Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kaitlyn L Minchella, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1631 1672 1682 1685

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Analysis

MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L handles cases in tech center 1600 and art unit 1631. The profile reports 163 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 26.4%. The median time to allowance is 1595 days. Interview lift is 21.7%, so interviews are associated with a higher allowance result than the profile's overall case history.

Named companies include Tempus AI Inc., The Johns Hopkins University, and University of Maryland, Baltimore. Named firms include Fox Rothschild LLP - JHU, LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD, and Nevrivy Patent Law Group P.L.L.C. The combination of the allowance rate and median duration supports careful claim development and early attention to prosecution timing.

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

Performance Statistics

26.4%
Allow Rate
-33.6% vs TC avg
227
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1595
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 163 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.7%
§102 Novelty
23.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17186816 METHOD FOR VERIFYING CULTIVATION DEVICE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18118528 Classifying User Activity Using Multiple Sensors Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18035067 NETWORK APPROACH TO NAVIGATING THE HUMAN GENOME Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
19341734 PLATFORMS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PATHWAY OPTIMIZATION FOR PROCESS BOTTLENECKS IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY DEVELOPMENT Non-Final OA X Development LLC
17629327 DETECTING NEURALLY PROGRAMMED TUMORS USING EXPRESSION DATA Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
17842893 CELL-FREE DNA FOR ASSESSING AND/OR TREATING CANCER Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
17204892 CELL-FREE DNA FOR ASSESSING AND/OR TREATING CANCER Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
17745399 NANOPORE SENSOR FOR ENZYME-MEDIATED PROTEIN TRANSLOCATION Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17571412 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINT LOW-COVERAGE WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING AND WHOLE EXOME SEQUENCING INFERENCE OF COPY NUMBER VARIATION FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS Final Rejection Tempus AI, Inc.
17150992 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-LABEL CANCER CLASSIFICATION Final Rejection Tempus AI, Inc.
16732229 TRANSCRIPTOME DECONVOLUTION OF METASTATIC TISSUE SAMPLES Final Rejection TEMPUS AI, INC.
17759734 METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR MICROBIOME BASED AMELIORATION OF SKIN ASSOCIATED AUTOIMMUNE INFLAMMATORY DISEASES Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18555972 ANALYSIS METHOD OF BASE SEQUENCE AND GENE ANALYZER Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17773031 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING TRANSPLANT DONORS FOR A TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT Final Rejection CareDx, Inc.
16666210 HIGHLY SENSITIVE TRANSPLANT REJECTION SURVEILLANCE USING TARGETED DETECTION OF DONOR SPECIFIC CELL FREE DNA Non-Final OA The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc
17590659 System, Method and Computer Simulation Environment For In Silico Trials in Pre-Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18401532 DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18556328 MACHINE LEARNING BASED HISTOPATHOLOGICAL RECURRENCE PREDICTION MODELS FOR HPV+ HEAD / NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18007725 METHODS AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS TO OPTIMIZE AND PERSONALIZE THE FREQUENCY OF CANCER SCREENING BLOOD TESTS Final Rejection 20/20 GeneSystems
17613966 SIMULATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE BODY Final Rejection ELMEDIX NV

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kaitlyn L Minchella's allowance rate?

26.4% of resolved applications examined by Kaitlyn L Minchella were allowed (163 resolved cases), compared with 28.4% across Art Unit 1631 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kaitlyn L Minchella?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kaitlyn L Minchella take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kaitlyn L Minchella took 1,595 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kaitlyn L Minchella work in?

Kaitlyn L Minchella examines applications in Art Unit 1631 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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