Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN

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

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.4%
Allow Rate
-2.6% vs TC avg
956
Total Applications
+42.6%
Interview Lift
1277
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 923 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
37.7%
§103 Obviousness
32.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19556097 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SLIDE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Zomedica Inc.
18484684 CHEMICAL SENSOR SYSTEM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17754525 PIPETTE TIPS, PIPETTE ASSEMBLIES, ASPIRATION AND DISPENSE SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF PREVENTING PIPETTE TIP STICTION Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18645626 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18033575 AUTOMATIC ANALYZER Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
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
18549077 PICOSCALE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY FOR ANALYSIS OF SINGLE CELLS AND MICROSAMPLES Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
18141688 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CORROSION TESTING Final Rejection The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18046575 INTEGRATED NUCLEIC ACID LOOP-MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION AND MOBILE DEVICE SYSTEM Final Rejection National Taiwan University
18923397 HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE, HEATING DEVICE, AND PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection Yokogawa Electric Corporation
17801672 LARGE VOLUME SEPARATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Biotage AB

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