Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MUI, CHRISTINE T

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

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.2%
Allow Rate
+26.2% vs TC avg
1,438
Total Applications
+20.0%
Interview Lift
995
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1385 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18555486 Process for Detecting Nucleus-Containing Cells in a Sample Liquid of a Patient using a Microfluidic Device and Microfluidic Device Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17176561 FLOW CELLS UTILIZING SURFACE-ATTACHED STRUCTURES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
18035619 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCING REACTIONS BETWEEN MULTIPLE CHAMBERS OF A TESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
18682513 AGRICULTURAL SAMPLE HANDLING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Precision Planting LLC
18039603 ELEMENT MOUNTING SUBSTRATE AND SAW SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18686198 Automated Analyzing Device, and Control Method for Same Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18683076 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM 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
18011609 Automatic Analyzer Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18132115 SYSTEMS WITH A GASKET AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SAMPLES Final Rejection 10x Genomics, Inc.
18575296 SAMPLE HANDLER WITH STATIONARY OPTICAL SENSOR AND MOVABLE OPTICAL ADAPTER FOR ADAPTING A SENSOR VIEW Final Rejection Agilent Technologies, Inc.
18557281 PCR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18410669 MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND LAMP GENE AMPLIFICATION METHOD Final Rejection UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18216859 IN-TIP MAGNETIC-BASED MAGNETIC BEAD PROCESSING Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18690613 APPARATUS FOR MOVING SAMPLE HOLDERS Non-Final OA FEI Company
18441433 DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE TEST UNITS Non-Final OA Zhejiang Orient Gene Biotech Co.,Ltd
18133322 DIGITAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA digid GmbH

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