelty
34.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18024878 MICROFLUIDIC CHIP, TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD USING THE SAME, AND ANALYSIS DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17838410 System And Method For Plasma Purification Prior To Mononuclear Cell Collection Final Rejection Fenwal, Inc.
17604919 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-TARGET DEPOSITION AND ASSAYS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18216230 ARRAY OF MICROMOLDED STRUCTURES FOR SORTING ADHERENT CELLS Non-Final OA The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
17975740 CARTRIDGE FOR DETECTING TARGET ANALYTE Non-Final OA SEEGENE, INC.
17638543 Dynamic Profiling of Antitumor Activity of CAR T Cells Using Micropatterned tumor Array Devices Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
17846892 ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A SETUP FOR AN ANALYTICAL METHOD Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
16986930 DEVICES, KITS, AND METHODS FOR LABEL-FREE SEPARATION AND SUBTYPING OF RARE CELLS Non-Final OA University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
17450812 System for Oxygenating a Biological Culture Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation
18546160 METHODS AND APPARATUS ADAPTED TO IDENTIFY 3D CENTER LOCATION OF A SPECIMEN CONTAINER USING A SINGLE IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18255458 SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA
18678320 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING PATIENT INDEX Non-Final OA CytoVale Inc.
18279839 BIDIRECTIONAL TRANSFER DEVICE, RGV AND LIQUID INJECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co., Ltd.
18186597 DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS CARTRIDGE DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Colorado State University Research Foundation
18530167 INTEGRATED ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR THE RAPID MEASURING AND RECORDING OF DATA FROM A HOST Non-Final OA Mr. Hugh Califf
18289707 DEVICE FOR ALLOWING PRESSURIZATION OF FLUID IN A MICROFLUIDIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Burst Diagnostics LLC
18492428 SAMPLE PROCESSING CASSETTE Non-Final OA PATH LAB INNOVATION LLC
17928339 ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS Final Rejection UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN
18297615 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVABLE NOZZLE WITH CAM LATCH ENGAGEMENT IN FLOW CYTOMETERS Non-Final OA Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
18467522 PORTABLE COAGULATION MONITORING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Entegrion, Inc.
18251818 Microfluidic flow cell and system for analyzing or diagnosing biofilms and cell cultures, and the use thereof Non-Final OA Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
18246023 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP Non-Final OA QUANTUMDX GROUP LIMITED
16767517 Bioreactor Screening Platform for Modelling Human Systems Biology and for Screening for Inotropic Effects of Agents on the Heart Final Rejection NOVOHEART INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
18343719 IN-VITRO MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND IN-VITRO MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.
18268810 MICROFLUIDIC METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA HIFIBIO SAS
18112962 METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND SELECTING A SPECIFIC DROPLET AMONG A PLURALITY OF DROPLETS AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS Final Rejection HIFIBIO SAS
18338392 Fluidic Test Cassette Non-Final OA Mesa Biotech, Inc.
18036692 SAMPLE ANALYSIS CARTRIDGE Final Rejection TTP PLC.
18072496 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEMATOCRIT IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT USING 4-WIRE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Trividia Health, Inc.
17928490 MICROFLUIDIC BUBBLE TRAP Final Rejection GENOBIO, INC.

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