Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LYLE, SOPHIA YUAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1796 1798

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.9%
Allow Rate
-8.1% vs TC avg
183
Total Applications
+57.1%
Interview Lift
1356
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 137 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
42.5%
§103 Obviousness
31.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18328200 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR SAMPLE INTERFACE Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18027097 MICRO-FLUIDIC CHIP AND REACTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17791274 REACTION TEST STRIP, DETECTION CHIP AND DETECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17495594 MICROFLUIDIC CELL CULTURE DEVICES Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18365770 CORONAVIRUS MUTATION DETERMINATION DEVICE COMPRISING METAMATERIAL ARRAY AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE IRRADIATION UNIT Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
16756225 AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Shimadzu Corporation
18166942 TEST STRIP FIXATION DEVICE FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF AN ANALYTE Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
17132070 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A CORRECTED VALUE OF AN ANALYTE CONCENTRATION IN A SAMPLE OF A BODY FLUID Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18330418 DEVICE, A METHOD, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, FOR DETECTING AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER IN AEROSOLS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA
18299720 BLOOD CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION
16541752 MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE, AND RESPECTIVE METHOD Non-Final OA Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
18245752 REAGENT ANALYZER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAGENT STRIP AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18184326 UNITARY CARTRIDGE BODY AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Cepheid
18273973 Methods, Devices and Systems for Generating a Chemical Gradient Non-Final OA Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.
17995926 TEST CHIP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Dexerials Corporation
18692649 REDUCING MEMBER, ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA BL TEC K.K.
18019397 BIOSENSOR SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLEXED DETECTION OF BIOMARKERS Non-Final OA Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)
18404192 SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) IN EXHALED BREATH FOR HEALTH MONITORING Final Rejection KOZHNOSYS PRIVATE LIMITED
17603082 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR MEASURING CELL IMPEDANCE AND TRANSEPITHELIAL ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Technische Universität Wien
17800344 INSPECTION CHIP AND LIQUID INTRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
18332120 COLORIMETRIC BIO SENSOR Non-Final OA QSTAG CO., LTD.
18245680 TEST STRIPS FOR DETERMINATION OF UREA LEVELS IN SALIVA AND FOR DETECTION OF AZOTEMIA OR KIDNEY DISEASE IN FELINE AND CANINE SUBJECTS Non-Final OA SN Biomedical Inc.
18022323 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A DEVICE FOR ANALYSING A SAMPLE Non-Final OA VIDYA HOLDINGS LTD
18105241 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUID SAMPLE COLLECTION AND TESTING Non-Final OA Marshall Venture Partners LLC
18100527 Microfluidic Detection Strip Chip and Preparation and Method Thereof Final Rejection Xiamen Brana Design Co., Ltd.
16977670 DEVICE FOR PERFORMING ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection Mimetas B.V.
18009614 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENTS Non-Final OA CARDIAI TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
17313369 Biological Fluid Filtration System Final Rejection Astrin Biosciences, Inc.
17313421 Biological Fluid Filtration System Non-Final OA Astrin Biosciences, Inc.
17162450 Biological Fluid Filtration System Final Rejection Astrin Biosciences, Inc.

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