Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Frank Wei Min Lu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LU, FRANK WEI MIN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1634 1683 1797

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

LU, FRANK WEI MIN is assigned to tech center 1700 and art unit 1634. The record includes 713 resolved cases and a 62.7% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1,504 days, providing a long prosecution benchmark for applicants managing portfolio timing and cost.

The interview lift is 67.9%, the largest reported interview-associated change within this profile. The listed companies are Takara Bio Usa Inc., Singular Genomics Systems Inc., and 10x Genomics Inc. The listed firms are PA - BOZICEVIC FIELD & FRANCIS LLP, Casimir Jones, S.C., and Sullivan & Worcester LLP. The data supports giving interviews substantial strategic attention, while pairing them with careful claim drafting and amendment planning suited to the individual application.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

62.7%
Allow Rate
-2.3% vs TC avg
774
Total Applications
+67.9%
Interview Lift
1504
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 713 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.5%
§102 Novelty
24.3%
§103 Obviousness
52.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16739866 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF CANCER CELLS Non-Final OA Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
18132298 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR LIGATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS Final Rejection 10x Genomics, Inc.
17812075 METHODS FOR SAMPLE TRANSFER FOR IN SITU ANALYSIS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18068858 ANTISENSE FINGERLOOP DNAS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
17911633 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING GLIOMA Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18249597 A SCREENING PLATFORM FOR ADAR-RECRUITING GUIDE RNAS Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18074369 METHOD OF MAPPING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF CELLULAR COMPONENTS Final Rejection CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
17822948 MEASUREMENT OF PROTEIN EXPRESSION USING REAGENTS WITH BARCODED OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17821449 MEASUREMENT OF PROTEIN EXPRESSION USING REAGENTS WITH BARCODED OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17545611 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING ALLELIC IMBALANCE Final Rejection Myriad Genetics, Inc.
16588208 DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND KITS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER Final Rejection Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
17871702 PROGRAMMABLE ENZYME-ASSISTED SELECTIVE EXPONENTIAL AMPLIFICATION FOR SENSITIVE DETECTION OF RARE MUTANT ALLELES Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
15534577 DETECTION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES USING DIFFERENT DETECTION TEMPERATURES AND REFERENCE VALUES Non-Final OA SEEGENE, INC.
17905482 HYDROLYSIS-BASED PROBE AND METHOD FOR STR GENOTYPING Non-Final OA Universiteit Gent
18800497 METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF GENETIC VARIATIONS Non-Final OA Sequenom, Inc.
17636582 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR AMPLIFICATION OF STR LOCI Final Rejection QIAGEN GMBH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Frank Wei Min Lu's allowance rate?

62.7% of resolved applications examined by Frank Wei Min Lu were allowed (713 resolved cases), compared with 30.4% across Art Unit 1634 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Frank Wei Min Lu?

This examiner's interview lift is +67.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Frank Wei Min Lu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Frank Wei Min Lu took 1,504 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Frank Wei Min Lu work in?

Frank Wei Min Lu examines applications in Art Unit 1634 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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