Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TURK, NEIL N

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1773 1797 1798

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.9%
Allow Rate
-14.1% vs TC avg
797
Total Applications
+44.8%
Interview Lift
1381
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 753 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
33.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18026690 CHEMICAL PRODUCTION CONTROL Final Rejection BASF SE
18026686 CHEMICAL PRODUCTION MONITORING Final Rejection BASF SE
17655558 AUTOMATED AEROSOL SAMPLER Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18115382 POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18083201 IN VIVO-COMPARABLE IN VITRO ASSAY FOR LUNG EPITHELIAL BARRIER INJURY Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
18154516 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING FLUID FLOW Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17953981 NON-FIBRILLAR HEMOGLOBIN S OLIGOMERS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY MODULATORS OF HEMOGLOBIN S POLYMERIZATION Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
18582858 EXAMINATION METHOD OF A MEASUREMENT TARGET BY LIGHT EMITTED IN A REACTION FIELD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18020197 Automatic Analyzer Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17911162 Automatic Analysis System Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17994979 QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE MEASUREMENT METHOD, SAMPLE ANALYZER, AND SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sysmex Corporation
17946742 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETECTING DENSELY-PACKED ANALYTES Non-Final OA Illumina Cambridge Limited
17802759 FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR DETECTION OF CALCIFICATIONS Non-Final OA TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
18270438 PATHOGEN TESTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18215947 Cell Culture System Non-Final OA Terumo BCT, Inc.
18077817 METHOD FOR LOCALIZING SINGLE MOLECULES OF A DYE IN A SAMPLE AND FOR GENERATING HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES OF STRUCTURE IN A SAMPLE Non-Final OA Abberior Instruments GmbH
17817696 METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND VITAMIN D IMBALANCE AND DISEASES AND DISORDERS ASSOCIATED THEREOF Final Rejection Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
18282472 METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF RECYCLED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE Non-Final OA WORMS SAFETY EUROPE
18361434 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCORPORATING NUCLEOTIDES Final Rejection IsoPlexis Corporation
18001600 COMPOSITIONS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PHOSPHATE CONTENT OF WATER Non-Final OA WATER LENS, LLC
18262469 ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR READING DETECTION RESULT OF TEST APPARATUS Non-Final OA LEADWAY (HK) LIMITED
18260600 TARGET DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA DOTS Technology Corp.
17859877 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR RESPIRATORY DISEASE TESTING CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA SiPhox, Inc.
18307200 Fully Printed Electrode Biological Interface Non-Final OA Early Charm Ventures
18111866 Sample Analysis Chip and Sample Analysis Method Using Sample Analysis Chip Non-Final OA TOTAL BIOSENSE INC.
17347732 Point-of-Birth System and Instrument, Biochemical Cartridge, and Methods for Newborn Screening Final Rejection Baebies, Inc.
17933986 APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM FOR THE DETERMINATION OF BLOODBORNE FACTORS INDICATIVE OF INFLAMMATION Non-Final OA ALCOR SCIENTIFIC LLC
17406747 METHOD AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING BEAM SHAPING OPTICS AND BEAM STABILIZATION Non-Final OA Inguran, LLC
17170779 METHOD FOR DETECTING A BLOOD SAMPLE, BLOOD CELL ANALYZER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SHENZHEN MINDRAY SCIENTIFIC CO., LTD.
13647325 POINT-OF-CARE FLUIDIC SYSTEMS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Labrador Diagnostics LLC

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