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Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1631 1672 1686

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.8%

Allow Rate

-4.2% vs TC avg

934

Total Applications

+34.1%

Interview Lift

1516

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 906 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.7%

§101 Eligibility

7.0%

§102 Novelty

36.8%

§103 Obviousness

19.1%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
17772169	MOLECULAR COMPUTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SOLVING COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEMS	Non-Final OA	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
17691761	ANALYSIS METHOD AND ANALYZER	Final Rejection	SYSMEX CORPORATION
17827896	SAMPLE ANALYSIS DEVICE, SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD, PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE AND PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS METHOD	Final Rejection	SHIMADZU CORPORATION
17380549	Efficient High-Entropy Alloys Design Method Including Demonstration and Software	Final Rejection	University of Virginia Patent Foundation
17467615	FASTER FITTED Q-ITERATION USING ZERO-SUPPRESSED DECISION DIAGRAM	Non-Final OA	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17660158	METABOLIC NETWORK EXPLORER	Non-Final OA	SRI International
18232363	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONSTRUCTING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) RISK PREDICTION MODEL	Non-Final OA	SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
18306419	MODELS FOR ANALYZING DATA FROM SEQUENCING-BY-SYNTHESIS OPERATIONS	Non-Final OA	Life Technologies Corporation

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