Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LIMBAUGH, KATHRYN ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1797

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+11.3% vs TC avg
206
Total Applications
+31.4%
Interview Lift
1095
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 186 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
4.5%
§102 Novelty
79.0%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18269641 METHOD FOR ASSESSING MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION IN TISSUE OR ORGAN OTHER THAN KIDNEY IN TEST SUBJECT Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18275829 CENTRIFUGAL FILTRATION CARTRIDGE AND MICROBIAL TEST METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18352717 Methods and Devices For Complexing Target Entities Non-Final OA STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc.
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.
18269951 CARTRIDGE PREPROCESSING SYSTEM FOR USE IN AUTOMATED MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA AUTOBIO LABTEC INSTRUMENTS 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.
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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