Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCGUIRK, JOHN SCHUYLER

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758 1798

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.8%
Allow Rate
+13.8% vs TC avg
242
Total Applications
+49.6%
Interview Lift
1176
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 208 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
2.9%
§102 Novelty
69.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18245880 CHEMICAL PRODUCTION CONTROL Non-Final OA BASF SE
18453901 MICROCHANNEL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18272462 Microfluidic Chips for Neurological and Other Biological Studies Non-Final OA University of Cincinnati
18009212 OPENING AND CLOSING LID DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZER INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18731095 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REAGENT STORAGE IN AUTOMATED CELL PROCESSING Non-Final OA Cellares Corporation
17915762 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection ORGANO CORPORATION
18119620 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES IN A VITRIFIED STATE FOR STATIC AND TIME-RESOLVED STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATIONS USING ELECTRON OR X-RAY SOURCES Final Rejection Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.
18640413 HISTORY LOGGING FOR SAMPLES OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL Non-Final OA Beckman Coulter, Inc.
18149810 METHOD AND LABORATORY SYSTEM TO PROVIDE CONTROL SAMPLES FOR VALIDATING A DIAGNOSTICS TEST Final Rejection Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18091096 CELL CULTURE VESSEL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELL CULTURE VESSEL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLS, CELL CULTURE APPARATUS, AND CELL CULTURE JIG Non-Final OA TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
17933947 HIGH-THROUGHPUT POROUS SUBSTRATE ELECTROPORATION DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection NUtech Ventures
18520811 Portable Devices and Methods for Analyzing Samples Final Rejection Biomeme, Inc.
18214135 Valve Device, Adsorption Device and Method of Operating Adsorption Device Non-Final OA C. Gerhardt GmbH & Co. KG
18251222 A MULTI-SCAFFOLD SYSTEM FOR LARGE SCALE CULTIVATION OF CELLS Non-Final OA ALEPH FARMS LTD.
18033838 ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA Aureum Diagnostics Limited
18139167 PROGRAMMABLE SEMI-AUTOMATIC AND AUTOMATIC SINGLE OR MULTI-TASK LIQUID EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Fluid Management Systems, Inc.
18178142 MULTIMODAL TESTING SYSTEM Final Rejection Fluxergy Inc.
17926260 ANALYSIS DEVICE Final Rejection INCYTON GMBH
17985242 METHOD FOR MEASURING TEAR CONSTITUENTS IN A TEAR SAMPLE Non-Final OA DIAGNOSTEAR, LTD.
17766154 HIGH-CONTENT ANALYSIS METHOD Final Rejection CELLPLY S.R.L.

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