USPTO Examiner MARTIN ALEA NATASHA - Art Unit 1758

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18916808Method of Fitting the Standard Curve to Analyze the Enzyme Concentration by Enzyme CatalysisOctober 2024November 2025Abandon1320YesNo
18592190STABILIZED REAGENT COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THE SAMEFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2111NoNo
18144834MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING SOLUTIONS TO BIOLOGICAL MATERIALMay 2023July 2024Allow1400NoNo
18126014PHOTONIC BIOSENSORS FOR MULTIPLEXED DIAGNOSTICS AND A METHOD OF USEMarch 2023January 2026Allow3450YesNo
18090433SELF-CALIBRATING BILIRUBIN TEST CARD SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2022April 2023Allow430YesNo
17818194Optical Instruments and Systems for Forensic DNA QuantitationAugust 2022October 2023Abandon1410NoNo
17865162TEST STRIP FOR DETECTING ANALYTE IN SAMPLEJuly 2022February 2026Allow4310YesNo
17722857NANOPARTICLES FOR CHEMIRESISTOR SENSORSApril 2022September 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17641224SAMPLE PREPARATION BY TEMPERATURE GRADIENT DENATURATION AND SCALE-UP FOR DEEP N-GLYCOMIC ANALYSIS OF SERUM FOR CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS AND CE-ESI-MSMarch 2022September 2025Allow4210NoNo
17679271LATERAL FLOW TEST APPARATUSFebruary 2022January 2026Allow4740YesNo
17625856DEVELOPMENT OF BLOOD FIBROSIS MARKER FOR NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITISJanuary 2022August 2025Abandon4301NoNo
17540667APPARATUSES AND SAMPLE SWABS FOR PERFORMING RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TESTSDecember 2021January 2024Abandon2501NoNo
17456376SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING URINALYSISNovember 2021October 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17613277A SENSORNovember 2021April 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17609816DETECTION CHIP AND DETECTION SYSTEMNovember 2021February 2025Allow4011NoNo
17607309EVAPORATION COMPENSATION IN A FLUIDIC DEVICEOctober 2021May 2025Abandon4301NoNo
17601682VAPORIZER OF DECONTAMINATING AGENTSOctober 2021January 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17489920MICRO-FLUIDIC CHIPSeptember 2021February 2023Allow1610NoNo
17478154METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING TWO OR MORE ANALYTES WITHIN SMALL VOLUMESSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3411NoNo
17440024FOLDABLE DIGITAL MICROFLUIDIC (DMF) DEVICE USING FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMESeptember 2021December 2025Abandon5121NoNo
17469961Systems for Delivery of a Liquid to and Removal of a Liquid from a SampleSeptember 2021November 2025Allow5021YesNo
17407306STABILIZED REAGENT COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THE SAMEAugust 2021April 2024Allow3211NoNo
17397162MICROWAVE HEATING DEVICE FOR LAB ON A CHIPAugust 2021February 2023Allow1800NoNo
17395572MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING SOLUTIONS TO BIOLOGICAL MATERIALAugust 2021January 2023Allow1700NoNo
17380879DEVICES FOR LATERAL FLOW-BASED BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE COLLECTION AND DIAGNOSIS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2021April 2023Allow2121YesNo
17421854SAMPLE LOADING BOTTOM PLATE AND IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY DETECTION APPARATUS CONTAINING SAMPLE LOADING BOTTOM PLATEJuly 2021March 2025Allow4411NoNo
17339295DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORINGJune 2021December 2024Abandon4220YesNo
17298230IMPROVED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2021February 2026Abandon5631YesNo
17330986FLOW DEVICEMay 2021July 2024Abandon3711NoNo
17321142MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND USES THEREOFMay 2021April 2023Allow2342YesNo
17302606INTELLIGENT READER AND DATA RECORDING SYSTEM FOR BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, AND INSTANT BIOLOGICAL AND ENZYMATIC STERILIZATION INDICATORSMay 2021June 2024Abandon3711YesNo
17237711IMMUNOASSAY CUP, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND IMMUNOASSAY METHODApril 2021March 2026Abandon5941YesNo
17219527SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF A TARGET ANALYTE VIA SELF-TESTING, OBJECT SURFACES, AND THE ENVIRONMENTMarch 2021July 2024Abandon4020NoNo
17197054LIQUID HANDLING DEVICE AND LIQUID HANDLING METHODMarch 2021November 2024Abandon4430NoNo
17269957Portable Diagnostic Apparatus and the Method ThereofFebruary 2021May 2025Abandon5121NoNo
17263550Screening Test Paper Reading SystemJanuary 2021September 2025Abandon5640NoNo
17140120Acoustofluidic Platform for Fully Automated End-to-End Biological Sample ProcessingJanuary 2021August 2023Abandon3110NoNo
17124515MODIFIED METAL NANOPARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2020March 2023Allow2711NoNo
17121337SAMPLE EXTRACTION CHIP AND BIOLOGICAL REACTION DEVICEDecember 2020February 2023Allow2600NoNo
16950434TEST CONTAINER FOR EXAMINATIONNovember 2020April 2023Allow2920YesNo
17052533ANALYSIS OF URINE TEST STRIPS WITH MOBILE CAMERA ANALYSYS AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATION BY CUSTOMISING DATANovember 2020October 2022Abandon2460YesNo
17083299Apparatus and method for cell particle sorting based on microfluidic-chip flowsOctober 2020December 2024Allow5021NoNo
17082998SINGLE COPY LEVEL DETECTION OF ENTERIC VIRUSESOctober 2020September 2025Abandon5960YesNo
17049419MICROFLUDIC DEVICES FOR VALIDATING FLUIDIC UNIFORMITYOctober 2020March 2023Allow2900NoNo
17061902FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2020May 2024Abandon4330NoNo
17036002THERMAL HISTORY DETECTION LABEL AND REAGENT KITSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2710NoNo
17022611SYSTEMS AND RELATED SAMPLE LOADING MANIFOLD ASSEMBLIESSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2921YesNo
16983796Valved Cartridge and SystemAugust 2020January 2023Allow2910YesNo
16671284ANONYMIZED DIAGNOSIS VIA LATERAL FLOW ASSAYSNovember 2019February 2023Allow4020YesNo
16562104LOW COST DIABETES BREATH ANALYZER BASED ON NANOSTRUCTURED K2W7O22 MATERIALSeptember 2019January 2023Allow4020NoNo
16347607A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MOVING AND DISTRIBUTING AQUEOUS LIQUIDS AT HIGH RATES ON POROUS, NONWOVEN SUBSTRATESMay 2019August 2023Abandon5221NoNo
16332394BIOSENSOR ELECTRODES PREPARED BY PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONMarch 2019November 2022Allow4411NoNo
16086655Thermochemical Gas Sensor Using Thermoelectric Thin Film And Method Of Manufacturing The SameSeptember 2018August 2024Abandon6050NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner MARTIN, ALEA NATASHA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MARTIN, ALEA NATASHA works in Art Unit 1758 and has examined 42 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 50.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MARTIN, ALEA NATASHA's allowance rate of 50.0% places them in the 12% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MARTIN, ALEA NATASHA receive 1.83 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MARTIN, ALEA NATASHA is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MARTIN, ALEA NATASHA. This interview benefit is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 14.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 28.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 120.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 6% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 6% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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