USPTO Examiner ALABI OYELEYE A - Art Unit 1797

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18747878MULTIPLEXED BEAD-BASED ANALYTICAL ASSAYSJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18733911Fabry Perot Interferometry for Measuring Cell ViabilityJune 2024August 2025Allow1411YesNo
18665917HIGH-THROUGHPUT MICROFLUIDIC CHIP HAVING PARALLELIZED CONSTRICTIONS FOR PERTURBING CELL MEMBRANESMay 2024August 2025Allow1521NoNo
18643880BIOMARKERS FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSISApril 2024August 2025Allow1610YesNo
18633852TEMPERATURE CONTROL ON DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS DEVICEApril 2024December 2024Allow810NoNo
18607070SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE SAMPLE PROCESSINGMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18604002SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF FREE THIOLMarch 2024November 2024Allow800YesNo
18597605SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO CONTINUOUS FLOW DROPLET REACTIONMarch 2024March 2025Allow1200NoNo
18585915Sensor and Method for Detecting Target MoleculesFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1311NoNo
18438938ELECTRONIC-SENSING & MAGNETIC-MODULATION (ESMM) BIOSENSOR FOR PHAGOCYTOSIS QUANTIFICATION IN PATHOGENIC INFECTIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18530661ISOLATION METHOD FOR ISOLATING TARGET PARTICLES FROM LIQUID SAMPLESDecember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18491652FIBER SUBSTRATE-BASED FLUIDIC ANALYTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEOctober 2023February 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18285085BENCHTOP INSTRUMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR SAMPLE DEPOSITION AND STAININGSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3000NoNo
18243540FLUID TRANSFER DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED FLOW-BASED ASSAY AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMESeptember 2023January 2026Allow2911NoNo
18459997SOLVENT RESERVOIR CONFIGURATION FOR STEADY FLOW AND MONITORING SOLVENT LEVEL AND DENSITYSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18265816METHOD FOR DETECTING PARTICULATE SUBSTANCE BY IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY, AND KIT FOR THE SAMEJune 2023March 2026Allow3300YesNo
18258993DETECTION METHOD USING BOTH FLUORESCENCE AND CHEMILUMINESCENCE LABELSJune 2023January 2026Allow3000YesNo
18258592DETERMINING INTERFERENCE CRITICALITY BASED ON ANALYTE AND CELL-FREE HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATIONSJune 2023March 2026Allow3300YesNo
18258722MICRO-COLUMN GEL CARD, SAMPLE ADDING MECHANISM AND METHODJune 2023January 2026Allow3100YesNo
18143726POSITIONALLY PRECISE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF SHALLOW LUMINESCENT CENTERS THROUGH FORSTER RESONANT ENERGY TRANSFER (FRET) DRIVEN SURFACE PHOTOCHEMISTRYMay 2023January 2026Allow3301NoNo
18310615ANALYSIS METHOD AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS EACH EMPLOYING MEASUREMENT BASED ON POLARIZATION ANISOTROPYMay 2023October 2025Allow3000YesNo
18140891FLUORESCENT ELLMAN ASSAY FOR FREE THIOL DETECTIONApril 2023December 2025Allow3200YesNo
18250787SYSTEM AND A DEVICE FOR DETECTING A TARGET ANALYTEApril 2023March 2026Allow3401NoNo
18029567METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET SUBSTANCE, FLUID DEVICE, AND KITApril 2023November 2025Allow3200YesNo
18302183TEMPERATURE CONTROL ON DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS DEVICEApril 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18133651TWO PHASE INDICATOR DISPLACEMENT ASSAYApril 2023February 2026Allow3401YesNo
18298971SAMPLE COLLECTION KIT INCLUDING CAP HAVING SELECTIVELY MOVABLE SLEEVEApril 2023February 2024Allow1010YesNo
18187372MULTIPLEXED BEAD-BASED ANALYTICAL ASSAYSMarch 2023July 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18120537APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SORTING MICROFLUIDIC PARTICLESMarch 2023January 2024Allow1101NoNo
18174089SPIRAL INERTIAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHODS TO REMOVE CONTAMINANTSFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18112938Method and System for Imaging and Analysis of a Biological SpecimenFebruary 2023February 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18022350BIOSENSOR USING PARTICLE MOTIONFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3301YesNo
18111342SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO CONTINUOUS FLOW DROPLET REACTIONFebruary 2023March 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18168662COLORED REAGENT COMPLEX AND METHOD OF DETECTING A RUST REMOVING AGENT IN METAL WORKING FLUIDS USING THE SAMEFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3401NoNo
18107887SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING FLUIDIC ACCESS TO A FLOW CELLFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1420NoNo
18016510MICROPARTICLE SORTING DEVICE AND MICROPARTICLE SORTING METHODJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3510NoNo
18151011DETERMINING A BULK CONCENTRATION OF A TARGET IN A SAMPLE USING A DIGITAL ASSAY WITH COMPARTMENTS HAVING NONUNIFORM VOLUMESJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1720YesNo
18093556FLAME IONIZATION DETECTOR IGNITION AIDJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3510NoNo
18078153SILANE-FLUOROPHORE COMPLEX INDICATOR FLUORIDE MEASUREMENTDecember 2022December 2025Allow3610YesNo
17928377DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CYTOGENETIC ANALYSISNovember 2022February 2026Allow3801NoNo
18000163LONG-TERM DRY STORAGE OF ENZYME-BASED REAGENTS IN A POROUS MATRIXNovember 2022January 2026Allow3720YesNo
17928198Printing Droplets Containing Biological MaterialNovember 2022November 2025Allow3500YesNo
17994322COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING CYSTEINENovember 2022August 2023Allow800YesNo
17999784ELEMENT ANALYSIS METHOD, ELEMENT ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR ELEMENT ANALYSIS DEVICENovember 2022July 2025Allow3200YesNo
17988073METHOD OF OPERATING A LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY ARRANGEMENT, A LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY ARRANGEMENT, AND A CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEMNovember 2022November 2025Allow4610YesNo
18056150AUTOMATED SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION USING FILTER TIPSNovember 2022January 2025Allow2600NoNo
17983401DETECTION PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABUSED DRUGSNovember 2022September 2025Allow3400YesNo
17922349RAPID DIAGNOSTICS FOR ANALYTE/BIOMARKER DETECTION BY RAMAN TECHNOLOGY WITH NON-SPECTROMETER RAMAN MEASUREMENT SYSTEMOctober 2022December 2025Allow3810NoNo
18045386METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING 2-DIMENSIONAL DROP ARRAYSOctober 2022March 2024Allow1701YesNo
17960063DETECTION SYSTEM AND A PORTABLE DETECTION DEVICEOctober 2022November 2025Allow3710YesNo
17995181METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIATING DESTRUCTIVE THYROIDITIS FROM OTHER PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONSSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710NoNo
17951558POWDER COMPOSITION, KIT, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ORTHOPHOSPHATE CONCENTRATIONSeptember 2022March 2026Allow4220YesNo
17948317METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TRACE AMOUNTS OF COPPER AND SILVER IN WATERSeptember 2022June 2023Allow900YesNo
17945558SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF INTEGRATED AIR QUALITY MONITORINGSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4010NoNo
17932340ANALYSIS METHODSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3600NoNo
17910926DRUG DETECTION USING COBALT THIOCYANATE AND EOSIN YSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2911NoNo
17941237AUTONOMOUS MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SAMPLE PREPARATIONSeptember 2022May 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17910733INDICATOR RAPIDLY RESPONDING TO SUBTLE PH CHANGESeptember 2022September 2025Allow3620NoNo
17909563ANTENNAS WITH ION CLUSTER TYPE SENSORSSeptember 2022February 2026Abandon4110NoNo
17798234Automatic AnalyzerAugust 2022August 2025Allow3710NoNo
17796054AUTOMATED LIPID EXCHANGE-MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2022November 2025Allow4001YesNo
17794629METHOD FOR DETECTING TCEP CONTENT IN ADC BY LC-MS/MSJuly 2022May 2025Allow3400NoNo
17868777SAMPLE COLLECTION KIT INCLUDING CAP HAVING SELECTIVELY MOVABLE SLEEVEJuly 2022December 2022Allow500NoNo
17794027DNA EXTRACTION METHOD AND NAIL PROCESSORJuly 2022July 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17864246System for Analyzing a Test Sample and Method ThereforJuly 2022November 2022Allow400NoNo
17863260MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE HAVING PARTIALLY ENCLOSED MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL AND USE THEREOFJuly 2022February 2023Allow700YesNo
17792294COLORIMETRIC QUANTIFICATION OF CORROSION INHIBITOR COMPOUNDS IN INDUSTRIAL FLUIDSJuly 2022November 2025Allow4011NoNo
17811173PH-REVERSIBLE LEUCO-BODIPY PROBE FOR IN SITU VISUALIZATION OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AND THEIR SECRETION FROM LIVING CELLSJuly 2022November 2025Allow4010NoNo
17850242ELECTROWETTING ON DIELECTRIC (EWOD) DEVICE TO PERFORM LIQUID-TO-LIQUID EXTRACTION (LLE) OF BIOMOLECULES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE EWOD DEVICEJune 2022December 2022Allow600YesNo
17787991Method For Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease Spectrum Neurocognitive Disorders From Tear Sample, And Solution And Diagnostic Kit Useful In The MethodJune 2022January 2026Allow4301NoNo
17786163MASS CYTOMETRY REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL AMPLIFICATIONJune 2022November 2025Allow4110YesNo
17785339Selective and High-Resolution Printing of Single CellsJune 2022January 2026Allow4310NoNo
17832095APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SORTING MICROFLUIDIC PARTICLESJune 2022November 2022Allow500NoNo
17781848SENSOR, MEASUREMENT DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH, SENSOR UNIT, CELL CULTURE ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND LIQUID SAMPLE MEASUREMENT METHODJune 2022December 2025Abandon4201NoNo
17781283METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT RELEASE, LABELING, AND ANALYSIS OF O-GLYCANS PRESENT ON A GLYCOCONJUGATEMay 2022June 2025Allow3700YesNo
17827614SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO CONTINUOUS FLOW DROPLET REACTIONMay 2022November 2022Allow600NoNo
17756496SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEMOSTATIC ANALYSISMay 2022April 2025Allow3400YesNo
17779247CHROMATOGRAPHIC COLUMN HAVING STATIONARY PHASE THICKNESS GRADIENTMay 2022May 2025Allow3600NoNo
17664594VALVELESS FLUIDIC SWITCHING FLOWCHIP AND USES THEREOFMay 2022July 2023Allow1410YesNo
17747001Automated Point-of-Care Devices for Complex Sample Processing and Methods of Use ThereofMay 2022April 2024Allow2311YesNo
17747420NANOPORE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAMEMay 2022April 2025Allow3500NoNo
17744283RAPID BLOOD TESTING SYSTEMMay 2022July 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17775701AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICEMay 2022July 2025Allow3801YesNo
17773928PROBE CHAMBER FOR INLINE MEASUREMENTSMay 2022January 2026Allow4511YesNo
17770846Device and Method for Determination of a Catalyst State in a Chemical ReactorApril 2022February 2026Allow4610YesNo
17770355SYSTEMS AND APPROACHES FOR DRUG DELIVERYApril 2022December 2025Allow4411NoNo
17721572PREPROCESSING DEVICE, PREPROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMApril 2022January 2024Allow2100YesNo
17714315MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REVERSING A FLOW THROUGH A MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELApril 2022October 2022Allow700YesNo
17712735INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FABRICATIONApril 2022September 2024Allow2920NoNo
17754473METHOD FOR RE-USING TEST PROBE AND REAGENTS IN BIOCHEMICAL ASSAY BASED ON INTERFEROMETRYApril 2022April 2025Allow3700NoNo
17702860Apparatus and Methods for Controlled Drug Waste Diversion DetectionMarch 2022July 2023Allow1600YesNo
17762945COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF DETECTING ANALYTESMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4401NoNo
17691214METERED VOLUME MICROFLUIDIC DEVICESMarch 2022January 2024Allow2210NoNo
17689539DETERMINING A BULK CONCENTRATION OF A TARGET IN A SAMPLE USING A DIGITAL ASSAY WITH COMPARTMENTS HAVING NONUNIFORM VOLUMESMarch 2022October 2022Allow700NoNo
17677697INERT APPARATUS FOR MICROFLUIDIC MOTION USING MAGNETIC SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1700NoNo
17673407NANOWELL ARRAY DEVICE FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SAMPLE ANALYSISFebruary 2022August 2025Allow4210NoNo
17635218METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DROPLET ARRAY ON MICROFLUIDIC CHIPFebruary 2022January 2026Allow4721YesNo
17669485IDENTIFYING SUBSTRATE WASTE SITESFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3821YesNo
17633909LATERAL FLOW BODILY FLUID TESTING SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4011YesNo
17577472LOSS-FREE LIQUIDS MANIPULATION PLATFORMJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ALABI, OYELEYE A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
92.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% 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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
77.9%
Higher 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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner ALABI, OYELEYE A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ALABI, OYELEYE A works in Art Unit 1797 and has examined 280 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ALABI, OYELEYE A's allowance rate of 85.7% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ALABI, OYELEYE A receive 1.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ALABI, OYELEYE A is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALABI, OYELEYE A. This interview benefit is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 45.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 35.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 48% 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 shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 117.6% 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 8% 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 9% 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:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.