Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, HENRY H

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1657 1674 1681 1758 1796 1798

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
372
Total Applications
+36.9%
Interview Lift
1192
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 287 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18432102 CULTURE DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18168601 NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18473125 ASSAY CARTRIDGE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18167084 MICROCHANNEL DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR OIL DROPLET, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR AIR BUBBLE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MICROCAPSULE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MULTIPLE EMULSION, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR LIQUID DROPLET THAT ENCOMPASSES AIR BUBBLE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MICROCHANNEL DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
17919671 SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION OF LASER EMISSION AND FLUORESCENCE Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17177059 SAMPLE CARTRIDGES Non-Final OA MARS, INCORPORATED
16882453 CHARACTERIZATION OF DOMAIN-SPECIFIC CHARGE VARIANTS OF ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18560428 Sample Conveying Device, Sample Analysis System, and Method for Conveying Sample Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18279255 Automatic Analyzer Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18177504 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT DROPLET FORMATION Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17993330 METHODS FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR AUTOMATED IN SITU ANALYSIS Final Rejection 10x Genomics, Inc.
17565972 CELLULAR MICRO-MASONRY SYSTEM Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
17560926 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN SYMPTOMS OF HEART ATTACK AND GERD Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
16405380 ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS DIRECTED EVOLUTION OF HORIZONTALLY TRANSFERRED NUCLEIC ACIDS Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18037229 OPEN-WELL MICROCAVITY PLATE Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18316148 NOBLE METAL-CONTAINING COMPOUND DETECTION BY CATALYSIS OF OPTICAL DYE REDUCTION Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17375855 KIT FOR INSTALLING IMPELLER INTO PROCESS VESSEL Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
17754114 System for Sensing a Molecule Non-Final OA Northeastern University
17907328 OPTICAL MODULE Non-Final OA ams-Osram AG
17431010 NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18515177 ANALYSIS DEVICE Final Rejection FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18328722 PREPARATION OF LIPID NANOPARTICLE ENCAPSULATED NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLES FOR ACCURATE COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS Final Rejection Waters Technologies Corporation
18006551 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Final Rejection LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
16830076 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENETIC SEQUENCING Final Rejection LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18397221 BIO-FET-BASED PEPTIDE SEQUENCING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA IMEC VZW
17923252 MICROFLUIDIC MIXING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SA
18246143 ASSAY DEVICE AND ASSAY METHOD Non-Final OA NH FOODS LTD.

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