USPTO Examiner WECKER JENNIFER - Art Unit 1797

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19034240SOIL SAMPLE DIDESTION DEVICEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
18765527METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STUDYING BIOLOGICAL CELLSJuly 2024May 2025Allow1100NoNo
18669323METHODS FOR QUANTITATION OF INSULIN AND C-PEPTIDEMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18667572NANOPORE ARRAYSMay 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18664880Micro-Fluidic Substrate, Micro-Fluidic Structure and Driving Method ThereofMay 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18633224SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING AND ANALYZING PARTICLESApril 2024June 2024Allow200YesNo
18624276DROPLET INTERFACES IN ELECTRO-WETTING DEVICESApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18623412METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING A URINE SAMPLEApril 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18592457AIR-MATRIX DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR LIMITING EVAPORATION AND SURFACE FOULINGFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18439949METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING CYTOLOGICAL SAMPLESFebruary 2024October 2024Allow900YesNo
18423077DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT VIABLE INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN A FLUID SAMPLE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS TO ANTI-INFECTIVESJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310YesNo
18521841METHOD FOR PURIFYING PARTICLES, METHOD FOR DISPENSING A SINGLE PARTICLE, METHOD FOR ANALYZING CELL CLUSTER, AND APPARATUS USING THE SAMENovember 2023June 2025Allow1920YesNo
18503902APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE CAPTURE AND EXTRACTIONNovember 2023March 2025Allow1620YesNo
18498938COMBINED OXYGEN, NITROGEN AND HYDROGEN JOINT DETERMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY-INFRARED TECHNIQUEOctober 2023March 2024Allow400YesNo
18382591ULTRA HIGH EFFICIENCY MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMOctober 2023May 2024Allow700YesNo
18469494Separation Of Cells Based On Size And Affinity Using Paper Microfluidic DeviceSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1000YesNo
18466696COVALENTLY MODIFIED SURFACES, KITS, AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USESeptember 2023December 2024Allow1501YesNo
18362530PARTITION-BASED METHOD OF ANALYSISJuly 2023June 2024Allow1020YesNo
18346165INTEGRATED HUMAN ORGAN-ON-CHIP MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMSJune 2023April 2024Allow900NoNo
18114506CELL RECOVERY METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1100YesNo
18161378METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LYSING A LIQUID SAMPLE WITH AUGMENTED OXIDIZING AGENTS TO CREATE A SOLUTION WITH A REDUCED MICROBIAL CONCENTRATION AND PRECIPITATE FORMATIONJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1200YesNo
17987073MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFNovember 2022October 2024Allow2400NoNo
17951719SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING AND ANALYZING PARTICLESSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1600YesNo
17906922METHOD OF SCREENING FOR A CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR GLOMERULOPATHY METHOD OF MONITORING A RESPONSE TO TREATMENT OF A CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR GLOMERULOPATHY IN A SUBJECT AND A METHOD OF TREATMENT OF A CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR GLOMERULOPATHYSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3300YesNo
17941032HIGH PRECISION VPD-DC SCANSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3300YesNo
17801036AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICEAugust 2022May 2025Allow3300YesNo
17889705METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LYSING A LIQUID SAMPLE WITH AUGMENTED OXIDIZING AGENTS TO CREATE A SOLUTION WITH A REDUCED MICROBIAL CONCENTRATION AND PRECIPITATE FORMATIONAugust 2022October 2022Allow200YesNo
17794580LUMINESCENT SENSOR FOR NANO/MICROPLASTICSJuly 2022June 2025Allow3500YesNo
17813722COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CARRYING OUT ASSAY MEASUREMENTSJuly 2022October 2023Allow1520YesNo
17868977CELL RECOVERY METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2022October 2022Allow300YesNo
17868988CELL RECOVERY METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2022October 2022Allow300NoNo
17840373CELL RECOVERY METHOD AND DEVICEJune 2022July 2022Allow100YesNo
17750195METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING GENETIC MATERIALMay 2022July 2024Allow2611NoNo
17742243USE OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY IN DOWNSTREAM PURIFICATIONMay 2022April 2025Allow3500NoNo
17772987PRIMING METHOD OF MICROPARTICLE SORTING MICROCHIP, MICROPARTICLE SORTING METHOD, MICROPARTICLE SORTING DEVICE, AND PROGRAMApril 2022March 2025Allow3501YesNo
17727622INTERPOSER WITH FIRST AND SECOND ADHESIVE LAYERSApril 2022April 2024Allow2410YesNo
17726119Micro-Fluidic Substrate, Micro-Fluidic Structure and Driving Method ThereofApril 2022February 2024Allow2200YesNo
17770633METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRACE METALS IN SILICONApril 2022April 2025Allow3600YesNo
17721650MICROFLUIDIC STRUCTURES WITH ANGLED EXTERIOR WALL SEGMENTSApril 2022June 2025Allow3810NoNo
17769317METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING AMINO GROUP-CONTAINING COMPOUND PROTECTED BY PROTECTING GROUP HAVING FMOC SKELETONApril 2022March 2025Allow3500YesNo
17715382METHOD FOR QUICKLY MEASURING CONTENT OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON IN CARBON BLACKApril 2022November 2024Allow3250YesNo
17764829DETECTION OF LARP1March 2022March 2025Allow3500YesNo
17656244Micro-Fluidic Devices for Assaying Biological ActivityMarch 2022February 2024Allow2300YesNo
17761764DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST RAN PROTEINS FROM SERUM AND TISSUE LYSATESMarch 2022June 2025Allow3910NoNo
17665349Logic Driven Polynucleotide Scanning for Mapping Features in a Nanopore DeviceFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3600YesNo
17589507SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING AND ANALYZING PARTICLESJanuary 2022December 2023Allow2200YesNo
17597619TANGENT FLOW HEMOLYSIS DETECTION BLOOD TESTING DEVICEJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3910YesNo
17572376DIFFERENTIAL PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJanuary 2022May 2025Allow4001YesNo
17570625Meldrum's Acid Activated Furan (MAF) Mass Spectrometry Compatible Staining Agent for Proteins in Polyacrylamide GelsJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17623240METHOD AND SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY MICROORGANISMSDecember 2021December 2024Allow3600NoNo
17616761Continuous-Flow, Well Mixed, Microfluidic Crystallization Device for Screening Polymorphs, Morphologies and Crystallization Kinetics at Controlled SupersaturationDecember 2021April 2025Allow4010YesNo
17534879SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICALLY PROCESSING SAMPLESNovember 2021October 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17533250System, Fluidics Cartridge, and Methods for Using Actuated Surface-Attached Posts for Processing CellsNovember 2021April 2024Allow2900YesNo
17529498METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STUDYING BIOLOGICAL CELLSNovember 2021April 2024Allow2900YesNo
17520032Methods and Devices for Delivering and Monitoring of Tobacco, Nicotine, or other SubstancesNovember 2021April 2024Allow2920NoNo
17594779Automatic AnalyzerOctober 2021November 2024Allow3600YesNo
17606541ELECTROCHEMICAL D-LACTATE MEASUREMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF AN INFECTIOUS DISEASEOctober 2021March 2025Allow4020YesNo
17606669MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES WITH DIGITAL DETECTION CAPABILITY AND WIRELESS CONNECTIVITYOctober 2021November 2024Allow3700YesNo
17503954ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETEROctober 2021January 2022Allow300YesNo
17499515OPEN FLUIDIC ARRAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAMEOctober 2021August 2024Allow3400YesNo
17602319NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING BY SYNTHESIS USING MAGNETIC SENSOR ARRAYSOctober 2021August 2024Allow3401YesNo
17594181DEVICE FOR HOLDING SPECIMENS IN A MICROSCOPEOctober 2021February 2025Allow4110NoNo
17601087AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD FOR SAMEOctober 2021January 2025Allow4010YesNo
17600131CYTOMETRY DATA ANALYSISSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3600YesNo
17599987DETECTION OF ANALYTES BY NANOPORE WITHOUT USING ELECTRODESSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3400YesNo
17486667PARTITION-BASED METHOD OF ANALYSISSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3400YesNo
17598481MICROPLATE FOR MICROSCOPYSeptember 2021April 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17283455BIO-SENSING DEVICESeptember 2021November 2024Allow4310YesNo
17473220VIAL CAPS FOR BIOLOGICAL PROCESSING OR ANALYSISSeptember 2021March 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17593171INTERFACE FOR A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICESeptember 2021June 2024Allow3300YesNo
17470639FLUIDIC AUTOSAMPLER AND INCUBATORSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3420YesNo
17459997ELECTRODE PAIRS ON EITHER SIDE OF MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELSAugust 2021March 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17445789METHOD FOR PURIFYING PARTICLES, METHOD FOR DISPENSING A SINGLE PARTICLE, METHOD FOR ANALYZING CELL CLUSTER, AND APPARATUS USING THE SAMEAugust 2021July 2023Allow2311YesNo
17409398GAS STERILIZATION PROCESS CHALLENGE DEVICEAugust 2021November 2024Allow3910NoNo
17405800AIR-MATRIX DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR LIMITING EVAPORATION AND SURFACE FOULINGAugust 2021November 2023Allow2700YesNo
17431518FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL ASSAYSAugust 2021October 2024Allow3810NoNo
17431376Device for Analysing a Biological SampleAugust 2021October 2024Allow3810NoNo
17431032BIOSENSORAugust 2021January 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17391876METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING A URINE SAMPLEAugust 2021November 2023Allow2800YesNo
17390591Methods and Systems of Multi-Assay Processing and AnalysisJuly 2021October 2024Allow3900NoNo
17388832SAMPLE INFORMATION ACQUISITION UNIT, INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT, ODOR IDENTIFICATION DEVICEJuly 2021January 2024Allow3000NoNo
17426235POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PIPETTE TIP FOR MOTORIZED CONTROL AUTOMATION OR INSTRUMENT SYSTEMJuly 2021August 2024Allow3710YesNo
17426549A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PROVISION OF DOUBLE EMULSION DROPLETSJuly 2021April 2024Allow3300YesNo
17426554A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PROVISION OF EMULSION DROPLETSJuly 2021July 2024Allow3500NoNo
17385874Separating and Quantifying Unbound Target Analytes from Biological SamplesJuly 2021December 2023Allow2900YesNo
17383981APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING AND/OR EXCHANGING MEDICAL DEVICESJuly 2021January 2025Allow4211YesNo
17256156FLUIDIC DEVICE AND SYSTEMJuly 2021May 2024Allow4100NoNo
17372933Fluorescent Sensing for Evaluating FluidJuly 2021April 2024Allow3410YesNo
17366236Microfluidic Metering and Delivery SystemJuly 2021August 2023Allow2500YesNo
17420320ISOTOPIC MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION OF LIQUIDSJuly 2021January 2025Allow4320NoNo
17309918TEST CARTRIDGE FOR ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTSJune 2021May 2024Allow3500YesNo
17360645THERMOPHORETIC PARTICLE CONCENTRATORJune 2021November 2023Allow2800YesNo
17418852METHOD OF MICROFLUIDIC PARTICLE SEPARATION ENHANCEMENT AND THE DEVICE THEREOFJune 2021May 2024Allow3500NoNo
17418868MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE CAPTURE OF BIOLOGICAL ENTITIESJune 2021April 2024Allow3400YesNo
17356400METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLED HYPERTHERMIAJune 2021October 2021Allow400YesNo
17415916DISPOSABLE MICROFLUIDIC CASSETTESJune 2021August 2024Allow3810YesNo
17309515Sterilization Chemical IndicatorJune 2021November 2024Allow4111YesNo
17055860FLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR TAKING IN, DISPENSING AND MOVING LIQUIDS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING FLUIDS IN A FLUIDIC SYSTEMJune 2021August 2024Allow4510YesNo
17336222DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIRECT PRINTING OF MICROFLUIDIC CHIP BASED ON LARGE-FORMAT ARRAY FEMTOSECOND LASERJune 2021April 2024Allow3500YesNo
17335862SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PARTICLESJune 2021April 2023Allow2200YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
4
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
30.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
19
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(26.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(73.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
35.2%
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, 26.3% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner WECKER, JENNIFER - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WECKER, JENNIFER works in Art Unit 1797 and has examined 823 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WECKER, JENNIFER's allowance rate of 89.3% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WECKER, JENNIFER receive 1.02 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 WECKER, JENNIFER is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WECKER, JENNIFER. This interview benefit is in the 71% 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, 34.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 70% 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 28.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 32% 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, 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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, 39.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.3% of allowed cases (in the 79% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 8% 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:

  • 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.

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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