Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19249140 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AMMONIUM NITRATE | June 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19075709 | MONITORING AIR PRESSURE WITHIN A CELL PROCESSING SYSTEM | March 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19060766 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR CULTIVATING GREEN MICRO ALGAE (H. PLUVIALIS) AND FOR HARVESTNG ASTAXANTHIN THEREFROM | February 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19025921 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AMMONIUM NITRATE | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19011561 | APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING AUTOMATED LOADING AND UNLOADING CONSUMABLE KIT TO CELL PROCESSING INSTRUMENT | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18989701 | NOVEL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF CYCLODEXTRINS FROM CELLULOSE | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18888633 | MINIATURIZED COMPARTMENT SYSTEM FOR IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION (IVF) | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18815181 | Structure and Function of Modular Microfluidic device for In-Vitro Modeling of Human Organs | August 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18810386 | BIOREACTORS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE IN AUTOMATIC CELL PROCESSING SYSTEMS | August 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18810388 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR FLUID CONTROL IN A CELL PROCESSING SYSTEM | August 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18746891 | PACKED-BED BIOREACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732410 | METHODS OF CELL CULTURE FOR ADOPTIVE CELL THERAPY | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18709000 | FERMENTATION SYSTEM, FEED CONTROLLER, AND RELATED METHODS | May 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18657225 | CONJUGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONJUGATES | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18652012 | SELECTIVELY VENTED BIOLOGICAL ASSAY DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | May 2024 | July 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18641830 | Heat Transfer Baffle System and Uses Thereof | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18635264 | PORTABLE, EX VIVO, NORMOTHERMIC LIMB PERFUSION MACHINE | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18611632 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPORATION WITHIN A CELL PROCESSING SYSTEM | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18606828 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ELECTROPORATION | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18593868 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMMUNE CELLS EXPANSION AND ACTIVATION IN LARGE SCALE | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18593869 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMMUNE CELLS EXPANSION AND ACTIVATION IN LARGE SCALE | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18584399 | CRYOPRESERVATION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED TRACKING DEVICE CHAMBER | February 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582765 | DENDRITIC CELL GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18430569 | CELL CULTURE INCUBATORS WITH INTEGRATED CELL MANIPULATION SYSTEMS | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18430191 | Devices and Methods to Improve and Assess Viability of Human Livers | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18427144 | AUTOMATED CELL CULTURE INCUBATOR | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18409567 | METHODS FOR CULTIVATING TISSUE ON POROUS SUBSTRATES | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18401436 | CELL CULTURE | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18397263 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECYCLING TAIL GAS IN SYNGAS FERMENTATION TO ETHANOL | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395288 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED PREPARATION OF A REGENERATIVE EPIDERMAL SUSPENSION AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18391291 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18542048 | CELL-BASED MEAT PRODUCTS AND CELL BIOMASSES WITH CELLS CULTIVATED IN A FILTER CAKE | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18537653 | METHODS FOR MODELING DISEASE TISSUE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL TISSUE SYSTEMS | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18529198 | MICROFLUIDIC MODEL OF THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18516598 | GENE SEQUENCING REACTION DEVICE, GENE SEQUENCING SYSTEM, AND GENE SEQUENCING REACTION METHOD | November 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511208 | METHODS OF CELL CULTURE FOR ADOPTIVE CELL THERAPY | November 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496516 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERTICALLY-ORIENTED COMPOSTING | October 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382827 | FIXED BED BIOREACTOR AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18491404 | SINGLE-MOLECULE PLATFORM FOR DRUG DISCOVERY: METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DRUG DISCOVERY, INCLUDING DISCOVERY OF ANTICANCER AND ANTIVIRAL AGENTS | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490598 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE SENSOR | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490493 | GLOMERULUS ON A CHIP TO RECAPITULATE GLOMERULAR FILTRATION BARRIER | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381368 | ELECTROPORATION APPARATUS AND METHOD | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18380532 | MICROFLUIDIC TISSUE BIOPSY AND IMMUNE RESPONSE DRUG EVALUATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | October 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18279639 | BIOCHIP FOR CRYOPRESERVATION OR THAWING AND RESUSCITATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18274930 | PATHOGENIC SUSCEPTIBILITY ASSESSMENT BASED ON AUTOFLUORESENCE | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222633 | SYSTEM FOR GAS TREATMENT OF A CELL IMPLANT | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18352942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTION AND CRYOPRESERVATION OF BONE MARROW | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208548 | Cell Transfection By Precise Mechanical Membrane Disruption | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18266055 | THERMAL CYCLER AND GENETIC INSPECTION APPARATUS | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18206501 | PACKED-BED BIOREACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18200942 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMMUNE CELLS EXPANSION AND ACTIVATION IN LARGE SCALE | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18037398 | HYPERUNIFORM-STRUCTURED PROFILING SYSTEM | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252529 | MICROFLUIDIC AND MEMS CELL LYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18312076 | ARRAY OF NEEDLE MANIPULATORS FOR BIOLOGICAL CELL INJECTION | May 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143005 | Bioartificial Ultrafiltration Device and Methods Related Thereto | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310674 | ORGANIC MATTER PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROMOTING NET REDUCTION OF METHANE AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310832 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EX-VIVO ORGAN CARE | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309743 | INCUBATION MONITORING APPARATUS | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 18304957 | CELL CULTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18304271 | Integrated waste removal system for cell culture bioreactor | April 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303258 | SYSTEM FOR RAPID COOLING AND WARMING OF CELLS AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18301235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERTICALLY-ORIENTED COMPOSTING | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030665 | SURFACE-MODIFIED CELL CULTURE SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF MODIFYING CELL CULTURE SUBSTRATES | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130668 | PACKED-BED BIOREACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18194954 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING A THROMBIN SERUM | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18129212 | In situ CHROMATIC BIOSENSOR | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126289 | CLUSTER AIRLIFT BIOREACTOR | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18188495 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOSTING AND WASTE REDUCTION TOKEN CREATION, VALIDATION AND STORAGE | March 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18246160 | METHOD FOR DETECTING COMPOSITION OF FERMENTATION GAS OF GUT FLORA AND INSTRUMENT THEREFOR | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123731 | INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY USING MICROFLUIDICS-ASSISTED CELL SCREENING (MACS) | March 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186827 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL DISSOCIATION | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18026125 | CALCULATION DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, CULTURE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING CULTURE SYSTEM | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044859 | FLUID COUPLING NETWORK FOR SAMPLING A BIOREACTOR | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18179477 | TISSUE MATURATION BIOREACTOR SYSTEMS WITH UNIFORM CELL DISTRIBUTION | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116550 | 4D-PERFUSED TUMOROID-ON-A-CHIP PLATFORM FOR PERSONALIZED CANCER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115985 | WELL PLATE AND 3D CULTURE PLATE COMPRISING THE SAME | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18021949 | AUTOMATED FOAM DETECTION | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18168084 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR PROPAGATING CELL CULTURES WHILE PREVENTING LACTATE ACCUMULATION | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18041363 | CULTURED TISSUE AND BIOREACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000696 | CELL CULTURE DEVICE | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166448 | Plate Guided Arrayer for Construction of Tissue Array Blocks | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18163341 | SUBSTRATE OF CELL CULTURE CONTAINER, AND CELL CULTURE CONTAINER | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18103960 | CELL CULTURE CONTROL DEVICE, CELL CULTURE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME, CELL CULTURE CONTROL METHOD, AND CELL CULTURE CONTROL PROGRAM | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159311 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014897 | Support and System for Engineered Tissue | January 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18004567 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CELL CULTIVATION | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18150632 | CONJUGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONJUGATES | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014025 | CELL RECOVERY DEVICE | December 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18012613 | DEFORMABILITY OF A CELL RESPONSIVE TO A PRESSURE WAVE | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18084588 | MICRO-ORGAN SPECIFICITY MAINTENANCE SYSTEM | December 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083569 | BIOLOGICAL TISSUE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18063653 | PERFUSION SYSTEMS AND CELL CULTIVATION PERFUSION SYSTEMS | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076203 | BIOREACTOR WITH SCAFFOLDS | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061732 | Dendritic Cell Generator | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061290 | PLATELET-RICH PLASMA ACTIVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007628 | A RANDOM ACCESS REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (qPCR) REACTOR SYSTEM | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17928197 | A CELL CULTURE CHAMBER DEVICE FOR CELL AND TISSUE GROWTH | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17999860 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND CELL POTENTIAL MEASURING DEVICE | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987978 | CONTACTLESS SELECTION DEVICE, LIGHT SENSING STRUCTURE THEREOF, AND BIOLOGICAL PARTICLE SELECTION APPARATUS | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17985675 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARDIOMYOCYTE PACING | November 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HOBBS, MICHAEL L.
With a 35.7% 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, 14.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
✓ 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 HOBBS, MICHAEL L works in Art Unit 1799 and has examined 717 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner HOBBS, MICHAEL L's allowance rate of 76.3% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HOBBS, MICHAEL L receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% 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 HOBBS, MICHAEL L 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 +23.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HOBBS, MICHAEL L. This interview benefit is in the 70% 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, 26.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 43% 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 43.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 67% 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, 15.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 25% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 61.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.4% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 49.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% 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 17.6% of allowed cases (in the 93% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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