USPTO Examiner NOGUEROLA ALEXANDER STEPHAN - Art Unit 1795

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18818481METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING HYDROGEN CHARGING MODEL FOR PIPELINE STEEL IN EQUIVALENT WET HYDROGEN SULFIDE ENVIRONMENT AND APPLICATION THEREOFAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18738534REAGENTS FOR POTENTIOMETRIC MAGNESIUM ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE SENSORS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOFJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18672910Nanopore Sensor Having A Fluidic Passage And Transistor Sensing of Local Electrical Potential At The Fluidic PassageMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18653435Isotachophoresis for Purification of Nucleic AcidsMay 2024May 2025Allow1320NoNo
18627681VOLTAMMETRIC SENSOR FOR OXYTOCIN DETECTIONApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18615566ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSOR ASSEMBLYMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18604115SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SINGLE MOLECULE DETECTIONMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18593754METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COUPON-BASED CATHODIC PROTECTION MEASUREMENTSMarch 2024October 2024Allow820YesNo
18433151NON-DESTRUCTIVE BILAYER MONITORING USING MEASUREMENT OF BILAYER RESPONSE TO ELECTRICAL STIMULUSFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18416693EVAPORATION MANAGEMENT IN DIGITAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICESJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010YesNo
18415025REUSABLE CARTRIDGE FOR CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESISJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1420NoNo
18286395ION REMOVAL APPARATUSOctober 2023April 2024Allow610NoNo
18484011MAGNESIUM ION SELECTIVE MEMBRANESOctober 2023October 2024Allow1220NoNo
18473205ENRICHMENT OF NUCLEIC ACID TARGETSSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1220NoNo
18463294METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE MECHANOCHEMICAL ACTIVATION OF METAL POWDERS IN DYNAMIC ELECTROCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2023February 2024Allow610NoNo
18272737A SOLID-CONTACT ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODEJuly 2023February 2024Allow710NoNo
18345798SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS, ISOELECTRIC POINT, AND MOLECULAR WEIGHT ANALYSISJune 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18341078ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUSJune 2023July 2024Allow1320NoNo
18340539METHOD FOR INLINE BILAYER CAPACITANCE MONITORINGJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18212467ELECTROANALYTICAL SENSOR FOR MELOXICAM DETECTIONJune 2023January 2024Allow710NoNo
18335818Electrochemical Sensing of PFAS Using Gold Nanoparticle Functionalized ElectrodesJune 2023November 2024Allow1711NoNo
18039209SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSENSING DEVICE WITH MULTILAYER GRAPHENE SHEET FOR SEQUENCING OR SENSING NUCLEIC ACIDSMay 2023August 2024Allow1510YesNo
18321251GEL ELECTROPHORESIS DIAGNOSTIC KIT AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEMay 2023July 2024Allow1420NoNo
18141641Isotachophoresis for Purification of Nucleic AcidsMay 2023February 2024Allow910NoNo
18122192GLASS ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR WITH WAFER LEVEL STACKING AND THROUGH GLASS VIA (TGV) INTERCONNECTSMarch 2023November 2023Allow801NoNo
18178130SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SINGLE MOLECULE DETECTIONMarch 2023December 2023Allow910NoNo
18165712ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSOR ASSEMBLYFebruary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18103746METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMALL MOLECULE DETECTION BY NANOPIPETTEJanuary 2023October 2023Allow820NoNo
18146834CAPILLARY ARRAY ELECTROPHORESIS-CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTION COUPLED SYSTEMDecember 2022August 2023Allow710NoNo
18145688CELL ANALYSIS USING CHEMFET SENSOR ARRAY-BASED SYSTEMSDecember 2022August 2024Allow2040NoNo
18068620NON-DESTRUCTIVE BILAYER MONITORING USING MEASUREMENT OF BILAYER RESPONSE TO ELECTRICAL STIMULUSDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18065448METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING POTASSIUM CHLORATE FROM POTASSIUM BROMATEDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010NoNo
18073603REFERENCE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTDecember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17985685BRIDGE SLING BASED ON ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION ON STEEL WIRE CORROSION AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFORNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
17976082ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST STRIP FOR MEASURING GAS pHOctober 2022June 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17967671EVAPORATION MANAGEMENT IN DIGITAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICESOctober 2022September 2023Allow1110YesNo
17935131FILTER CONTAMINATION MEASURING DEVICE, FILTER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND FILTER CONTAMINATION MEASURING METHOD USING THE SAMESeptember 2022April 2025Allow3010NoNo
17947891ELECTROCHEMICAL FET SENSORSeptember 2022December 2023Abandon1520NoNo
17932651SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANGSTROM CONFINEMENT OF TRAPPED IONSSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17930966METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE MEMBRANE PROPERTY OF AN ANALYTE SENSORSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210YesNo
17898241STRUCTURALLY REINFORCED SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110YesNo
17894975ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICEAugust 2022July 2024Allow2340NoNo
17888671GAS SENSOR ELEMENTAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17819361METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS PROVIDING GAS DETECTING APPARATUSES AND SENSING COMPONENTS WITH FILTERING ELEMENTSAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17760438ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR WITH BARRIER ISOLATING THE ELECTRODES FROM EACH OTHER AND METHOD OF FORMING THEREOFAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110YesNo
17879310Single-use disposable oxygen sensorAugust 2022July 2023Allow1220NoNo
17827080SURFACE MODIFIED ELECTRODES, AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOFMay 2022September 2022Allow410NoNo
17776969Dual Mode Scanning Optical System for Capillary ElectrophoresisMay 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17776158HORIZONTAL ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUSMay 2022May 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17732990Method For Nanopore Sensing With Local Electrical Potential MeasurementApril 2022May 2023Allow1310NoNo
17660865FUEL CELL SENSORS AND METHODS OF USING AND FABRICATING THE SAMEApril 2022October 2022Allow610NoNo
17771297ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE AND FOREIGN MATTER DETECTION METHODApril 2022February 2025Allow3410NoNo
17724909ELECTROCHEMICAL EXHAUST GAS SENSOR WITH PHOTOLYSISApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17718619Nanopore Sensor Having A Fluidic Passage For Local Electrical Potential MeasurementApril 2022December 2023Allow2110NoNo
17765434ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR FOR ANALYSIS OF BEVERAGESMarch 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17656598MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR ZIRCONIA-TYPE OXYGEN ANALYZER, MAINTENANCE SYSTEM, AND ZIRCONIA-TYPE OXYGEN ANALYZERMarch 2022February 2024Allow2210NoNo
17703859CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEMS, RELATED DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2022July 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17698263REPEATED CYCLES SQUARE WAVE VOLTAMMETRYMarch 2022October 2024Allow3120YesNo
17761453Biological Sample Analysis Device and Biological Sample Analysis MethodMarch 2022February 2025Allow3510NoNo
17642555COMBINED ELECTROCHEMICAL PHOSPHATE/pH SENSORS AND SYSTEMSMarch 2022November 2024Allow3210NoNo
17683890BASECALLING FOR STOCHASTIC SEQUENCING PROCESSESMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510YesNo
17652711PH SENSOR AND REFERENCE ELECTRODE THEREOFFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2010NoNo
17675150SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REMOTE MONITORING OF EQUIPMENTFebruary 2022February 2023Allow1210YesNo
17671472METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF STICTION BETWEEN A BRAKING ELEMENT AND AN ELEMENT TO BE BRAKEDFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2410NoNo
17634835Modularized Field-Effect Transistor BiosensorsFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3820YesNo
17666511NON-ENZYME SENSOR, NON-ENZYME SENSOR ELEMENT AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17627240AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS METHOD OF SPECIMENJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3820NoNo
17627518WATER QUALITY MEASURING SYSTEMJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17627259ION DETECTION DEVICE AND ION DETECTION METHODJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17569076DIFFERENTIAL PROBE WITH LOW-SLOPE COMPONENTJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2520YesNo
17566984REFERENCE ELECTRODEDecember 2021July 2023Allow1910NoNo
17623746SENSOR ELEMENT AND GAS SENSORDecember 2021April 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17562658Gas Sensor Device Containing Lithium GarnetDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110YesNo
17560837SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPHORETIC SEPARATION AND ANALYSIS OF ANALYTESDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17561505ANALYTE SENSORS FOR DETECTING ASPARAGINE AND ASPARTATE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2021February 2025Allow3810NoNo
17645583High Temperature Carbon Monoxide Sensor for In-situ Combustion MonitoringDecember 2021March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17557549NANOPORE DEVICE FOR REVERSIBLE ION AND MOLECULE SENSING OR MIGRATIONDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510NoNo
17556930SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHODSDecember 2021May 2023Allow1710NoNo
17555569Method to Reduce Unwanted Signals on Amperometric Sensor ResponseDecember 2021November 2024Allow3510NoNo
17555970ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSORDecember 2021December 2024Allow3610NoNo
17620257SENSOR UNIT AND CELL CULTURE ANALYSIS DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17552805CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17553285SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ANALYTES IN WATERDecember 2021March 2024Allow2720NoNo
17550163SOLID ELECTROLYTE THREE ELECTRODE ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST DEVICEDecember 2021August 2024Allow3200NoNo
17643766DETECTION REAGENTS AND ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENTS FOR MULTI-ANALYTE DIAGNOSTIC TEST ELEMENTS, AS WELL AS METHODS OF USING THE SAMEDecember 2021January 2024Allow2620YesNo
17617866SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF ANALYTE TESTINGDecember 2021February 2025Allow3811NoNo
17616982ELECTROCHEMICAL FUEL CELL, PROCESS FOR MAINTAINING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL FUEL CELL AND BREATH ALCOHOL MEASURING DEVICEDecember 2021October 2024Allow3510NoNo
17595394SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE DETERMINATIONNovember 2021December 2024Allow3710NoNo
17525730MOLECULAR PROBE FOR SELECTIVE DETECTION OF COPPER (II) IONSNovember 2021September 2024Allow3410NoNo
17610443FABRICATION METHOD OF ENZYME-FREE GLUCOSE SENSOR AND USE OF ENZYME-FREE GLUCOSE SENSOR FABRICATED BY THE SAMENovember 2021June 2023Allow1920NoNo
17520999ZWITTERION BUFFER CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS AND USES IN ELECTROANALYTICAL DEVICES AND METHODSNovember 2021September 2023Allow2210YesNo
17608925APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SORTING PARTICLESNovember 2021July 2024Allow3210NoNo
16972540CROSSLINKER COMPRISING GENIPIN FOR USE IN PREPARATION OF SENSING FILM OR DIFFUSION CONTROL FILM OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORNovember 2021October 2024Allow4611NoNo
17514631ELECTROCHEMICAL FET SENSOROctober 2021May 2022Allow710NoNo
17606919GRAPHENE NANOPORE DEVICE FOR SEQUENCING NUCLEIC ACIDSOctober 2021May 2025Allow4310NoNo
17606002ELECTROCHEMICAL pH SENSOROctober 2021November 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17605558DIELECTROPHORETIC IMMOBILIZATION OF A PARTICLE IN PROXIMITY TO A CAVITY FOR INTERFACINGOctober 2021December 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17594538LIQUID SENSOR ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUS, AND METHODSOctober 2021August 2024Allow3410NoNo
17493125BIOSENSOROctober 2021January 2023Allow1510NoNo
17600313DETECTION APPARATUS AND DATA COLLECTION METHODSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
1
(33.3%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(66.7%)
Reversal Percentile
85.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 66.7% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
23
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(26.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(73.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.7%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 26.1% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN works in Art Unit 1795 and has examined 869 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN's allowance rate of 83.3% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN receive 1.51 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 37% 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 NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 40% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -3.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN. This interview benefit is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 61% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 69.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 82.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 71.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 63% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 10.6% of allowed cases (in the 96% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 62% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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