Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHI, TINGCHEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1633 1681 1796 1798

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
180
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1268
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 137 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
21.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18505624 SPATIALLY DISTINGUISHED, MULTIPLEX NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS Final Rejection Illumina, Inc.
18215794 IN-SITU FLUIDIC INSPECTION Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18043421 MICROFLUIDIC SUBSTRATE AND MICROFLUIDIC CHIP Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17693836 COMPOUND INTRODUCTION APPARATUS AND COMPOUND INTRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17721618 ELECTRICAL DISSOCIATION OF TISSUE SAMPLES INTO SINGLE CELLS AND/OR SMALLER GROUPS OF CELLS Non-Final OA BROWN UNIVERSITY
18151634 EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR TESTING MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF TISSUE PRODUCTS Final Rejection AlloSource
18037031 TREATMENT APPARATUS, NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION SYSTEM, AND NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18485611 Apparatus and process for embedding a histological sample in an embedding material Non-Final OA Inpeco SA
17915496 METHOD FOR SEQUENCING A PROTEIN/POLYPEPTIDE USING AEROLYSIN NANOPORES Non-Final OA NANJING UNIVERSITY
18469129 GAS KNIFE USING PARALLELOGRAM FLOW Non-Final OA Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
17601561 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC MATERIALS HAVING ARTIFICIAL METABOLISM Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18425316 INTEGRATED CARTRIDGE FOR SAMPLE HOMOGENIZATION AND NUCLEIC ACID FRAGMENTATION Non-Final OA GeneCapture, Inc.
17454768 Hanging Cell Culture Millifluidic Device Non-Final OA Trustees of Tufts College
17787437 CONTRACTILE TISSUE-BASED ANALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
18390055 Facing and Quality Control in Microtomy Final Rejection Clarapath, Inc.
17992894 AUTOMATED TISSUE SECTION SYSTEM WITH THICKNESS CONSISTENCY CONTROLS Non-Final OA Clarapath, Inc.
18485495 Vitrification Device with Textured Surface for Sealing Non-Final OA Nexpring US Opco Inc.
18468866 Histological Containment System with Support Shelf Non-Final OA Parhelia Biosciences Corporation
18358885 DEVICES THAT INCLUDE A DRIED REAGENT:SUBSTRATE COMPLEX AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SUCH COMPLEXES AND DEVICES Final Rejection Argonaut Manufacturing Services, Inc.
17919341 FLUID LAYING DEVICE, FLUID LAYING METHOD, FLUID LAYING SYSTEM, COMPOSITE DEVICE, AND FLUID PASSAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA MGI Tech Co., Ltd.
18038397 CONTROL UNIT FOR A FLUID CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA CYTENA BIOPROCESS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD
18043577 MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR A PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tesla Automation GmbH
18007142 DEVICE FOR THE CRYOGENIC FREEZING OF UNITS FOR PACKAGING A BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE Final Rejection IMV TECHNOLOGIES
17271482 MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS FOR YEAST AGING ANALYSIS Final Rejection UNIVERSITÉ DU LUXEMBOURG
17753912 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A COLLABORATIVE ROBOT IN A GLOVEBOX Final Rejection ATKINS LIMITED

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