Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SHI, TINGCHEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1633 1681 1796 1798

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.9%

Allow Rate

+4.9% vs TC avg

188

Total Applications

+26.0%

Interview Lift

1201

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 143 resolved cases, 2023–2026

0.6%

§101 Eligibility

28.6%

§102 Novelty

48.3%

§103 Obviousness

20.9%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
17721618	ELECTRICAL DISSOCIATION OF TISSUE SAMPLES INTO SINGLE CELLS AND/OR SMALLER GROUPS OF CELLS	Final Rejection	BROWN UNIVERSITY
18505624	SPATIALLY DISTINGUISHED, MULTIPLEX NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS	Final Rejection	Illumina, Inc.
18037031	TREATMENT APPARATUS, NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION SYSTEM, AND NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS SYSTEM	Final Rejection	Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18358583	SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHODS OF SAMPLE PROCESSING USING SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTION CHIPS	Non-Final OA	Cepheid

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