Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WASHINGTON, BRITNEY NICOLE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1634 1797 2855

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+15.3% vs TC avg
78
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 54 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
76.9%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17897475 Blood Pack Donation System for Biomarker Collection During Whole Blood Donation Non-Final OA Fenwal, Inc.
18080067 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAR T-CELL SCREENING Final Rejection Northwestern University
18453877 MICROCHANNEL DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18276323 CALIBRANT FOR USE IN MASS SPECTROMETER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18215023 AUTOMATIC DISPENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Shimadzu Corporation
18153584 TEST KIT AND TEST SYSTEM Final Rejection Canon Medical Systems Corporation
18268668 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBSAMPLING A GASEOUS SUBSAMPLE FROM A MONOPHASIC FLUID FOR NOBLE GAS ANALYSIS Non-Final OA TOTALENERGIES ONETECH
18314343 OPEN FLUIDIC DEVICE FOR AUTONOMOUS DROPLET GENERATION AND RELATED METHODS OF USE FOR DROPLET FORMATION AND MANIPULATION Non-Final OA University of Washington
17793690 Microfluidic device and methods for using such device Non-Final OA Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
18273043 LIQUID HANDLING DEVICE, LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEM, AND LIQUID HANDLING METHOD Non-Final OA Enplas Corporation
18347377 TISSUE CHAMBER Non-Final OA APPLIKATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18015271 HYDROGEL-BASED PACKAGING OF 2D MATERIALS-BASED BIOSENSOR DEVICES FOR ANALYTE DETECTION AND DIAGNOSTICS Non-Final OA Grolltex, Inc.
17859932 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUID SENSING USING PASSIVE FLOW Non-Final OA SiPhox, Inc.
17794758 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT MICRODROPLET MANIPULATION Non-Final OA LIGHTCAST DISCOVERY LTD
17775539 PRESSURE-ASSISTED FLOW IN A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM Final Rejection miDiagnostics NV
18014010 PARTICLE FILTRATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PARTICLE FILTRATION Non-Final OA UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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