Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MUI, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1774 1777 1797 1798 2855 3616

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Christine T Mui has resolved 1392 cases in Art Unit 1774. Within Tech Center 3600, she maintains an allowance rate of 78.3 percent across these 1392 cases. This 78.3 percent rate is the metric for understanding the probability of a grant for applications reaching a final resolution.

The median days to allowance is 996. This 996 day figure is the median time from filing to grant for applications that are allowed. Practitioners can use this 996 day metric to estimate the duration of the prosecution cycle when working in Art Unit 1774.

The interview lift is 19.9 percent, which represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted relative to the 78.3 percent base rate. This 19.9 percent lift indicates that interviews are associated with a higher likelihood of allowance. The 19.9 percent lift provides a statistical basis for practitioners to consider an interview as part of their strategy in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+26.3% vs TC avg
1,445
Total Applications
+19.9%
Interview Lift
996
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1392 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18024892 MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND USAGE METHOD THEREOF, AND MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18410669 MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND LAMP GENE AMPLIFICATION METHOD Final Rejection UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18132115 SYSTEMS WITH A GASKET AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SAMPLES Final Rejection 10x Genomics, Inc.
18672675 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID PURIFICATION USING FLOW CELLS WITH ACTUATED SURFACE-ATTACHED STRUCTURES Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
17176561 FLOW CELLS UTILIZING SURFACE-ATTACHED STRUCTURES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
18557281 PCR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18035619 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCING REACTIONS BETWEEN MULTIPLE CHAMBERS OF A TESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
18039603 ELEMENT MOUNTING SUBSTRATE AND SAW SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18682513 AGRICULTURAL SAMPLE HANDLING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Precision Planting LLC
18713107 SYSTEM HAVING A SAMPLE STORE FOR PREPARING A SAMPLE MATERIAL IN THE CEMENT OR LIME INDUSTRY FOR CALORIMETRIC MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA thyssenkrupp AG
18683076 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM 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
18688421 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INVENTORY HANDLING IN AN AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER Non-Final OA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
18680965 INTACT MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR DIRECT PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING DOSIMETRY USING COVALENT LABELING Non-Final OA Case Western Reserve University
18036020 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TAUOPATHY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Non-Final OA Children`s Medical Center Corporation
18259439 MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS FOR LARGE SCALE NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
16200202 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW CELL LYSIS IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Final Rejection University of Maryland, College Park
18552977 USE OF MICROVESICLES FOR BENIGN COLORECTAL POLYPS AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD
18732450 MULTI-VALVE FLUID CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18216859 IN-TIP MAGNETIC-BASED MAGNETIC BEAD PROCESSING Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18269668 CLINICAL LABORATORY AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH SINGLE CALIBRATOR Final Rejection DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD.
18708216 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SAMPLE ENCAPSULATION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF Non-Final OA ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
18690613 APPARATUS FOR MOVING SAMPLE HOLDERS Non-Final OA FEI Company
18020335 ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROFLUIDIC ASSAY DEVICES Final Rejection COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18627322 PATHOLOGICAL SLIDES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Leavitt Medical, Inc.
18552385 DRUG DISCOVERY ASSAY TO SCREEN FOR COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS
18282366 METHOD FOR PREDICTING RELIABILITY OF CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE CABLE INSULATION MATERIAL Final Rejection ELECTRIC PWR. RES. INST., CHINA SOUTH. PWR. GRID

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