Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17123442 | ADAPTER FOR USE IN A PLANETARY MIXER | December 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16973780 | DETECTION SYSTEM OF MULTI-INDEX COAGULATION ITEMS | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17113115 | NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTING DEVICE | December 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17101528 | Systems and Methods for Automated Single Cell Cytological Classification in Flow | November 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17050681 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS | October 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17080788 | POWERED POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT DISPENSING METHODS | October 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17047177 | NOVEL RAPID INDIVIDUALIZED WHOLE BLOOD CHIP FOR ANTIBIOTIC, DRUG, AND FOOD ALLERGIES | October 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17047100 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING A VOLUME ADJUSTMENT SCREW FOR A PIPETTING SYSTEM | October 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17068805 | Air Jacketed Bead Bath | October 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17064876 | Implement Analyzing Device and Method for Utilizing the Same | October 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17061595 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM, CLEANING LIQUID PREPARATION APPARATUS, SAMPLE ANALYZER, AND CLEANING LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD | October 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17061095 | Assay Apparatuses, Methods and Reagents | October 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17020038 | AUTOMATED STORAGE MODULES FOR DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER LIQUIDS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17010664 | ENCLOSURES AND CORRESPONDING MAGNETIC JOINTS | September 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17009302 | PREPROCESSING APPARATUS AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM COMPRISING THE PREPROCESSING APPARATUS | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16996703 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT CHEMICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND/OR IMMUNOCHEMICAL ANALYSES | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16935977 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND KITS FOR PREPARING A CELL SUSPENSION | July 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16962152 | DEVICE, KIT AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL CULTURE | July 2020 | November 2024 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16922265 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE | July 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16956589 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING NUCLEIC ACID USING CARTRIDGE | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16906337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGET MATERIAL RETRIEVAL FROM MICROWELLS | June 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16906900 | REAGENT CONTAINER AND METHODS OF USE | June 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16769850 | DISPENSER PLATFORMS | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16765596 | PIPETTING DEVICE WITH A STATOR MAGNET ASSEMBLY, WHICH CAN BE USED ON BOTH SIDES, AS PART OF A LINEAR-MOTOR DRIVE OF A PIPETTING UNIT | May 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16867235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SINGLE CELL PROCESSING | May 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16858282 | Apparatuses for Contactless Loading and Imaging of Microfluidic Chips and Related Methods | April 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16756883 | FLUID EJECTOR SYSTEM | April 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16840619 | DROPLET FORMING DEVICES AND SYSTEM WITH DIFFERENTIAL SURFACE PROPERTIES | April 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16825801 | WIDE-AREA-SAMPLE BASED READER DESIGN FOR DIAGNOSTIC DETECTION OF BIO-PARTICLES | March 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16824231 | SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT DEVICE, SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND NOZZLE | March 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16646821 | AUTOMATED ANALYSIS SYSTEM | March 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16785688 | SAMPLE ANALYZER, SAMPLE ANALYZING METHOD, AND REAGENT CONTAINER HOLDER | February 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16774501 | DISH ROTATION DIRECTLY DRIVEN FROM TRANSPORT BELT | January 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16751332 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR TESTING A SAMPLE | January 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16749122 | LABORATORY GLASSWARE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | January 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16632436 | Integrated Pipetting Apparatus | January 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16741808 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PERFORMING AN ASSAY | January 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16738944 | MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY SYSTEM | January 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16629823 | RECEPTACLE HOLDERS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CAPACITIVE FLUID LEVEL DETECTION | January 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16736922 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER | January 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16629541 | AUTOMATIC PIPETTING DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING SAMPLES AND/OR REAGENTS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING LIQUID SAMPLES AND/OR REAGENTS | January 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16629539 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT CHEMICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND/OR IMMUNOCHEMICAL ANALYSES | January 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16735066 | Pipette for Use with a Pipette Tip | January 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16629026 | MODULAR WASH BRIDGE FOR MULTIPLE-PASS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEMS | January 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16728513 | ERGONOMIC FLUID HANDLING TUBES | December 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16626413 | Automated Analyzer and Image Processing Method | December 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16626495 | APPARATUSES FOR REACTION SCREENING AND OPTIMIZATION, AND METHODS THEREOF | December 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16725881 | Arrangement for Preparing a Plurality of Samples for an Analytical Method | December 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16725930 | Arrangement for Preparing a Plurality of Samples for an Analytical Method | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16714865 | CALIBRATION MANAGEMENT OF AN IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM | December 2019 | July 2024 | Allow | 55 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16623342 | ARRANGEMENT, CASSETTE AND SERVICE MODULE FOR BIOMARKER ANALYSIS OF A MILK SAMPLE | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16706313 | DEVICES HAVING A PLURALITY OF DROPLET FORMATION REGIONS | December 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16703007 | METHOD FOR DILUTING A SAMPLE LIQUID AND DILUTION UNIT FOR A SUBSEQUENT ANALYSIS | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16702941 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16699884 | SURFACE DETECTION AND PICKTOOL MANIPULATOR | December 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16697845 | SAMPLE PREPARATION, PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMS | November 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16614495 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUNTING CELLS | November 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16676328 | AUTOMATED CELL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16672553 | SPECIMEN ANALYZER AND SPECIMEN ANALYSIS METHOD | November 2019 | November 2023 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16666813 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER | October 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16665412 | Dispensing Unit and Automated Analyzer | October 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16664769 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PIPETTE SYRINGE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM | October 2019 | October 2023 | Allow | 48 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16662423 | ADAPTER FOR USE IN A PLANETARY MIXER | October 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16593136 | CARRIER FOR AUTOMATED MICROBIOLOGY SAMPLE PROCESSING | October 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16603181 | SWAPABLE REAGENT MODULES | October 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16500721 | BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS | October 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16591545 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED SAMPLE HANDLING | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16497759 | MICROPLATE PROCESSING DEVICE | September 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16578108 | COORDINATED CONVEYERS IN AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM | September 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16574653 | SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD PERFORMED IN SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT APPARATUS | September 2019 | November 2024 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16567388 | Automated Positive Pressure Solid Phase Extraction Apparatus and Method | September 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16491373 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM | September 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16490987 | Improved sampler device | September 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16543475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED REAGENT VERIFICATION | August 2019 | June 2024 | Allow | 58 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16486114 | PIPETTING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | August 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16483458 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE | August 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16482979 | AUTOMATED ANALYZER | August 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16520437 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16479687 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE | July 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16510945 | SYSTEM AND PROCESSES FOR ISOLATION AND ENRICHMENT BY MAGNETIC SEPARATION | July 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16477221 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE | July 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16505529 | REACTION VESSEL EXCHANGER DEVICE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER | July 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16473352 | FUNCTIONALLY VERSATILE CASSETTES | June 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16451663 | Apparatus and Methods for Processing and Cataloging of Samples | June 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16468545 | SAMPLE RECEIVING ASSEMBLY AND PROBE | June 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16468631 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THROMBOCYTE COUNTING IN CAPILLARY BLOOD | June 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16434698 | METHOD OF WASHING AN ASPIRATION PROBE OF AN IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM | June 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16467502 | ULTRASONIC CLEANER AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZER USING THE SAME | June 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16466512 | Inspection Cartridge And Blood Inspection Device | June 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16419800 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING PRECISE ALIQUOTS OF LIQUID | May 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16417575 | AUTOMATED STAINING SYSTEM AND REACTION CHAMBER | May 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16408279 | APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAMPLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FUNCTION | May 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16406423 | Reaction Vessel Holder And Molecule Detection Device | May 2019 | November 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16376625 | Non-Displasive Pipette | April 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16373989 | Modular Fluid Dispensing Devices | April 2019 | July 2021 | Abandon | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16373148 | SAMPLE HANDLING SYSTEM WITH DOSING DEVICE AND THERMAL CYCLER | April 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16337721 | SEPARABLE CASSETTE FOR MEASURING GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN | March 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16335738 | FLUID OPERATION CELL WITH ON-CHIP ELECTRICAL FLUID OPERATION COMPONENTS | March 2019 | April 2023 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16354993 | Automated Cryogenic Storage And Retrieval System | March 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16328849 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING A SAMPLE VESSEL FROM A SAMPLE CARRIER, AND DEVICE DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT THE METHOD | March 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN.
With a 30.8% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 35.6% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN works in Art Unit 1798 and has examined 526 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN's allowance rate of 78.3% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN receive 2.62 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +47.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN. This interview benefit is in the 91% 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 33% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 25.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 35% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 54% 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 70.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.2% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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'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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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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