Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LOGIE, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2881

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.5%
Allow Rate
-3.5% vs TC avg
839
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
982
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 784 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
44.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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 Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18188458 PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18087269 DETECTION CELL, FAIMS DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
17855550 EUV LIGHT SOURCE AND APPARATUS FOR LITHOGRAPHY Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
19187999 METHODS FOR MICROBIAL CONTROL AND RESIN CURING Final Rejection DIRECTED ENERGY MATERIALS LLC
18367003 ION MOBILITY ANALYSIS APPARATUS Final Rejection Shimadzu Corporation
18169540 HEATER FOR IONIZATION Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
17706120 AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18018314 SAMPLE SUPPORT, IONIZATION METHOD, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18013060 MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD AND MASS SPECTROMETER Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18194608 RADIATION THERAPY DEVICES, PHOTOFLASH THERAPY SYSTEMS, AND ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON FLASH THERAPY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18178205 Surface Hydration with an Ion Beam Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17293740 SCALABLE MANUFACTURING WITH LASER INDUCED REFRACTIVE INDEX CHANGE Final Rejection University of Rochester
17099476 MULTI-COLUMN SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18304266 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING MICROSCOPIC SAMPLES Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
18099169 FILLING EMPTY STRUCTURES BY DEPOSITION UNDER SEM - BALANCING PARAMETERS BY GAS FLOW CONTROL Non-Final OA Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18019546 Systems and Methods for Separating Compounds of Similar Mass by Differential Mobility Spectrometry Final Rejection DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
18016173 Electron Activation Dissociation Reaction Device with Ion Isolation Functionality in Mass Spectrometry Final Rejection DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
17999814 MASS ANALYSIS Final Rejection DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD.
17755597 Method of Mass Analysis - SWATH with Orthogonal Fragmentation Methodology Final Rejection DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD.
17636745 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL DISSOCIATION IN A MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM Non-Final OA DH Technologies Development PTE. LTD.
18159300 ACCELERATOR FOR MULTI-PASS MASS SPECTROMETERS Non-Final OA Micromass UK Limited
17911923 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING IONS BY ION PEAK COMPRESSION OR EXPANSION Non-Final OA Micromass UK Limited
18068769 POLE PIECE INCORPORATING OPTICAL CAVITY FOR IMPROVED PHASE-CONTRAST IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IMAGING Final Rejection FEI Company
18118456 Disambiguation of cyclic ion analyser spectra Non-Final OA Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH
18148052 SIDE-BAND COOLING CONFIGURATION FOR TRAPPED IONS Final Rejection IonQ, Inc.
18021759 Systems and Methods for Capturing Full Resolution Ion Mobility Data and Performing Multi-Analyte Targeted Data Acquisition Non-Final OA MOBILion Systems, Inc.
17526185 Ultraviolet Disinfection for a Water Bottle Final Rejection Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
18384075 Mass Spectrometer Sampler Cones and Interfaces and Methods of Sealing Them to Each Other Non-Final OA PerkinElmer Scientific Canada ULC

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