Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1773 1797 1798 2857 2881

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.7%
Allow Rate
-2.3% vs TC avg
948
Total Applications
+42.4%
Interview Lift
1283
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 912 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
35.4%
§103 Obviousness
30.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17791187 METHODS OF PRESERVING TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18484684 CHEMICAL SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18549077 PICOSCALE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY FOR ANALYSIS OF SINGLE CELLS AND MICROSAMPLES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
18923397 HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE, HEATING DEVICE, AND PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
17933002 REPLACEABLE FLUID SAMPLING CARTRIDGE FOR CAPTURING A FLUID SAMPLE IN A FLUID SAMPLING SYSTEM Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
17278541 Automatic Analyzer Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18172685 DEVICE FOR TESTING OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18151274 SPECIMEN TRANSFER DEVICE AND SPECIMEN TESTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sysmex Corporation
18979861 SINGLE-USE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER Non-Final OA Bionter AG
18713525 A BIOREACTOR COMPRISING A BAFFLE Non-Final OA Oribiotech LTD
18141688 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CORROSION TESTING Non-Final OA The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
17754525 PIPETTE TIPS, PIPETTE ASSEMBLIES, ASPIRATION AND DISPENSE SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF PREVENTING PIPETTE TIP STICTION Final Rejection Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18669420 DEVICES, METHODS, AND KITS FOR PREPARING A CELL SUSPENSION Final Rejection AVITA Medical Americas, LLC
18275308 Improved Thermocycled Multistep Reactions Device Non-Final OA QUANTOOM BIOSCIENCES FRANCE SAS
18258451 Automated Cell Culture Device Non-Final OA MEDIGEN BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.
18200287 CONTAINER FOR COLLECTING, TRANSPORTING AND STORING A BIOLOGICAL TISSUE SAMPLE Final Rejection MILESTONE s.r.l.
18199880 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF A LABWARE FROM A THERMAL BLOCK Non-Final OA Opentrons Lab Works Inc.
18178714 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOAD BALANCING SPECIMEN CONTAINERS WITHIN DETECTION INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA bioMérieux, Inc.
18042066 AUTOMATED INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS COMMERCIAL-SCALE PLASMID PRODUCTION Non-Final OA GenScript USA Inc.
17413730 PIPETTING HEAD, PIPETTING DEVICE COMPRISING A PIPETTING HEAD, AND METHOD FOR PIPETTING USING A PIPETTING HEAD Final Rejection Eppendorf AG
16841919 Apparatus and Methods for Processing and Cataloging of Samples Non-Final OA VistaPath Biosystems Inc.

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