Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SINES, BRIAN J

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

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
991
Total Applications
+4.6%
Interview Lift
1002
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 954 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
34.6%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18442367 SCALE-UP OF MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18337728 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED MASS BALANCE FEEDSTOCK DEMAND Non-Final OA BASF SE
18266964 Chemical Production Non-Final OA BASF SE
18266955 Chemical Production Non-Final OA BASF SE
18282093 BIOLOGICAL PARTICLE SORTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SORTING CONDITION IN BIOLOGICAL PARTICLE SORTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
17637334 DEVICE FOR DRIVING A CELL PROCESSING CHIP AND METHOD OF DRIVING A CELL PROCESSING CHIP Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18352856 HEPCIDIN ADSORPTION INHIBITOR, METHOD OF INHIBITING ADSORPTION, STANDARD PRODUCT, REAGENT, KIT, AND MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18083966 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROFLUIDIC THERMAL MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18183545 STORAGE METHOD OF CHEMICAL SENSOR AND SEALING STRUCTURE OF CHEMICAL SENSOR Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18272792 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE CHAMBER PILLARS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17775954 NEW MULTI-FUNCTIONAL FLUIDIC DEVICE FOR CLAMPING BIOPSIES Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18245947 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS RELATED TO NUCLEIC ACID ISOLATION Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
17970569 Devices and Methods for Flow Control of Single Cells or Particles Final Rejection TDK Corporation
17756403 LOW-VOLTAGE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Regents of the University of Minnesota
18121311 CAVITY-SEPARATED MULTI-NANOPORE DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING PROTEIN SEQUENCING Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
17757663 AN APPARATUS Non-Final OA Oribiotech LTD
18352183 PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER HAVING STABLE DISEASE Non-Final OA Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18273542 THERMALLY DRAWN SENSOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
18281090 ANALYSIS OF MILK Non-Final OA GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
18010823 NANOPORE SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18369997 Method and Device for the Cleaning Pipetting Tips Non-Final OA STRATEC SE
18656658 Method and Retainer for Hemostasis Testing Non-Final OA Haemonetics Corporation
18520821 CONTROLLING PRESSURE Non-Final OA EMULATE, Inc.
18352237 CONTROL LOOP-BASED VALUE ADJUSTMENT IN IN-VITRO DIAGNOSIS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH
18546226 KITS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING MARKERS AND DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OR RISK OF CANCER Non-Final OA Herbert A. FRITSCHE
18273737 Bracket Non-Final OA Randox Teoranta
18273371 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANT PROCESS OPTIMISATION Non-Final OA JEMS, ENERGETSKA DRUŽBA, D.O.O.
18340562 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION Non-Final OA Predicine, Inc.
18265541 A Comprehensive Breath Test that Confirms Recent Use of Inhaled Cannabis within the Impairment Window Non-Final OA RCU Labs, Inc.
18255878 SPECIMEN COLLECTION KIT Non-Final OA BIONLIFESCIENCE, INC.

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