Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LE, AUSTIN Q

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1651 1796 1798 1799

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.7%
Allow Rate
-17.3% vs TC avg
210
Total Applications
+33.6%
Interview Lift
1306
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 153 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.4%
§102 Novelty
87.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17980315 NANOSTRUCTURED SYSTEM FOR FLUOROMETRIC NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17274496 ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF IN VITRO BIOCOMPATIBILITY TESTS Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
18473102 ASSAY CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18263819 Device and Method for Separating Blood Plasma from Whole Blood Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18237530 MICROCHANNEL DEVICE Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18135158 DISPENSING DEVICE AND DETACHMENT PLATE Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
16814191 INSTRUMENT TURNTABLE AND METHOD FOR USE Final Rejection HIGHRES BIOSOLUTIONS, INC.
17609485 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PARALLEL SINGLE-CELL PROCESSING Non-Final OA THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
18751675 SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM WITH PHASE-BASED TARGET IDENTIFICATION AND EXTRACTION Non-Final OA DenTM LLC
17629881 CELL-SENSORY BIOSCAFFOLDS, FABRICATION METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME Non-Final OA BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
18491209 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE MONITORING OF VARIOUS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA VOCNomics, LLC
17594343 TRANSPORT MECHANISM AND ANALYZING DEVICE Final Rejection PHC Corporation
18472228 SELF-DILUTING MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR RAPID ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTS Non-Final OA Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics Limited
18263418 BIOLOGICAL PARTICLE SORTING CHANNEL AND MICROFLUIDIC CHIP Non-Final OA Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech Co., Ltd
18249326 HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING APPARATUS Final Rejection Avicena Systems Limited
18191164 PARAFFIN-EMBEDDED BLOCK PREPARATION DEVICE Final Rejection JOKOH CO., LTD.
18187824 OPTIMIZED CRYOGENIC TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR MACRO-MOLECULAR CRYSTALLOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA RIGAKU AMERICAS CORPORATION
16377311 SMART LABEL ARCHITECTURE WITH ORGANIC LEDS Final Rejection FLEX LTD.
17918510 PORTABLE DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING A CONCENTRATION OF A MARKER PRESENT IN A SAMPLE OF BIOLOGICAL FLUID Final Rejection RHAZES S.R.L.
17918562 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WETTING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL WITH AT LEAST ONE LIQUID, AND RETAINING APPARATUS Non-Final OA PRIME23 GMBH
17602863 A HOLDER FOR PIPETTE TIPS Final Rejection RANDOX LABORATORIES LTD
17755376 SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN SOIL Final Rejection P.E.S. TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
17280070 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING A SAMPLE INTO A CHAMBER Final Rejection kiutra GmbH
17200936 Method and Device for Enriching and Detecting Microorganisms in a Biological Sample Final Rejection Microbrane Medical Co., Ltd.
17182013 GRAPHENE-BASED CHEMICAL SENSING DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Culvert Engineering Solutions, LLC
16970990 INTEGRATED ROTOR DEVICES FOR AUTONOMOUS ANALYTICAL CENTRIFUGATION, INTEGRATED CELL DEVICES FOR AUTONOMOUS ANALYTICAL CENTRIFUGATION, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND OPERATION OF SAME Non-Final OA Higher Order Technologies, LLC.
16583145 System for Obtaining 3D Micro-Tissues Non-Final OA SageMedic Corporation

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