Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LOGIE, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2800 2881 2884 3753 4100

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.7%
Allow Rate
+3.7% vs TC avg
859
Total Applications
+9.4%
Interview Lift
931
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 796 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
46.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18194608 RADIATION THERAPY DEVICES, PHOTOFLASH THERAPY SYSTEMS, AND ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON FLASH THERAPY SYSTEMS Final Rejection SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18087269 DETECTION CELL, FAIMS DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18292640 Charged Particle Beam Apparatus and Sample Analysis Method Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18572830 Charged Particle Beam Device Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18013060 MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD AND MASS SPECTROMETER Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17855550 EUV LIGHT SOURCE AND APPARATUS FOR LITHOGRAPHY Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17716010 PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18387987 XRAY DIFFRACTION ANGLE VERIFICATION IN AN ION IMPLANTER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18367003 ION MOBILITY ANALYSIS APPARATUS Non-Final OA Shimadzu Corporation
18015649 MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD AND MASS SPECTROMETER Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18188458 PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17976967 INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC PROBE (iMFP) AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
17609114 INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC PROBE (IMFP) AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18269318 ACTIVE ENERGY IRRADIATION DEVICE AND ACTIVE ENERGY IRRADIATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18018314 SAMPLE SUPPORT, IONIZATION METHOD, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18121722 APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING AND/OR PROCESSING A SAMPLE WITH A PARTICLE BEAM AND METHOD Final Rejection Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18178205 Surface Hydration with an Ion Beam Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18257146 METHOD FOR EVALUATING COMPATIBILITY OF THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, RESIN FILM, LAMINATED PLATE, MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18686385 METHOD FOR ENHANCING INFORMATION IN DDA MASS SPECTROMETRY Non-Final OA DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
18685537 System and Method of Driving Radio Frequency for Multipole Ion Processing Device Non-Final OA DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
18019546 Systems and Methods for Separating Compounds of Similar Mass by Differential Mobility Spectrometry Non-Final OA DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
18016173 Electron Activation Dissociation Reaction Device with Ion Isolation Functionality in Mass Spectrometry Non-Final OA DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
17999814 MASS ANALYSIS Non-Final OA DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD.
17755597 Method of Mass Analysis - SWATH with Orthogonal Fragmentation Methodology Non-Final OA DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD.
18635723 BLANKING APERTURE ARRAY SYSTEM AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS Final Rejection NuFlare Technology, Inc.
18595532 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA NuFlare Technology, Inc.
18148052 SIDE-BAND COOLING CONFIGURATION FOR TRAPPED IONS Final Rejection IonQ, Inc.
18108429 ION IMPLANTER AND ION IMPLANTATION METHOD Non-Final OA Sumitomo Heavy Industries Material Solutions Co., Ltd.

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