Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LIMBAUGH, KATHRYN ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1797

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
206
Total Applications
+33.4%
Interview Lift
1119
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 177 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.0%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
27.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18366277 METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND DETERMINING AN EFFICACIOUS WEIGHT LOSS DIET FOR A CANINE Non-Final OA Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
18220085 PCR DISC APPARATUS USING MICRO-NEEDLE TUNNELLING CHANNEL AND ANALYSIS METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18269641 METHOD FOR ASSESSING MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION IN TISSUE OR ORGAN OTHER THAN KIDNEY IN TEST SUBJECT Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18286497 Automatic Analyzer Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18275829 CENTRIFUGAL FILTRATION CARTRIDGE AND MICROBIAL TEST METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18467439 ACCURACY MANAGEMENT METHOD, HOLDING TOOL, AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA ARKRAY, Inc.
18093795 GAS SAMPLING MECHANISM AND GAS ANALYSIS DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO.LTD.
18001291 METHODS AND ASSOCIATED USES, KITS AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING SEPSIS Non-Final OA The Secretary of State for Defence
18352717 Methods and Devices For Complexing Target Entities Non-Final OA STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc.
18269951 CARTRIDGE PREPROCESSING SYSTEM FOR USE IN AUTOMATED MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA AUTOBIO LABTEC INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
17775708 Method and Systems for Monitoring and Measuring the Amount of a Gas Dissolved in a Liquid Non-Final OA Searas AS
18269835 BLOOD COAGULATION INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD.
18269893 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE PARTITIONING Non-Final OA COMBINATI INCORPORATED
18213417 Time Dependent Response of Basophils to Allergens Non-Final OA AMERIMMUNE ALLERGY TESTING CORPORATION
18258745 PERFUSION DEVICE FOR EVALUATING BLOOD PARAMETERS Non-Final OA SEDICIDODICI S.R.L.
17957192 OPTICAL BACKGROUND SUPPRESSION IN BINDING ASSAYS THAT EMPLOY POLYMERIC MICROSPHERES Non-Final OA PNP Research LLC
17914769 METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY SEPARATING TISSUE AND CELLS CONSTITUTING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE Final Rejection Jun Seok LEE
17476148 PREDICTIVE BIOMARKERS FOR ADVERSE EFFECTS OF RADIATION THERAPY Final Rejection Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.

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