Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LE, AUSTIN Q

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1651 1796 1798

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.7%
Allow Rate
-16.3% vs TC avg
209
Total Applications
+34.5%
Interview Lift
1351
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 152 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
25.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17980315 NANOSTRUCTURED SYSTEM FOR FLUOROMETRIC NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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
16643867 MULTIZONAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18370275 ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18237530 MICROCHANNEL DEVICE Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18135158 DISPENSING DEVICE AND DETACHMENT PLATE Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
17947007 TARGET CAPTURE AND SENSOR ASSEMBLY FABRICATION METHOD AND TARGET CAPTURE AND SENSOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Analog Devices, Inc.
16814191 INSTRUMENT TURNTABLE AND METHOD FOR USE Final Rejection HIGHRES BIOSOLUTIONS, INC.
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
17602863 A HOLDER FOR PIPETTE TIPS Final Rejection RANDOX LABORATORIES LTD
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
18553286 MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA KROMEK LIMITED
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
18341051 AIR-FREE TRANSFER VESSEL FOR MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS Non-Final OA SOLID DESIGN INSTRUMENTS, LLC
17426226 LIQUID HANDLING INSTRUMENT AND PIPETTING HEAD FOR AND METHOD OF ASPIRATING AND/OR DISPENSING LIQUIDS Non-Final OA Formulatrix, Inc.
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
18027360 GAS SENSOR Non-Final OA Airthings ASA
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
16209279 CONTAINER SYSTEM FOR RELEASABLY STORING A SUBSTANCE Non-Final OA DNA Genotek Inc.
17280070 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING A SAMPLE INTO A CHAMBER Final Rejection kiutra GmbH
17755376 SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN SOIL Final Rejection P.E.S. TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
17637062 DEVICE FOR TAKING A SAMPLE OF BIOLOGICAL LIQUID Final Rejection IKI
17200936 Method and Device for Enriching and Detecting Microorganisms in a Biological Sample Final Rejection Microbrane Medical Co., Ltd.

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