USPTO Examiner BORTOLI JONATHAN - Art Unit 1797

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19318272DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR ISOLATING PARTICLES IN SOLUTION BY PARTICLE PERMITTIVITYSeptember 2025December 2025Allow400YesNo
19217351IMAGING SYSTEM HARDWAREMay 2025November 2025Allow610YesNo
19030466PARTICLE-DROP STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAMEJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410YesNo
19030825PARTICLE-DROP STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAMEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow200YesNo
18901981PARTICLE-DROP STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAMESeptember 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18764204BURNING DEVICE FOR COMBUSTION CALORIMETRY AND COMBUSTION ANALYSIS OF POLYMERIC MATERIALSJuly 2024November 2024Allow500YesNo
18733224DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING, MEASURING AND MONITORING CHEMICALS OR CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBSTANCESJune 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18666148PORTABLE FORMULATING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMMay 2024December 2025Allow1911NoNo
18665277MICROFLUIDIC DEVICEMay 2024January 2025Allow800YesNo
18662607ALDEHYDE DETECTION AND ANALYSIS USING SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPYMay 2024January 2025Allow800YesNo
18632030DEPARAFFINIZATION OF TISSUE BY ELECTRIC FIELD GENERATION AND IONIZATIONApril 2024February 2025Allow1000YesNo
18624324MICROFLUIDIC CHIPApril 2024January 2026Allow2110YesNo
18599879PORE STRUCTURE FOR SEPARATION OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUSES (AAVS) FROM THEIR AGGREGATESMarch 2024June 2025Allow1530YesNo
18444941CANCER MODELING PLATFORMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2431YesNo
18494639Toilet with Microfluidic Chips for Testing SamplesOctober 2023August 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18378863MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF DROPLET SIZESOctober 2023May 2024Allow811YesNo
18483259FLOW CELL RECEIVER AND METHODS OF USEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1100YesNo
18472873SUPPORT FOR TEST DEVICESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1700YesNo
18464795ALDEHYDE DETECTION AND ANALYSIS USING SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPYSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1600YesNo
18464624LIGHT DETECTION DEVICES WITH PROTECTIVE LINER AND METHODS RELATED TO SAMESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1100YesNo
18354738BIOLOGICAL DETECTION CHIP AND APPLICATION THEREOFJuly 2023March 2026Allow3100NoNo
18267621Piston Pump Syringe Column Method and DeviceJune 2023July 2025Allow2501YesNo
18208865ENVIRONMENTAL DNA SAMPLE COLLECTORJune 2023January 2025Allow1900YesNo
18326021INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MULTIPLEX ANALYTE DETECTIONMay 2023December 2023Allow610NoNo
18254184MEDIUM FOR SEPARATING AND STORING BLOOD PLASMA OR SERUM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE MEDIUM, DEVICE, KIT, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GLYCATED PROTEINMay 2023September 2025Allow2821YesNo
18253336SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUID SAMPLINGMay 2023February 2026Allow3300YesNo
18198508DEVICE FOR SEALING OF A REAGENT CONTAINERMay 2023January 2026Allow3200YesNo
18196220CARTRIDGES AND USES THEREOFMay 2023January 2026Allow3211YesNo
18195166FLUIDIC DEVICES INCLUDING MICROPLATES WITH INTERCONNECTED WELLSMay 2023March 2025Allow2210YesNo
18252023METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS CHIP AND BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS CHIPMay 2023February 2026Allow3301YesNo
18308868Modules For Transferring Magnetic Beads, Automated System Comprising The Same And Method For Nucleic Acid Extraction Using The SameApril 2023September 2024Allow1600YesNo
18301598TEST DEVICE FOR DETECTING ANALYTE IN LIQUID SAMPLEApril 2023March 2026Allow3510NoNo
18247539METHODS FOR PURIFYING T CELLSMarch 2023March 2026Allow3510YesNo
18189987PORTABLE FORMULATING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMMarch 2023January 2024Allow1020YesNo
18126226METHODS OF IN SITU ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE & IMAGING THEREOFMarch 2023October 2024Allow1920NoNo
18185757LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR A MEASUREMENT SYSTEMMarch 2023August 2024Allow1700YesNo
18121712APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MICROFLUIDIC-BASED BIOCHEMICAL ASSAYSMarch 2023July 2024Allow1650YesNo
18024455OBJECT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2023January 2026Allow3501YesNo
18043659SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AN ANALYTE OR PARAMETER FOR A PATIENTMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18173178METHOD OF QUANTIFYING MICROPLASTIC MASSFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3610NoNo
18113297APPARATUS TO FACILITATE TRANSFER OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS STORED AT CRYOGENIC CONDITIONSFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2420YesNo
18111934DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING CROSS CONTAMINATION FOR DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY SYSTEMFebruary 2023July 2025Abandon2801NoNo
18040720CIRCUIT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR, AND METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3601YesNo
18161322PARTICLE-DROP STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAMEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1810YesNo
18145105LIGHT DETECTION DEVICES WITH PROTECTIVE LINER AND METHODS RELATED TO SAMEDecember 2022May 2023Allow500YesNo
18072263MICROFLUIDIC CHIP WITH MIXED POROSITIES FOR RESERVOIR MODELINGNovember 2022October 2023Allow1100NoNo
17992126BIOSENSOR AND CELL MANIPULATION METHODNovember 2022March 2026Allow4011NoNo
17999311DEVICE FOR SEPARATING AND RECOVERING BLOOD FRACTIONSNovember 2022March 2026Allow4001YesNo
17986938METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MICRO- AND NANOSCALE WIRESNovember 2022January 2026Allow3810NoNo
17923534MICROFLUIDIC DEVICENovember 2022March 2026Allow4011YesNo
17922462Gas Collection DeviceOctober 2022January 2026Allow3910YesNo
17921941DEVICES INCLUDING PARTICLES COUPLED TO ELECTRODES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEOctober 2022January 2026Allow3811YesNo
17967550SELF-PRESERVING BIODEGRADABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DNA FILTEROctober 2022September 2024Allow2320YesNo
17963377FLOW CELL RECEIVER AND DEVICESOctober 2022July 2023Allow910YesNo
17917832DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING GASEOUS AND LIQUID PRODUCTS FROM A REACTION FLUIDOctober 2022December 2025Allow3910YesNo
17961219OPTOFLUIDIC DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEMOctober 2022October 2023Allow1220YesNo
17937562LOADING A FLUIDIC ELEMENTOctober 2022January 2026Allow4011YesNo
17916690ANALYSIS OF BODILY EMISSONSOctober 2022February 2026Allow4021YesNo
17955619METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A COOLED CHEMICAL CABINETSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4020YesNo
17954834Apparatuses and Methods for Performing Multiple Omics Analysis and Processing Analyte MixturesSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4021YesNo
17907555Determining Effectiveness of Sterilization Procedure from Outside the Sterilization PackageSeptember 2022January 2026Allow3911NoNo
17823983Method and Apparatus for Isolating and Detecting Biological and Other ParticlesSeptember 2022November 2024Abandon2621NoNo
17899075SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE OPTICAL SENSING OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDEAugust 2022February 2026Abandon4211NoNo
17823036AMPLITUDE MODULATION FOR ACCELERATED BASE CALLINGAugust 2022October 2025Allow3710YesNo
17894732ISOLATION, STORAGE, AND DELIVERY OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES USING ASYMMETRIC DEPTH FILTERSAugust 2022November 2024Allow2631YesNo
17904887READER FOR ANALYSING FLUORESCENT MARKERSAugust 2022September 2025Allow3710NoNo
17893276MICROFLUIDIC REACTOR FOR CONTROLLING CHEMICAL REACTION AND CHEMICAL REACTION CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAMEAugust 2022January 2026Allow4111NoNo
17759279DETECTION KIT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND A DETECTION METHOD FOR NOVEL CORONAVIRUSJuly 2022May 2025Allow3400YesNo
17870277FILM-FLIPPING MECHANISM FOR MOLECULAR TESTING, NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION DEVICE WITH THE SAME, AND NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION METHOD FOR MOLECULAR TESTINGJuly 2022October 2025Allow3901YesNo
17793205CONTINUOUS REAL-TIME MONITORING OF BIOMOLECULES IN LIVE SUBJECTSJuly 2022January 2026Allow4221NoNo
17865239WELL PLATE ASSEMBLY WITH PRESSURE RELEASE MECHANISMJuly 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17857824MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR DETECTION OF ANALYTESJuly 2022August 2023Allow1320NoNo
17846354DYNAMIC CONTROL OF SUBORDINATE PUMPS IN A HEART-LUNG-MACHINEJune 2022February 2026Allow4411YesNo
17837840SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DROPLET PRODUCTION AND/OR FLUIDIC MANIPULATIONJune 2022February 2024Abandon2120NoNo
17837366ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR FOR SENSING TWO-PHASE COOLING FLUID CONTAMINATIONJune 2022November 2025Allow4111YesNo
17832316METHODS FOR SEQUENCING BIOPOLYMERSJune 2022January 2026Allow4321YesNo
17782472METHODS FOR ANALYZING AAV CAPSID PROTEINSJune 2022January 2026Allow4321YesNo
17779995Molecule Sensor Component and Method for Manufacturing SameMay 2022February 2026Abandon4511NoNo
17779531CHANNEL DEVICEMay 2022September 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17752302MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM FOR CONTROLLING AND CONFIGURING THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF A GRADIENT IN A MICROFLUIDIC ENVIRONMENTMay 2022January 2026Allow4421YesNo
17778332METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR LATERAL FLOW ANALYTE ASSAYSMay 2022April 2025Allow3501YesNo
17771795TISSUE PIECE TREATING APPARATUSApril 2022April 2025Allow3600YesNo
17770623FENTANYL ANALOGUE DETECTION METHODS AND KITS THEREOFApril 2022September 2025Allow4110YesNo
17722246INTEGRATED FLUIDIC CIRCUIT AND DEVICE FOR DROPLET MANIPULATION AND METHODS THEREOFApril 2022April 2023Allow1200NoNo
17708361SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT METHODMarch 2022December 2024Abandon3350YesNo
17707597METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION AND STABILIZATIONMarch 2022July 2024Abandon2711NoNo
17764522FUNCTIONAL UNIT FOR TOILET SYSTEM AND TOILET SYSTEMMarch 2022August 2025Allow4010YesNo
17702023NEW COLLECTION AND TEST DEVICE FOR RAPID TESTMarch 2022July 2024Allow2820YesNo
17642715AUTOMATED ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LEVELING SAMEMarch 2022April 2025Allow3700YesNo
17681852GOLD NANOPARTICLES FOR BIO-MOLECULE DETECTION IN BODY FLUID AND SYSTEMS THEREFORFebruary 2022June 2025Abandon4011NoNo
17675264COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING EVENTS USING TETHERS ANCHORED TO OR ADJACENT TO NANOPORESFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3700YesNo
17665784ANALYSIS DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3700YesNo
17665248GENE AMPLIFICATION APPARATUSFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2711NoNo
17583915FLUIDIC DEVICE, APPARATUS COMPRISING FLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME FOR FLUIDIC MANIPULATIONJanuary 2022January 2025Allow6031YesNo
17602986DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A FLEXIBLE TUBE OR PIPE, PREFERABLY A CAPILLARYJanuary 2022June 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17575196APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ANALYTE IN A LIQUID SAMPLEJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2620YesNo
17626097DETECTION SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC NOSE ALLOWING A PHYSICOCHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION OF ODOURS AND ELECTRONIC NOSE COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEMJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3900YesNo
17624598METHOD FOR STORING PARTICLE ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2022June 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17624571FABRICATION OF FLUORESCENT NANOPARTICLES AND THEIR CONJUGATES FOR IN VITRO AND IN VIVO DIAGNOSTICSJanuary 2022August 2025Allow4411YesNo
17624399VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE, COMPRISING A GUIDE DEVICEJanuary 2022April 2025Allow4011YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BORTOLI, JONATHAN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
71.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
51.4%
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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner BORTOLI, JONATHAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BORTOLI, JONATHAN works in Art Unit 1797 and has examined 243 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BORTOLI, JONATHAN's allowance rate of 81.1% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BORTOLI, JONATHAN receive 1.28 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 17% 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 BORTOLI, JONATHAN is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +25.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BORTOLI, JONATHAN. This interview benefit is in the 72% 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, 23.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 26.9% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 15% 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 rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 72.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 79% 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 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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:

    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

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