USPTO Examiner EOM ROBERT J - Art Unit 1797

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19190844QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE AND DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCEApril 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19173571Biomarker Detection Using Layered Receptor and Electrode ConfigurationApril 2025December 2025Allow810NoNo
18942721METHOD FOR DETERMINING DYNAMIC ADSORPTION RETENTION OF POLYMER CAPSULESNovember 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18916443DECODING APPROACHES FOR PROTEIN IDENTIFICATIONOctober 2024January 2026Allow1530NoNo
18797214SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLARE CONTROLAugust 2024August 2025Allow1220NoNo
18775522Compositions for Wetness IndicationJuly 2024September 2025Allow1430YesNo
18637954SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMMUNE ACTIVITY DETERMINATIONApril 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18623934METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING A PATHOGEN AND ITS MOLECULAR COMPONENTSApril 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18435336Validation Methods for Multiplexed Imaging MethodFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18537233INTEGRATED APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON MULTIPLE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLESDecember 2023May 2025Allow1700NoNo
18475640SURFACE TREATMENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR SENSORSSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18369001CITY POLLUTION ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION APPARATUSSeptember 2023November 2025Abandon2620NoNo
18228303Bio-Field Effect Transistor DeviceJuly 2023October 2024Allow1500NoNo
18347061COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO 2 DIMENSIONAL MOLECULAR COMPOSITESJuly 2023March 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18216052MICROFLUIDIC APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJune 2023June 2025Allow2420YesNo
18333332DEVICE FOR CORRELATING A BIOMETRIC VARIATION WITH AN EXTERNAL STIMULUS AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMSJune 2023September 2024Abandon1521YesNo
18299530DEVICES, CARTRIDGES, AND SENSORS FOR ANALYZING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLEApril 2023September 2025Abandon2950NoNo
18117612MASSIVELY PARALLEL MICROFLUIDIC CELL ANALYZER FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT MECHANOPHENOTYPINGMarch 2023January 2025Allow2210NoNo
18174444COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ASSAYING PROTEINS AND NUCLEIC ACIDSFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2121YesNo
18157804ETHYLENE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710YesNo
18067264ANALYSIS DEVICES, ANALYSIS KITS, AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMSDecember 2022March 2025Allow2721YesNo
18078015ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING APPROACH FOR MOLECULE QUANTIFICATION IN BODY FLUIDSDecember 2022March 2026Allow3920NoNo
18077738METHOD TO MEASURE ACID DIVERSION EFFICIENCY IN MATRIX ACIDIZING THROUGH NMRDecember 2022October 2025Allow3400NoNo
18075578MASS TAG ANALYSIS FOR RARE CELLS AND CELL FREE MOLECULESDecember 2022August 2025Allow3211NoNo
18060526DECODING APPROACHES FOR PROTEIN IDENTIFICATIONNovember 2022July 2024Allow1930YesNo
18056194HIGH DATA RATE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH TRANSMITTER CONFIGURATIONNovember 2022September 2024Allow2200NoNo
17818759ELECTRICAL SENSING, TRACKING, AND ACTUATION OF DROPLETSAugust 2022November 2024Allow2700NoNo
17759957RANDOM ACCESS AUTOMATED MOLECULAR TESTING SYSTEMAugust 2022February 2026Allow4381NoNo
17816353DEVICES, CARTRIDGES, AND SENSORS FOR ANALYZING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLEJuly 2022March 2023Allow760YesNo
17795991ANALYTE DETECTION WITH REDOX ACTIVE POLYMER-COATED ELECTRODEJuly 2022February 2026Allow4310NoNo
17859887SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-GAS SENSING AT SEVERAL OPERATING TEMPERATURESJuly 2022March 2026Allow4421YesNo
17836062SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LEAD IN WATER RELATED APPLICATIONSJune 2022June 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17749889METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ANALYTESMay 2022September 2024Allow2800NoNo
17776613SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS IN A PROCESS CONTROL PLANTMay 2022December 2025Allow4401YesNo
17728952DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THEMApril 2022April 2025Allow3610NoNo
17764101METHODS OF EVALUATING SMALL MOLECULE-MODIFIED POLYMERS IN COMPOSITIONSMarch 2022March 2026Allow4811NoNo
17762966INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MATERIAL BLENDING IN THE GASIFICATIONMarch 2022February 2026Allow4711NoNo
17681128METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS GAS MONITORING USING MICRO-COLORIMETRIC SENSING AND OPTICAL TRACKING OF COLOR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONFebruary 2022August 2024Allow2900NoNo
17651766SENSOR CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING, DETECTING, AND MEASURING A MOLECULAR COMPLEXFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17674700MODULAR REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LIVE MONITORING OF LONG-TERM AND/OR MULTI-CHANNEL REACTIONSFebruary 2022January 2026Allow4711NoNo
17668827GAS DETECTION DEVICE AND GAS DETECTION PROCESS WITH A DETECTOR AND WITH A MODULATORFebruary 2022October 2025Allow4420NoNo
17633919BODILY FLUID TESTING EQUIPMENTFebruary 2022October 2025Allow4411YesNo
17649554METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING A PATHOGEN AND ITS MOLECULAR COMPONENTSJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1630YesNo
17584779DETECTOR FOR MONITORING MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION IN LIQUID STORAGEJanuary 2022July 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17625102METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOKING APPLIANCE, AND COOKING APPLIANCEJanuary 2022October 2025Allow4621YesNo
17568274INTERCHANGEABLE COOLANT-CALIBRATED IN-RACK COOLANT DISTRIBUTION UNITS IN DATACENTER COOLING SYSTEMSJanuary 2022January 2026Allow4821YesNo
17621462SENSOR DEVICEDecember 2021October 2025Allow4631YesYes
17523876MECHANICALLY ACTUATED VACUUM CONTROLLED FLUID COLLECTIONNovember 2021December 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17523113Analysis Techniques for Measuring Glycated Hemoglobin in Undiluted Blood SamplesNovember 2021September 2024Allow3400NoNo
17509686MOLECULARLY-IMPRINTED-POLYMER COATED CONDUCTIVE NANOPARTICLES FOR COTININE DETECTION, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODSOctober 2021February 2024Allow2800NoNo
17505297METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTION OF PATHOGENSOctober 2021January 2026Abandon5140NoNo
17492207ASSAY CARTRIDGE VALVE SYSTEMOctober 2021February 2024Allow2800NoNo
17487737BIOCHEMICAL TEST CHIPSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4451YesNo
17472168HYDROGEL PARTICLES WITH TUNABLE OPTICAL PROPERTIESSeptember 2021August 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17433646WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RELATING TO STERILIZATION, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2021August 2025Abandon4801NoNo
17410879PHOTOACTIVATABLE FLUORESCENT DYES WITH HYDROPHILIC CAGING GROUPS AND THEIR USEAugust 2021July 2024Allow3411NoNo
17402361CHEMICALLY DIFFERENTIATED SENSOR ARRAYAugust 2021March 2025Allow4310NoNo
17401627SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMMUNE ACTIVITY DETERMINATIONAugust 2021March 2024Allow3121YesNo
17387670DECODING APPROACHES FOR PROTEIN IDENTIFICATIONJuly 2021January 2022Allow610YesNo
17387665DECODING APPROACHES FOR PROTEIN IDENTIFICATIONJuly 2021January 2022Allow610YesNo
17356313SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LEAD IN WATERJune 2021February 2022Allow820YesNo
17304355GAS SENSORS INCLUDING MICROHOTPLATES WITH RESISTIVE HEATERS, AND RELATED METHODSJune 2021May 2023Allow2310YesNo
17343733APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SURFICIAL MOLD MONITOR BASED ON WEAK ELECTRICAL SIGNALSJune 2021November 2022Abandon1741NoNo
17303496DATA PROCESSING MODULE OF A BIOLOGICAL TEST SYSTEMMay 2021May 2024Allow3600NoNo
17321270PH AND MOISTURE INDICATOR DEVICES AND FORMULATIONSMay 2021November 2025Allow5440NoNo
17320014Whole Virus Quantum Mechanical Tunneling Current and Electronic SensorsMay 2021April 2023Allow2331YesNo
17315870Biosensor Devices and Methods of Forming the SameMay 2021December 2025Allow5530YesNo
17314825CARTRIDGE AND ANALYZER FOR FLUID ANALYSISMay 2021January 2026Allow5621YesNo
17306665MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD USING DOUBLE ANODIC BONDINGMay 2021May 2023Allow2400NoNo
17306730SENSOR APPARATUSMay 2021February 2024Allow3320YesNo
17302448WATER-ABSORBING MATERIAL AND USES THEREOFMay 2021July 2025Allow5121NoNo
17244631Biological Test System Testing BaseApril 2021November 2023Allow3020NoNo
17244731Biological Test System Data ProcessingApril 2021May 2024Allow3700NoNo
17286003MASSIVELY PARALLEL MICROFLUIDIC CELL ANALYZER FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT MECHANOPHENOTYPINGApril 2021November 2022Allow1911YesNo
17221431DECODING APPROACHES FOR PROTEIN IDENTIFICATIONApril 2021October 2022Allow1950YesNo
17211937Biosensor Storage MethodsMarch 2021December 2024Abandon4420NoNo
17211338ON-CHIP PLATFORM FOR SINGLE-MOLECULE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE MEASUREMENTSMarch 2021September 2023Allow3010NoNo
17207643AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2021August 2023Allow2901NoNo
17207649REAL-TIME TRACING OF CYTOKINE STORM IN BLOOD SERUM OF COVID-19 PATIENTSMarch 2021July 2021Allow400NoNo
17180367METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MITIGATE BUBBLE FORMATION IN A LIQUIDFebruary 2021April 2023Allow2620YesNo
17267380WATER PURIFYING APPARATUS AND METHODFebruary 2021January 2025Abandon4710NoNo
17169766SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE MATERIAL PLACEMENT, SENSING, AND CONTROLFebruary 2021September 2025Allow5521YesNo
17167784SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE MATERIAL PLACEMENT, SENSING, AND CONTROLFebruary 2021August 2025Allow5531YesNo
17264597AN IMPROVED LED BASED PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTORJanuary 2021December 2024Abandon4711NoNo
17135498BIO-FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR DEVICEDecember 2020June 2023Allow3000NoNo
17131558INTEGRATED APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON MULTIPLE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLESDecember 2020August 2023Allow3110NoNo
17127292ETHYLENE SENSORDecember 2020March 2025Abandon5111NoNo
16972083METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING A CUTTING TRAJECTORYDecember 2020December 2024Allow4921YesNo
15734916DEVICES, CARTRIDGE, AND SENSORS FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID MOVEMENT AND ANALYZING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLESDecember 2020September 2025Abandon5730NoNo
17058793METHOD FOR CONDITIONING pH SENSOR, CULTURE APPARATUS, AND CULTURE CONTROL APPARATUSNovember 2020June 2024Abandon4211NoNo
17058191SENSOR THAT DETECTS AN ANALYTE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN INTERFERING STIMULUSNovember 2020January 2023Allow2570YesNo
17055163METHODS FOR TESTING FOR FOOD ALLERGIES AND ALLERGENS IN FOODSNovember 2020April 2024Allow4121YesNo
17089431WIRELESSLY SENSING PROPERTIES OF A CLOSED ENVIRONMENT AND DEVICES THEREOFNovember 2020August 2024Allow4510NoNo
17088322FAT FRAGMENTATION DEVICE AND METHODNovember 2020March 2024Allow4031YesNo
17082894SERS substrate of metal-modified semiconductor-based bionic compound eye bowl structure and construction methodOctober 2020July 2021Allow920NoNo
17082799GRAPHENE-MODIFIED ELECTRODESOctober 2020July 2024Allow4441NoNo
17048153ANALYSIS SYSTEMS WITH MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2020May 2024Allow4311NoNo
17065899COMPOSITE MATERIAL, CHEMORESISTIVE GAS SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEOctober 2020June 2024Allow4421NoNo
17065002ABO BLOOD GROUP POINT-OF-CARE CHIP TESTINGOctober 2020September 2023Allow3610NoNo
17060680SURFACE TREATMENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR SENSORSOctober 2020June 2023Allow3300NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner EOM, ROBERT J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
19
Examiner Affirmed
12
(63.2%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(36.8%)
Reversal Percentile
58.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 36.8% 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
59
Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(32.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
40
(67.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.6%
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, 32.2% 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 EOM, ROBERT J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner EOM, ROBERT J works in Art Unit 1797 and has examined 552 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 63.9%, 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 EOM, ROBERT J's allowance rate of 63.9% places them in the 24% 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 EOM, ROBERT J receive 2.62 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by EOM, ROBERT J 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 +35.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by EOM, ROBERT J. This interview benefit is in the 83% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 36% 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 22.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% 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, 44.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 59.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% 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, 52.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 53% 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 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 74% 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 4.0% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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.

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.
  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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

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.