Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LYLE, SOPHIA YUAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1796 1798

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.7%
Allow Rate
-7.3% vs TC avg
196
Total Applications
+59.0%
Interview Lift
1366
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 149 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18549454 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ENRICHED SERUM Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
18450584 AUTOMATIC ANALYZING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZING METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18226739 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS DIELECTROPHORESIS CELL SORTING TO ISOLATE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS OF CELLS, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17370436 Biomarker Detection Methods and Systems and Kits for Practicing Same Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18287902 Automatic Analyzer Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18548242 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17495594 MICROFLUIDIC CELL CULTURE DEVICES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17603082 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR MEASURING CELL IMPEDANCE AND TRANSEPITHELIAL ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE Final Rejection Technische Universität Wien

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