Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MUI, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1774 1777 1797 1798

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
1422
Total Applications
+19.9%
Interview Lift
1037
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1354 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18132115 SYSTEMS WITH A GASKET AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SAMPLES Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18024892 MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND USAGE METHOD THEREOF, AND MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17999937 TESTING EQUIPMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18216292 LINEAR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17457800 USING MASS SPECTROMETRY TO IDENTIFY ENDOMETRIOSIS TISSUE Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18103086 Microfluidic guillotine for splitting cellular structures Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18260186 TRIPLE QUADRUPOLE-BASED MULTIPLE REACTION MONITORING FOR CLINICAL THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE PREDICTION IN CANCER Non-Final OA NATIONAL CANCER CENTER
17176561 FLOW CELLS UTILIZING SURFACE-ATTACHED STRUCTURES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
17380486 Large Scale Microdroplet Generation Apparatus And Methods Of Manufacturing Thereof Final Rejection The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18556160 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18548552 AUTOMATED ANALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18033941 Automatic Analysis System and Information Takeover Method in Automatic Analysis System Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18068779 Microfluidic Device and System Non-Final OA Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU LEUVEN R&D
18159721 DEVICE FOR CELL TREATMENT Final Rejection THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18144022 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING REACTION PRODUCTS Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18447583 SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING ELECTROKINETIC DEVICES Non-Final OA BRUKER CELLULAR ANALYSIS, INC.
18627322 PATHOLOGICAL SLIDES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Leavitt Medical, Inc.
16200202 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW CELL LYSIS IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Non-Final OA University of Maryland, College Park
18020335 ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROFLUIDIC ASSAY DEVICES Non-Final OA COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18230856 BIOLOGICAL TESTING KITS AND METHODS FOR USING AND MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA SILGAN DISPENSING SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18615437 METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF ANALYZING CELLULAR COMPONENTS Final Rejection Stokes Bio Limited
18036100 SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF A TARGET IN A LIQUID SAMPLE Non-Final OA LUMIRADX UK LTD
18287045 CASSETTE FOR BLOOD ANALYSIS Non-Final OA CareforU.Co.,Ltd.
18286730 A PORTABLE DEVICE FOR TESTING AGRO-DAIRY BASED SAMPLES Non-Final OA Faunatech Solutions Private Limited
18282366 METHOD FOR PREDICTING RELIABILITY OF CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE CABLE INSULATION MATERIAL Non-Final OA ELECTRIC PWR. RES. INST., CHINA SOUTH. PWR. GRID
18548510 CHEMICAL SEPARATION OF SYNTHETIC FIBRES FROM A BLEND OF SYNTHETIC FIBRES AND SEMI-SYNTHETIC OR NATURAL FIBRES Non-Final OA ORITAIN GLOBAL LIMITED
18040321 TESTING DEVICE WITH BUILT-IN LIQUID STORAGE Non-Final OA AusMed Global Limited
18214811 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR EXAMINING DRUG EFFECTS ON MICROORGANISMS Non-Final OA Essenlix Corporation
18261516 USE OF A FUC-ALPHA(1-2)-GAL GLYCAN STRUCTURE AS A BIOMARKER FOR BLADDER CANCER Non-Final OA UNIOGEN OY
18220789 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSING DISEASES Non-Final OA Newomics Inc.

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