Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19062154 | Device And Method For Accelerated Material Extraction And Detection | February 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18754127 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING VIRUSES AND BACTERIAL PATHOGENS | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18753619 | DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY DEVICE HAVING MICROREACTOR | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18615924 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRYING REAGENTS IN MULTIWELL PLATES | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18588665 | DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING SAMPLES | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437605 | FLUID INTERFACE TO RECEIVE REMOVABLE CONTAINER | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435755 | FLUIDIC BRIDGE DEVICE AND SAMPLE PROCESSING METHODS | February 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511683 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING SERUM AND PLASMA SEPARATED FROM BLOOD CELLS IN WHOLE BLOOD SAMPLES | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18385273 | CUVETTE ASSEMBLY HAVING CHAMBERS FOR CONTAINING SAMPLES TO BE EVALUATED THROUGH OPTICAL MEASUREMENT | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18455410 | DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY DEVICE HAVING MICROREACTOR | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18177696 | SAMPLE COLLECTION AND DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17983551 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART TESTING OF GENETIC MATERIALS | November 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977460 | SLIDE PREPARATION METHODS AND APPARATUS | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17921720 | A SAMPLING DEVICE | October 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995735 | SET OF CHAMBERS CONTAINING REAGENTS | October 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822995 | NOVEL POROUS POLYMER MONOLITHS ADAPTED FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION | August 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879312 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE ANALYSIS | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17746653 | ADAPTIVE SPECIMEN COLLECTION ORDER PROCESSING | May 2022 | June 2023 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17663535 | ANALYTIC PLATES WITH MARKABLE PORTIONS AND METHODS OF USE | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17712223 | Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilization Sensor Including Thermal Indicator Component and Reactant-Functional Sorbent, and Method of Use | April 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17642027 | KITS AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE MAINTENANCE AND SHIPMENT INTEGRITY OF CELL CULTURES DURING TRANSPORTATION | March 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17677832 | FULLY-AUTOMATIC EXCREMENT ANALYZER | February 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17636843 | METHOD FOR MEASURING ANALYTE CONCENTRATION | February 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17670721 | CONTAINER AND TEST KIT | February 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17590296 | Multi-Analyte Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Sensor | February 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17630592 | MULTI-FLUID DENSITY GRADIENT COLUMNS | January 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17648852 | Analytical System With Accurate Positioning Of Multiwell Plates | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17625877 | SAMPLE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A SAMPLE HOLDER INTO AND OUT OF A VACUUM CHAMBER | January 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17571080 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INVERSION DETECTION | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17566850 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART TESTING OF GENETIC MATERIALS | December 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17643178 | Expandable vacuum chamber and method for producing an expandable vacuum chamber | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17595126 | METHOD FOR GROWING AQUATIC ORGANISMS CAPABLE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN A CONTROLLED AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT | November 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17607693 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO PROVIDE A MICROFLUIDIC FLOW | October 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17607539 | DATA-DRIVEN PREDICTIVE MODELING FOR CELL LINE SELECTION IN BIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION | October 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17499454 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGET DETECTION WITH APPLICATIONS IN CHARACTERIZING FOOD QUALITY AND IMPROVING FOOD SAFETY | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17484842 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PATHOGENS | September 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17472804 | Test Barrel | September 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17435398 | MULTI-CHANNEL MICROFLUIDIC BLOOD COAGULATION DETECTION CHIP | September 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17402816 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SMALL VOLUME LIQUID CONTAINMENT | August 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17390456 | COVER MEMBER WITH ORIENTATION INDICIA | July 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17426797 | STORAGE DEVICE | July 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17369836 | ISOLATION DEVICE AND ISOLATION METHOD | July 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17413526 | SAMPLE HOLDER DEVICE FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES, COMPRISING A SAMPLE HOLDER MADE OF A CARBON-BASED MATERIAL | June 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 52 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17344818 | IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE | June 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17296745 | Arrangement for a Flexible Bag | May 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17295054 | DISPERSION OF SMALL SCALE MATERIALS VIA CAVITATION | May 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17316162 | DESIGNING CUSTOMIZED PROTEIN-SPECIFIC-BUFFER SYSTEM | May 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17292416 | SINGLE-USE CONTAINER WITH 3D PRINTED FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT, PRINTING METHOD THEREFOR AND ASSEMBLY | May 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 56 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17240634 | BI-LAYER MULTI-WELL CELL CULTURE PLATFORM | April 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17235199 | SQUARE CONTACT PLATE | April 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17233712 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HEATER FOR AN AMPLIFICATION MODULE | April 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17229887 | TEST TUBE WITH AN INTERNAL MEMBER AND TEST TUBE WITH A NARROWED REGION AT ITS CLOSED END | April 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17281894 | Surface Bio-Contamination Assay Kit | March 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17277641 | DEVICE AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING ELECTRODE ARRAYS FOR ELECTROCONDUCTIVE CELLS | March 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17186874 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND RELATED ASPECTS FOR COLLECTING AND STORING SAMPLES | February 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 58 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17181868 | CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY TRAY FOR IMMUNOASSAY TESTS | February 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17250356 | REAGENT STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SAME | January 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17131420 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRODUCING, MANUFACTURING AND CONTROL OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17118820 | BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS METHOD | December 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17111669 | Biological Fluid Collection Device | December 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17057955 | MICROCHIP AND SAMPLE SORTING KIT | November 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17099843 | TEST TUBE WITH AN INTERNAL MEMBER | November 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17055598 | Apparatus For Manufacturing Cell Therapy Product | November 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17094462 | THERMAL MODULE FOR A SAMPLE PROCESSING ASSEMBLY | November 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17086550 | Needlecup | November 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17069226 | Compact Rock Pyrolytic Analysis and Evaluation Instrument | October 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17046172 | Storage Vial | October 2020 | November 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17020848 | SILICONE MEMBER AND MICRO DEVICE | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16995839 | Sample Tube for Polymerase Chain Reaction and Polymerase Chain Reaction Device Thereof | August 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16990081 | PRETREATMENT DEVICE FOR MALDI | August 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16990175 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE JARS | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16947655 | Laser-Scatter Measurement Instrument For Organism Detection And Related Network | August 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16990366 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING SAMPLE DATA FOR ROBOTICALLY EXTRACTED SAMPLES | August 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16966020 | HOLDER AND FLUID HANDLING DEVICE | July 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16965442 | SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL METHODS | July 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16936810 | AUTOMATIC NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | July 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16930852 | DUAL GRID CATALYST BASKET AND METHOD OF INDEPENDENTLY SUPPORTING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CATALYSTS | July 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16918661 | ASSAY PLATE AND USES THEREOF | July 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16903415 | MICROFLUIDIC CHIP, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND CONTROL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | June 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16772303 | A REAGENT PREPARATION DEVICE | June 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16894273 | Device And Method For Accelerated Material Extraction And Detection | June 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16888912 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT AND REACTION | June 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16887792 | Cuvette Assembly Having Chambers For Containing Samples To Be Evaluated Through Optical Measurement | May 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16885904 | FLUID INTERFACE TO RECEIVE REMOVABLE CONTAINER | May 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16872969 | SYNTHESIZER SYSTEM WITH INFLATABLE SEAL AND VALVE ARRANGEMENT | May 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16762244 | MICROTITER PLATES DESIGNED FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING OF PIERCING-SUCKING PESTS SUCH AS ARTHROPODS | May 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16869417 | Test Barrel for Placing Test Paper Card | May 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16865696 | ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN, METHOD, AND SYSTEM THEREOF | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16844517 | PREDICTING THE ONSET OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF A SUBJECT USING A DIGITAL BIOPHYSICAL MODEL | April 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 57 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16842061 | System for Conducting the Identification of Bacteria in Urine | April 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16832280 | BREAK AWAY/TEAR AWAY CRYOPRESERVATION VIAL AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USING SAME | March 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16650750 | SAMPLE VESSEL CAPPING APPLICATOR OR APPLICATOR SYSTEM | March 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16649036 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMS | March 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16648634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE VOLUME OF A SAMPLE | March 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16646538 | STERILE PROBE SAMPLING FOR A SINGLE-USE VESSEL | March 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 59 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16645539 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL CULTURE CONTAINER | March 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16643348 | TUBING ASSEMBLY | February 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 49 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16641108 | LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16792138 | FULLY-AUTOMATIC EXCREMENT ANALYZER | February 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16788044 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE KIT | February 2020 | February 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HANDY, DWAYNE K.
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.
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, 42.4% 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.
✓ 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 HANDY, DWAYNE K works in Art Unit 1798 and has examined 408 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.
Examiner HANDY, DWAYNE K's allowance rate of 68.4% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HANDY, DWAYNE K receive 2.60 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 76% 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.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HANDY, DWAYNE K is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 26% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HANDY, DWAYNE K. This interview benefit is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 37.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 90.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 68% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 84.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 78% 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 frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 62.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 67% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 67% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 58% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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