Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LOGIE, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2881 3753

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.2%
Allow Rate
-5.8% vs TC avg
845
Total Applications
+10.7%
Interview Lift
926
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 788 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
81.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.2%
§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 Final Rejection Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18367003 ION MOBILITY ANALYSIS APPARATUS Final Rejection Shimadzu Corporation
18169540 HEATER FOR IONIZATION Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18015649 MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD AND MASS SPECTROMETER Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
17855550 EUV LIGHT SOURCE AND APPARATUS FOR LITHOGRAPHY Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18919483 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL ION BEAM PROFILING Non-Final OA Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
18292640 Charged Particle Beam Apparatus and Sample Analysis Method Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
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
18304266 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING MICROSCOPIC SAMPLES Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
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
18492716 APPARATUS FOR TRAPPING IONS Non-Final OA Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH
18118456 Disambiguation of cyclic ion analyser spectra Non-Final OA Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH
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 Non-Final OA 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.
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 Final Rejection PerkinElmer Scientific Canada ULC
17916499 METHOD FOR MEASURING OR IDENTIFYING A COMPONENT OF INTEREST IN SPECIMENS Final Rejection JP SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
18259674 CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD Final Rejection NuFlare Technology America, Inc.
18010610 OBSERVATION METHOD EMPLOYING SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, AND SAMPLE HOLDER FOR THE SAME Final Rejection CHUBU UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
18120708 RADIATION SHIELDING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Radux Devices, LLC

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