Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1758 1773 1797 1798 2857 2881

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Patricia Kathryn Wright has a history in Art Unit 1758 and Tech Center 2800, with 925 resolved cases. Her allowance rate of 65.3 percent provides a baseline for expectations in these proceedings. However, the prosecution process involves a duration shown by a median days to allowance of 1277. This duration suggests that applicants should be prepared for the time required to reach a final resolution in Tech Center 2800.

A metric for this examiner is the interview lift of 42.6 percent. This figure indicates that applications involving an interview are more likely to be granted than the 65.3 percent baseline. Given the 1277-day median duration, interviews may be a tactic to navigate the examination process for the 925 cases she manages. The 42.6 percent lift suggests that direct communication is impactful in Art Unit 1758.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

65.3%
Allow Rate
-2.7% vs TC avg
958
Total Applications
+42.6%
Interview Lift
1277
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 925 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
37.9%
§103 Obviousness
32.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19556097 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SLIDE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Zomedica Inc.
18666937 CELL CULTURE DEVICE, KIT FOR CELL CULTURE, AND CELL CULTURE METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18484684 CHEMICAL SENSOR SYSTEM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18672549 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RUN-TIME SEQUENCING RUN QUALITY MONITORING Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
17791187 METHODS OF PRESERVING TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17754525 PIPETTE TIPS, PIPETTE ASSEMBLIES, ASPIRATION AND DISPENSE SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF PREVENTING PIPETTE TIP STICTION Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18723771 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18717570 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18645626 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18698402 Automatic Analyzer and Abnormality Determination Method for the Same Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18923397 HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE, HEATING DEVICE, AND PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18692099 CENTERING HOLDER FOR CENTERING ONE SAMPLE TUBE Non-Final OA Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18138301 PARTICLE SORTER NOZZLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18800304 CELL PICKING DEVICE Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18692546 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON ANALYZER Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18723016 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARRYING OUT HIGHLY MULTIPLEXED BIOANALYSES Non-Final OA Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc.
17742726 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection WOTA CORP.
18549077 PICOSCALE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY FOR ANALYSIS OF SINGLE CELLS AND MICROSAMPLES Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
17928483 LOW INTENSITY VIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOPROCESSING Final Rejection THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
18580678 ASSEMBLED ANALYSIS SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SEEGENE. INC.
18759367 SYSTEMS AND RELATED REAGENT CARTRIDGE QUEUING METHODS Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18294719 SEQUENCING SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING THREE- DIMENSIONAL SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA MGI Tech Co., Ltd.
18713525 A BIOREACTOR COMPRISING A BAFFLE Final Rejection Oribiotech LTD
18681272 OUTLET VALVE FOR A CONTAINER Non-Final OA Oribiotech LTD
17906019 CELL CULTURE CONTAINER Non-Final OA Oribiotech LTD

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