Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SODERQUIST, ARLEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1677 1699 1777 1797 1798 3774

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
-10.2% vs TC avg
944
Total Applications
+26.5%
Interview Lift
1197
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 923 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
31.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18234692 SAMPLE ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18411053 COMPOUND AND LABELED BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18448383 IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC ASSAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18495421 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MEASURING SULFUR COMPOSITION IN A GAS AND LIQUIFIED GAS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17992466 CARBON SEQUESTRATION EVALUATION Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17857545 EUROPIUM DOPED METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK FOR DETECTION OF HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18273728 ALTERING PROTEIN FUNCTION BY PHARMACOLOGICAL TARGETING OF MEMBRANE DOMAINS Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18684133 MOLECULE DETECTIONS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

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