Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHI, TINGCHEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1633 1681 1796 1798

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.2%
Allow Rate
+5.2% vs TC avg
183
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1201
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 141 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
84.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.0%
§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
18151634 EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR TESTING MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF TISSUE PRODUCTS Final Rejection AlloSource
17915496 METHOD FOR SEQUENCING A PROTEIN/POLYPEPTIDE USING AEROLYSIN NANOPORES Non-Final OA NANJING UNIVERSITY
17919341 FLUID LAYING DEVICE, FLUID LAYING METHOD, FLUID LAYING SYSTEM, COMPOSITE DEVICE, AND FLUID PASSAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA MGI Tech Co., Ltd.
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.
18004589 FILTRATION ASSEMBLIES, CASSETTES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR FILTRATION AND CELL GROWTH Final Rejection RAPID MICRO BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
18469129 GAS KNIFE USING PARALLELOGRAM FLOW Non-Final OA Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
17992894 AUTOMATED TISSUE SECTION SYSTEM WITH THICKNESS CONSISTENCY CONTROLS Non-Final OA Clarapath, Inc.
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 Non-Final OA IMV TECHNOLOGIES
17753912 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A COLLABORATIVE ROBOT IN A GLOVEBOX Final Rejection ATKINS LIMITED
17271482 MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS FOR YEAST AGING ANALYSIS Final Rejection UNIVERSITÉ DU LUXEMBOURG

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