Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WASHINGTON, BRITNEY NICOLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1634 1681 1797 2855 3791

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.1%
Allow Rate
+15.1% vs TC avg
82
Total Applications
+17.0%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 67 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
42.1%
§102 Novelty
43.3%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18580632 Digital Microfluidic Nucleic Acid Detection Chip, Detection Method, and Detection Apparatus Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18328920 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZING METHOD Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18597327 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND QUANTIFYING SOLUTIONS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18080067 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAR T-CELL SCREENING Final Rejection Northwestern University
18431441 MULTIMODE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING CELLS Non-Final OA Agilent Technologies, Inc.
18276323 CALIBRANT FOR USE IN MASS SPECTROMETER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18215023 AUTOMATIC DISPENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Shimadzu Corporation
18540996 AREA-SELECTIVE DEPOSITION USING DIAZIRINES OR DIAZO COMPOUNDS AS OVERLAYER Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17897475 Blood Pack Donation System for Biomarker Collection During Whole Blood Donation Non-Final OA Fenwal, Inc.
18309691 NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND ISOLATION WITH HEAT LABILE SILANES AND CHEMICALLY MODIFIED SOLID SUPPORTS Non-Final OA Cepheid

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month