Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: XU, XIAOYUN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758 1777 1797

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Xiaoyun Xu works in Art Unit 1758 of Tech Center 1700. She has a large volume of 1180 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 60.0%. The median days to allowance is 1184, which reflects the thorough nature of examinations in this technical field. These metrics indicate a highly experienced examiner with a consistent and balanced approach to patentability. Practitioners should find the 60.0% allowance rate to be a reliable indicator of the examiner's standards.

The interview lift is 31.8%. This high lift across a large number of cases indicates that interviews are a very reliable way to improve the chances of success and overcome rejections. Practitioners should consider interviews a standard part of their prosecution strategy with this examiner. The 1180 resolved cases provide a very strong statistical foundation for these observations. Given the 1184-day median to allowance, utilizing the 31.8% lift is a critical tactical choice for advancing cases. Overall, the data points to an examiner who is very responsive to oral advocacy and direct engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
-5.0% vs TC avg
1,221
Total Applications
+31.8%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1180 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
65.4%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18753283 NANOSCALE MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER THIN FILMS FOR SMALL MOLECULE DETECTION Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18703571 Assay Device and Method for Measuring Sodium Concentration in Blood Using Ion-Cryptand Complex Depletion Non-Final OA Google LLC
18495188 METHOD FOR ASSESSING QUALITY OF AMINE-BASED SHALE INHIBITORS Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18698764 CELL ISOLATION AND REAGENT EXCHANGE IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Non-Final OA MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
18451614 NONIONIC, REDOX-CLEAVABLE SURFACTANT FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY-BASED PROTEOMICS AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18449082 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18694281 METABOLITE BIOMARKERS FOR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC CYSTS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18628195 AUTOMATED OPTICAL MICROPIPETTE ELECTRODE GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18679036 PHOTOSTABLE DETECTABLE COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
17930471 HIGH-THROUGHPUT AND MASS-SPECTROMETRY-BASED METHOD FOR QUANTITATING ANTIBODIES AND OTHER Fc-CONTAINING PROTEINS Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17870368 NATIVE MICROFLUIDIC CE-MS ANALYSIS OF ANTIBODY CHARGE HETEROGENEITY Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17684674 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING AND MODIFYING PROTEIN VISCOSITY Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18314944 METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ON VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR, MEASUREMENT SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD, AND REAGENT KIT Non-Final OA SYSMEX CORPORATION
18517981 SAMPLE ANALYSIS DEVICE, SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD, PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE AND PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS METHOD Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18145602 METHODS FOR THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18018460 METHOD FOR MEASURING PHARMACOKINETICS OF AGENT LABELED WITH NON-RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE Final Rejection Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
18639834 INSTRUMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISSECTING A BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN ON A SLIDE Non-Final OA Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
18498342 Gas Flow Chamber Device and Method of ATR Infrared Spectroscopy for Monitoring Chemical Reactions in Controlled Environments Final Rejection Morgan State University
18566478 NOVEL METHOD FOR MEASURING CHOLESTEROL EFFLUX CAPACITY Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY
18462752 OFF-CHIP PRESSURE-CONTROLLED CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDIC FRACTIONATION Non-Final OA National Research Council of Canada
18002303 METHODS OF MEASURING CARFILZOMIB Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
18700312 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EARLY DETECTION OF BOVINE MASTITIS USING ENHANCED CHEMILUMINESCENCE Non-Final OA The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization
18156846 LIGHT ENERGY FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION Final Rejection Illumina, Inc.
18643723 Method for Stabilizing Hemoglobin and Reagents for Performing the Same Non-Final OA Exact Sciences Corporation
18697168 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHODS OF DETERMINING HOMEOSTATIC PERTURBATIONS Non-Final OA The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human

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