Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18991794 | FRUIT STERILIZING AND COOLING DEVICE USING PLASMA-ACTIVATED ICE-WATER MIXTURE | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18896765 | SELF-CLEANING AIR FLOW FOR AIR-CONDITIONED FACILITIES | September 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18680636 | AUTOMATED BIOREACTOR SYSTEM, SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY IMPLEMENTING PROTOCOL FOR DECELLULARIZING ORGAN, AND WASTE DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18676349 | CELL VIABILITY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODS THEREOF | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18649706 | BIOLOGICAL FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEMS | April 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18604469 | OPEN-TOP MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING A FUNCTION OF A TISSUE | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18431281 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REHYDRATION OF MICROORGANISMS TO ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL YIELDS | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18571777 | Tissue Culture Vessel for Preparation of Compressed Hydrogel Skin Grafts and Related Methods And Systems | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18525119 | CELL CULTURE VESSEL | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522531 | ILLUMINATION OF LIGHT DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBERS, ILLUMINATION OF BLUE-VIOLET LIGHT DELIVERY SYSTEMS, BLUE-VIOLET LIGHT DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR BLUE-VIOLET LIGHT INDUCED DISINFECTION | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18506801 | CELL VIABILITY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODS THEREOF | November 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18484560 | Drosophila Stock Maintenance | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18368174 | ENHANCED MACROALGAL PHOTOBIOREACTOR, ALGAE SCRUBBER, AND SEAWEED CULTIVATOR METHODS AND APPARATUSES - RESERVOIR DRAIN STRUCTURES | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18450105 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOEMULSIONS | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448031 | Systems For Producing Cellular Immunotherapeutics And Methods Of Use Thereof | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230996 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT OF CELLS IN ENCAPSULATION DEVICES PRE-AND POST-TRANSPLANTATION | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18221313 | METHOD OF LOW-TEMPERATURE TREATMENT OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE | July 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18328744 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT HARVESTING OF MICROALGAE BIOMASS FROM DISCRETE BIOMASS RECEPTACLES | June 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328463 | EXPANDABLE SYSTEM FOR PURIFICATION AND DISINFECTION OF AIR | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18140881 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR STERILIZING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18031903 | Bioculture Meat Device | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18128772 | SCAFFOLD BIOREACTOR | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18127638 | Uniform Material Distribution Control Method and System for Fermentation Tank | March 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18126296 | AIRLIFTING BIOREACTOR | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18026664 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A CELL SUSPENSION | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18022592 | CELL CULTURE CONTAINER AND CELL CULTURE SYSTEM | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18111697 | HIGH THROUGHPUT MIGRATING CELL ISOLATION RETRIEVAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF FABRICATION | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016175 | DEVICE FOR ENSURING A STERILE ENVIRONMENT FOR INCUBATING CELL CULTURES | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18015743 | BIOREACTOR CLEANING SYSTEM WITH AN ACID TANK AND A DEVICE FOR NEUTRALIZING THE ACID | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18081576 | SUBSTANCE INTRODUCTION UNIT AND SUBSTANCE INTRODUCTION DEVICE | December 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18056035 | OPEN-TOP MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING A FUNCTION OF A TISSUE | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998315 | Microbial Cleaning Compositions | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971178 | SPRING HEATER FOR BIOASSAY | October 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18046161 | 3D MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS (3D MEAS) WITH MULTIPLE SENSING CAPABILITIES FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF ELECTROGENIC CELLS | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17917816 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR A 3D TISSUE STRUCTURE | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913927 | BODY TISSUE PRESERVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17912723 | MEASURING DEFORMABILITY OF A CELL | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17905999 | BIOREACTOR FOR CELL PROCESSING | September 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17930981 | IMAGE CAPTURING IN A CELL CULTIVATION APPARATUS | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17901338 | ASEPTIC BIOPROCESS PACKAGE | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 17908182 | INCUBATOR | August 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UV DECONTAMINATION OF RESPIRATORS | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17820174 | OPEN-TOP MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING A FUNCTION OF A TISSUE | August 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17798047 | A MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL PLATFORM WITH EMBEDDED ELECTRODES FOR 3D TISSUE CULTURE | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760094 | INDUSTRIALIZED PROTEIN PRODUCTION SYSTEM USING CARBON-CONTAINING INDUSTRIAL GAS | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879498 | SUBSTANCE INTRODUCTION DEVICE AND SUBSTANCE INTRODUCTION METHOD | August 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17879429 | INSTRUMENT FOR PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON A FLUIDIC CARTRIDGE | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17788269 | CELL CULTURE EVALUATION SYSTEM | June 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17787739 | INCUBATION CASSETTE AND MICROPLATE FOR REDUCING FLUID EVAPORATION OUT OF WELLS OF A MICROPLATE | June 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17836054 | Fluid Delivery System for a Vehicle | June 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836455 | SANITIZING ARTICLES FOR LUER ACCESS DEVICES | June 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 44 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17783588 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CULTIVATING BIOLOGICAL CELLS | June 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17829454 | FABRIC TREATMENT USING BACTERIAL SPORES | June 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750791 | APPARATUS FOR IRRADIATION | May 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17664532 | SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING CELLULAR IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17776414 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AN INOCULUM | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17773858 | INLET FLUID FLOW DIVERTER PORT | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17734562 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUID FLOW MANAGEMENT IN A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17725815 | Closure Mechanisms and Seal Integrity Indicators for Sterilization Containers | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17724372 | ORGAN CHIP TO MODEL MAMMALIAN JOINT | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17724030 | ATOMIZATION DEVICE AND CULTURE DEVICE | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17721233 | CELL CULTURE SYSTEM | April 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17766366 | PURIFICATION PROCESS BASED ON MAGNETIC BEADS | April 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17701141 | BIOREACTORS AND METHODS OF USE | March 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17761392 | BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR FOR USE WITH A LIQUID STERILANT | March 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17683274 | BIOREACTOR SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS | February 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17673783 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR HIGHLY EFFICIENT HARVESTING AND CULTIVATION OF MICROALGAE BIOMASS | February 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17633932 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING EXOSOME | February 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17666768 | CONCENTRATION DEVICE AND CONCENTRATION METHOD | February 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17649639 | INACTIVATION APPARATUS AND INACTIVATION METHOD | February 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17585338 | Drosophila Stock Maintenance | January 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17571003 | STRAIGHT-TUBE UV LIGHT | January 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17568054 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN BIOPROCESSING | January 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17562586 | BIOREACTOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | December 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17556842 | AUTOMATED APPARATUS FOR PERFUSION AND REPRODUCIBLE MULTI ORGAN DECELLULARIZATION | December 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17552327 | APPARATUS TO PRESERVE AND TRANSPORT BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES AT CRYOGENIC CONDITIONS | December 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17530336 | SEMI-QUANTITATIVE LATERAL-FLOW IMMUNOASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF CSF LEAKS | November 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17609351 | Cell Settler Apparatus Systems and Methods for Perfusion Processes | November 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17452564 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT-EMITTING ASSEMBLY | October 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17507706 | TREATMENT AND AGITATION DEVICE FOR ULTRAVIOLET, TEMPERATURE AND GASEOUS CONTROLLED STERILIZATION, CURING AND TREATMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INCLUDING CANNABIS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17450173 | Combined UV Imaging and Sanitization | October 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17495067 | INCUBATOR WITH ORBITAL SHAKER | October 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17490992 | CELL MAINTAINER FOR AUTOLOGOUS CELL THERAPY PRODUCTION | September 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17490896 | DISINFECTION DEVICE | September 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17441923 | STERILIZATION STATUS DETECTION METHOD, STERILIZATION METHOD, STERILIZATION STATUS DETECTION DEVICE, STERILIZATION DEVICE | September 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17473832 | PURIFICATION AND DETECTION OF ANALYTES | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17438858 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING SPACE FOR ASSISTING IN EMBEDDING OF BIO SAMPLE IN EMBEDDING MATERIAL | September 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17463999 | Germicidal Donnable Hand Cloth | September 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17462920 | BIOREACTOR FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL | August 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459131 | SHOPPING CART DISINFECTION SYSTEM | August 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17406877 | UV MODULE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DEACTIVATING BIOLOGICALLY CONTAMINATED SURFACES IN AN INTERIOR OF A DEVICE | August 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17403939 | DISINFECTANT POUCH WITH FLUID CONTROL | August 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 9 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17400610 | Disinfecting glove system | August 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17398159 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DISINFECTING AIR AND/OR SURFACES | August 2021 | July 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17393833 | VENTILATOR FILTER STERILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17389054 | AUTOMATIC SURFACE DISINFECTION | July 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17382869 | PHOTODYNAMIC METHOD TO DECONTAMINATE SURFACES | July 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17373060 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR AIR TREATMENT | July 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17421833 | DEVICE FOR DISINFECTING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT | July 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17364288 | Devices Comprising Organoid Chambers and Uses Thereof to Culture, Maintain, Monitor or Test Organoids | June 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA.
With a 16.7% 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.
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, 26.7% 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.
⚠ 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 KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA works in Art Unit 1799 and has examined 475 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA's allowance rate of 65.1% places them in the 26% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA receive 2.17 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +29.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA. This interview benefit is in the 77% 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, 23.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% 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 45.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 69% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 45.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 11% 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 rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 64.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 69% 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 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 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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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