Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1637 1656 1681

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.9%
Allow Rate
+0.9% vs TC avg
902
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
1312
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 857 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
37.1%
§103 Obviousness
30.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18705695 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17768527 BIOMATERIAL SENSOR SYSTEMS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18462354 METHODS OF IDENTIFYING COMBINATIONS OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18438896 INCREASING CAPTURE EFFICIENCY OF SPATIAL ASSAYS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18723184 SUPPRESSION OF NON-SPECIFIC SIGNALS BY EXONUCLEASES IN FISH EXPERIMENT Non-Final OA CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18433250 Methods for Detecting Target Analytes Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17866240 STOICHIOMETRIC EXPRESSION OF MESSENGER POLYCISTRONS Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
18700676 MEMBRANE-EMBEDDED NANOPORE AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
17758415 TRANSPOSITION-BASED DIAGNOSTICS METHODS AND DEVICES Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
17788781 GUIDED EXCISION-TRANSPOSITION SYSTEMS Final Rejection MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18714695 ASSAY Non-Final OA CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
18261812 COMPOSITIONS, KITS AND METHODS FOR DIRECT AMPLIFICATION FROM CRUDE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Final Rejection LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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