Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCGUIRK, JOHN SCHUYLER

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1678 1732 1758 1797 1798

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+13.1% vs TC avg
254
Total Applications
+50.7%
Interview Lift
1176
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 215 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
33.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18191208 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Non-Final OA Canon Medical Systems Corporation
18498790 Artificial Intelligence based Demulsifier Control for Gas Oil Separation Plants with Electrostatic Coalescers Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18294753 METHOD FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING A CHEMICAL PLANT USING HYBRID MODELS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18446947 SMOOTH FLOW CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR EMBEDDED MICROPUMPS ON MICROFLUIDIC CELL CULTURE DEVICES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18402047 Support Device And Cell Culturing System Non-Final OA Terumo BCT, Inc.
18640345 Systems, Methods, And Devices For Automated Nucleic Acid And Protein Isolation Final Rejection Life Technologies Corporation

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