Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1674 1699 1700 1773 1798

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
453
Total Applications
+68.1%
Interview Lift
1175
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 402 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
38.9%
§103 Obviousness
35.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18671317 Systems and Methods for Automated Analysis Non-Final OA Abbott Molecular Inc.
18450720 IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC ASSAY APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17906554 COMPACT CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM WITH PLANAR SAMPLE TRANSPORT Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18141179 METHODS OF ENGULFING PARTICLES AND DEVICES FOR PRACTICING SAME Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18490491 MULTI-DIMENSIONAL POLYMER SCAFFOLDS FOR NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSES Non-Final OA Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
18586662 AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18285334 Conveying Device, and Analyte Analysis System Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18007598 Automatic Analysis Apparatus Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17798672 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17797035 Automatic Analysis Device Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17794998 AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CLEANING METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18557564 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17912189 INTERMITTENT WARMING OF A BIOLOGIC SAMPLE INCLUDING A NUCLEIC ACID Non-Final OA HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
18535492 AUTOMATED VOLUMETRIC REAGENT DELIVERY TESTING Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18574424 A Paper-Based Sensor Non-Final OA AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH

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