Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17133163 | Device with Flow Features for Sample Processing and Method of Use | December 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17253613 | METHOD FOR DETECTING BACTERIA ACCORDING TO THE GRAM SIGNAL THEREOF IN A COMPLEX SAMPLE | December 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 54 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17120798 | ASSAY DEVICE HAVING A WASH PORT | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16953601 | DEVICE FOR LOCATING BIOLOGICAL OBJECTS | November 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17090383 | METHOD AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE FOR RAPID DETECTION OF TARGET BIOMOLECULES WITH ENHANCED SENSITIVITY | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17067760 | ANALYTICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING SAMPLE MANAGEMENT MODULE AND METHOD THEREOF | October 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17035130 | PHOTONIC BLOOD TYPING | September 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16982500 | COMPOSITION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES | September 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17020628 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIONS | September 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16993601 | METHOD OF TARGET MOLECULE CHARACTERISATION USING A MOLECULAR PORE | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16913393 | COATINGS WITH IMMOBILIZED AFFINITY LIGANDS AND ENZYMES AND USE THEREOF IN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY ASSAYS | June 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16957594 | A SENSOR BODY FOR BINDING AND/OR ENRICHING AND/OR DETECTING AN ANALYTE IN A SAMPLE | June 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16896034 | Assay Device Having Controllable Sample Size | June 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16892642 | Methods of Producing Patient-Specific Anti-Cancer Therapeutics and Methods of Treatment Therefor | June 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16758731 | AN INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC ELECTRODE ARRAY SYSTEM FOR ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNO-SORBENT ASSAY (EASY-ELISA) FOR POINT-OF-CARE DETECTION OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOMARKERS | April 2020 | June 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16849811 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND KITS FOR IN-PEN ASSAYS | April 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16836630 | H-FIELD IMAGER FOR ASSAYS | March 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16650218 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN IN VITRO LYMPH NODE | March 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16814076 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD INCLUDING MICRO-PATTERNED CELL TREATMENT ARRAY | March 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16645535 | METHOD FOR GENERATING MICRO SAMPLES AND GENERATION CHIP | March 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16645285 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS | March 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16644148 | NANOSENSOR METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINATION OF ANALYTES | March 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 56 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16807567 | DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION DEVICE OF CIRCULATING TUMOR CELL | March 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16806463 | NOVEL ASSAYS FOR DETECTING ANALYTES IN SAMPLES AND KITS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED THERETO | March 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16643234 | PARTICLE CAPTURING CHAMBER, PARTICLE CAPTURING CHIP, PARTICLE CAPTURING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PARTICLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM | February 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16636795 | ASSAY METHODS FOR IMPROVED ANALYTE DETECTION | February 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16780508 | ENZYME QUANTIFICATION | February 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16751114 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTEGRATING ANALYTE EXTRACTION, CONCENTRATION AND DETECTION | January 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16735604 | LATERAL FLOW TEST STRIP ASSAY FOR OSTEOPOROSIS | January 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16624643 | BIOSENSOR FOR DETECTING A SINGLE MAGNETIC LABEL | December 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16621185 | Homogeneous Assay | December 2019 | August 2024 | Allow | 56 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16686770 | Multimeric Protein Purity Determination | November 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16614573 | DETECTION OF BIOMARKERS USING PLASMONIC GRATINGS | November 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16614112 | PARTICLE TRAPPING DEVICE AND PARTICLE TRAPPING METHOD | November 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16683798 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES HAVING ISOLATION PENS AND METHODS OF TESTING BIOLOGICAL MICRO-OBJECTS WITH SAME | November 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16680278 | OPTICAL BIOSENSOR REFERENCING METHOD | November 2019 | November 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16609115 | AUTOMATED IMMUNOASSAY DEVICE AND METHOD USING LARGE MAGNETIC PARTICLE COMPLEX | October 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16605780 | THERMALLY CONTROLLED REAGENT RELEASE | October 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16500948 | Device and Method For The Continuous Trapping of Circulating Tumor Cells | October 2019 | November 2022 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16499254 | METHODS FOR THE FILTRATION OF SMALL-VOLUME HETEROGENEOUS SUSPENSIONS IN A DIGITAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE | September 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16492442 | IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST PIECE FOR EXTRACTING AND MEASURING SUGAR CHAIN ANTIGEN, WHICH IS CAPABLE OF PREVENTING NON-SPECIFIC REACTION | September 2019 | February 2024 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16543512 | Microfluidic System and Method for Real-Time Measurement of Antibody-Antigen Binding and Analyte Detection | August 2019 | October 2023 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16468357 | Measuring System and Manufacturing Process of Such a Measuring System | June 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16430037 | METHOD FOR DETECTING COLIFORM BACTERIA CONTAINED IN MILK | June 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16461480 | Multiplex Hybrid Microfluidics Analyte Detection Systems | May 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16340853 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE INCUBATION OF SAMPLES, SPECIMENS AND REAGENTS USING LASERS | April 2019 | February 2023 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16326363 | BLOOD UNIT TESTS KIT | February 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16137150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL ESCALATION AND INTERVENTION THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF A REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC TEST | September 2018 | January 2024 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16070368 | Micro-fluidic device for selective sorting of highly motile and morphologically normal sperm from unprocessed semen | July 2018 | November 2022 | Allow | 52 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15802989 | ULTRA-FAST PATHOGEN TOXIN DETECTION ASSAY BASED ON MICROWAVE-ACCELERATED METAL-ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE | November 2017 | May 2018 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15787991 | REAGENT ZONE DEPOSITION PATTERN | October 2017 | January 2018 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15787638 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTEGRATING ANALYTE EXTRACTION, CONCENTRATION AND DETECTION | October 2017 | February 2018 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15696469 | Sieve Valves, Microfluidic Circuits, Microfluidic Devices, Kits, and Methods for Isolating an Analyte | September 2017 | April 2018 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15671422 | MICROWELL ARRAY ARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE | August 2017 | September 2017 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15667568 | BIOMOLECULE ISOLATION | August 2017 | August 2018 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15652665 | Nanodiamond counting | July 2017 | November 2017 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15618225 | ROTATABLE FLUID SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE | June 2017 | April 2018 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15616740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING COMPONENTS OF A MIXTURE INCLUDING A VALVING SCHEME FOR COMPETITION ASSAYS | June 2017 | July 2017 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15615568 | MICRO-DEVICES FOR IMPROVED DISEASE DETECTION | June 2017 | June 2018 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15611527 | Suspension Container for Binding Particles for the Isolation of Biological Material | June 2017 | November 2017 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15493273 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD INCLUDING MICRO-PATTERNED CELL TREATMENT ARRAY | April 2017 | December 2017 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15443426 | FLOW CONTROL IN MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS | February 2017 | August 2017 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15436585 | PHOTONIC BLOOD TYPING | February 2017 | May 2018 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15392412 | METHODS FOR DETECTING A BIOMARKER BY ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTROKINETICS | December 2016 | March 2017 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15228491 | SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION IN SOLUTION-BASED PLASMONIC SPECIFIC-BINDING PARTNER ASSAYS | August 2016 | July 2017 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15212636 | Method For Using Nanodiamonds To Detect Nearby Magnetic Nanoparticles | July 2016 | December 2016 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15209616 | CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS | July 2016 | April 2017 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15172096 | MICROFABRICATED QLIDA BIOSENSORS WITH AN EMBEDDED HEATING AND MIXING ELEMENT | June 2016 | July 2018 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15087684 | SIEVE VALVES, MICROFLUIDIC CIRCUITS, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES, KITS, AND METHODS FOR ISOLATING AN ANALYTE | March 2016 | May 2017 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15073518 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2016 | April 2018 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15066426 | METHODS OF AND DEVICES FOR CAPTURING CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS | March 2016 | October 2016 | Abandon | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15001589 | CELL ANALYSIS BY MASS CYTOMETRY | January 2016 | May 2016 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14976318 | MAGNETIC IMMUNOSENSOR AND METHOD OF USE | December 2015 | January 2018 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14923289 | CELL SORTER SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2015 | June 2016 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14878760 | FILTRATION DEVICE FOR ASSAYS | October 2015 | July 2018 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14877411 | MICROWELL ARRAY ARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE | October 2015 | June 2017 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 14869718 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING TSH | September 2015 | March 2018 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 14775860 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND COUNTING RARE CELLS IN BLOOD | September 2015 | April 2018 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14851883 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND KITS FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE IN A SAMPLE | September 2015 | April 2018 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14774658 | PLASMONIC SUBSTRATE FOR MULTIPLEX ASSESSMENT OF TYPE 1 DIABETES | September 2015 | May 2018 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 14828238 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING PARTICLES | August 2015 | January 2016 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14819893 | LATERAL FLOW ASSAY DEVICE | August 2015 | May 2018 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 14814808 | SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT METHOD | July 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14808939 | Reconfigurable microfluidic systems: Scalable, multiplexed immunoassays | July 2015 | June 2017 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14798103 | Microfluidic Devices and Methods for Separating and Detecting Constituents in a Fluid Sample | July 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14793538 | KITS AND METHODS FOR CYANIDE DETECTION | July 2015 | September 2016 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14737195 | BIOSENSOR HAVING DECOUPLED CAPTURE CHAMBER AND DETECTION CHAMBER, USING PARTICLE AGGREGATION AND SIZE-SEPARATION | June 2015 | January 2018 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14649646 | Reference and Normalisation Method for Use With Bead-Based Immunoassays in a Microfluidic Disc | June 2015 | October 2017 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 14722510 | SENSING DEVICE, AND SENSING SYSTEM AND SENSING METHOD USING THE SAME | May 2015 | March 2018 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14703120 | SELF-LOADING MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | May 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14434312 | CENTRIPETAL MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM FOR LALREACTIVE SUBSTANCES TESTING | April 2015 | May 2018 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14669801 | ANALYZER AND IMMUNOASSAY METHOD | March 2015 | September 2017 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14669840 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND SAMPLE ANALYZING METHOD | March 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 14667249 | SENSOR CHIP, DETECTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DETECTING TARGET SUBSTANCE IN ANALYTE | March 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14642487 | AUTOMATED BLOTTING USING SLIDING DEVICES | March 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14425128 | A SENSOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF SAMPLING | March 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14641022 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTEGRATING ANALYTE EXTRACTION, CONCENTRATION AND DETECTION | March 2015 | July 2017 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14634209 | LATERAL FLOW BLOTTING ASSAY | February 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14617372 | SUSPENSION CONTAINER FOR BINDING PARTICLES FOR THE ISOLATION OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL | February 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14417038 | DISPOSABLE TEST DEVICE | January 2015 | June 2017 | Abandon | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GIERE, REBECCA M.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 27.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner GIERE, REBECCA M works in Art Unit 1677 and has examined 292 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner GIERE, REBECCA M's allowance rate of 70.2% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GIERE, REBECCA M receive 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GIERE, REBECCA M is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +37.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GIERE, REBECCA M. This interview benefit is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 26.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 88.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 68.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 55% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 4.9% of allowed cases (in the 82% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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