Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SINES, BRIAN J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1652 1758 1772 1779 1796 1797

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+15.3% vs TC avg
1,012
Total Applications
+4.8%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 969 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
33.6%
§102 Novelty
37.7%
§103 Obviousness
23.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19439914 Biochemical Analysis Instrument Non-Final OA Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18010823 NANOPORE SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18183545 STORAGE METHOD OF CHEMICAL SENSOR AND SEALING STRUCTURE OF CHEMICAL SENSOR Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18352856 HEPCIDIN ADSORPTION INHIBITOR, METHOD OF INHIBITING ADSORPTION, STANDARD PRODUCT, REAGENT, KIT, AND MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18466737 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FLOW CONTROL IN A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18044168 DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SYSTEMS, ANALYZER INSTRUMENTS, AND CONTROL METHODS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18083966 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROFLUIDIC THERMAL MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17812082 METHODS FOR PREPARING POLYMERIZED MATRIX WITH CONTROLLABLE THICKNESS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18245947 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS RELATED TO NUCLEIC ACID ISOLATION Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
17775954 NEW MULTI-FUNCTIONAL FLUIDIC DEVICE FOR CLAMPING BIOPSIES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18121311 CAVITY-SEPARATED MULTI-NANOPORE DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING PROTEIN SEQUENCING Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18701104 A MICROFLUIDIC STRUCURE FOR DIFFERENTIAL EXTRACTION Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18500289 SILICON-BASED 3-DIMENSIONAL MICROFLUIDICS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18748169 MICRODEVICES AND BIOSENSOR CARTRIDGES FOR BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18125781 CHROMATOSCOPY: AUTOMATED CHEMICAL ANALYSIS VIA IN-COLUMN SPECTROSCOPY Non-Final OA The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18352183 PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER HAVING STABLE DISEASE Final Rejection Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18623877 ENHANCED RESOLUTION IMAGING Non-Final OA Ultima Genomics, Inc.

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