Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PHILLIPS, RUFUS L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2877 3645

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.9%
Allow Rate
+9.9% vs TC avg
369
Total Applications
+32.5%
Interview Lift
1140
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 349 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
1.0%
§102 Novelty
93.8%
§103 Obviousness
4.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18388148 MULTIMODAL DUST SENSOR Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18572189 IMAGING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18003517 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18537103 REAL-TIME ADAPTIVE METHODS FOR SPECTRALLY RESOLVING FLUOROPHORES OF A SAMPLE AND SYSTEMS FOR SAME Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18199756 Flow Cytometer With Optical Equalization Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17887078 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEATURE SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT USING A SELECTIVELY BONDED PHOTOLUMINESCENT MATERIAL Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18688322 FLOW CYTOMETRY SYSTEM WITH APPLIED BACK PRESSURE TO WASTE FLOW Non-Final OA SARTORIUS BIOANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
18840043 Calibration Method and System Non-Final OA Precision Planting LLC
18702425 PARTICLE ANALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA HORIBA, Ltd.
18806912 VIA WAIST DEPTH DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THROUGH GLASS VIA (TGV) SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA KUN-HSIEN CHENG
18708291 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING NANOPARTICLE PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLES IN A SAMPLE Non-Final OA Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e. V.
18294701 INTERFEROMETRIC SCATTERING MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA REFEYN LTD
18567512 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSTICS MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA UbiDX, Inc.

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