Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN

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

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.6%
Allow Rate
-2.4% vs TC avg
950
Total Applications
+42.3%
Interview Lift
1277
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 915 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
62.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.0%
§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
17933002 REPLACEABLE FLUID SAMPLING CARTRIDGE FOR CAPTURING A FLUID SAMPLE IN A FLUID SAMPLING SYSTEM Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18484684 CHEMICAL SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18645626 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18558412 AUTOMATIC CHEMICAL ANALYZER, AUTOMATIC CHEMICAL ANALYZER MAINTENANCE KIT, AND AUTOMATIC CHEMICAL ANALYZER MAINTENANCE METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18138301 PARTICLE SORTER NOZZLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18172685 DEVICE FOR TESTING OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18913344 CONTAINER STRUCTURE AND FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Pukyong National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
17754525 PIPETTE TIPS, PIPETTE ASSEMBLIES, ASPIRATION AND DISPENSE SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF PREVENTING PIPETTE TIP STICTION Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18713525 A BIOREACTOR COMPRISING A BAFFLE Non-Final OA Oribiotech LTD
18669420 DEVICES, METHODS, AND KITS FOR PREPARING A CELL SUSPENSION Final Rejection AVITA Medical Americas, LLC
17801672 LARGE VOLUME SEPARATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Biotage AB
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

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