Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LOPEZLIRA, ASHLEY NICOLE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1631 1799

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
-2.5% vs TC avg
66
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1371
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 32 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19287488 APPARATUS FOR TISSUE TRANSPORT AND PRESERVATION Non-Final OA Paragonix Technologies, Inc.
17684884 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENE AMPLIFICATION Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
19070309 PERFUSION AND METABOLIC RESTORATION OF ORGANS Final Rejection Bexorg, Inc.
17794383 BIOREACTOR FOR THE CULTIVATION OF CELLS Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
17596412 ERYTHROCYTE REMOVAL DEVICE, MONONUCLEAR CELL COLLECTOR, CELL CULTURE DEVICE, CELL CULTURE SYSTEM, CELL CULTURE METHOD, AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING MONONUCLEAR CELLS Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
17632912 HIGH DENSITY BOTTLE DRUM FOR STORAGE, AGITATION AND READING OF BLOOD CULTURE BOTTLES AND METHODS OF STORING Non-Final OA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
17992779 INTER-ORGAN PLATFORM WITH TISSUE-SPECIFIC NICHES FOR A MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEM ON A CHIP Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18476464 ORGAN CROSSTALK IN VITRO CHAMBER TO SIMULATE MULTI ORGAN TISSUES Non-Final OA Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
17605777 Microfluidic Chip for Single Cell Pairing Final Rejection Northeastern University
18272455 A DEVICE HAVING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR CREATING A HOLLOW, THREE-DIMENSIONAL ORGANOIDS AND CULTURES Non-Final OA The Trustees of Indiana University
17761156 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE GENERATION OF HIGH CELL DENSITY SEED CULTURE Non-Final OA Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
17612640 SPARGER ASSEMBLIES FOR A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA LLC,
18214793 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CULTURE DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL CULTURE INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA TRANSFORMATIVE CELL PROCESSING CO., LTD.
17930964 FLOW RATE OPTIMIZING IN A CELL CULTIVATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Finnadvance OY
17608300 BIOREACTOR DEVICE AND METHODS Non-Final OA ARBOREA LTD
17420274 BIOREACTOR AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ADHERENT CELL CULTURES EMPLOYING SAID BIOREACTOR Non-Final OA BIOTECH FOODS S.L.
17641066 RAPID CELL CULTURE TEST DEVICE DESIGNED TO FACILITATE ACCURATE OBSERVATION Non-Final OA QuantaMatrix Inc.
17637812 CELL PRODUCTION DEVICE AND CELL PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA I Peace, Inc.
17635875 PREPARATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A CELL SUSPENSION FOR AN ANALYTICAL METHOD Final Rejection varyCELL GmbH
17415798 ELECTROPORATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLS WITH INTRODUCED FOREIGN SUBSTANCE Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

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