USPTO Examiner ZOU ALICE LING - Art Unit 3791

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19018351OSTOMY WAFER AND METHODJanuary 2025September 2025Allow810NoNo
18372319MEDICAL DEVICE INSERTERS AND PROCESSES OF INSERTING AND USING MEDICAL DEVICESSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2430YesNo
18347522SENSOR ASSEMBLY OF A MICRONEEDLE ARRAY-BASED CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING DEVICEJuly 2023April 2024Allow911YesNo
18048021SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN ANALYTE SENSOR SYSTEMOctober 2022August 2025Abandon3400NoNo
18047535PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICE AND SENSOR HOLDER THEREOFOctober 2022November 2023Allow1310NoNo
17930342ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND ESTIMATION PROGRAMSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2220YesNo
17899520PRECONNECTED ANALYTE SENSORSAugust 2022July 2024Allow2320YesNo
17801239HIGHLY INTEGRATED ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICEAugust 2022October 2025Allow3810YesNo
17820305SWEAT RATE MEASUREMENT DEVICESAugust 2022November 2023Allow1510NoNo
17820213ANALYTE SENSOR ANTIMICROBIAL CONFIGURATIONS AND ADHESIVESAugust 2022November 2025Allow3960YesNo
17880334PRECONNECTED ANALYTE SENSORSAugust 2022February 2024Allow1910YesNo
17861872PRE-CONNECTED ANALYTE SENSORSJuly 2022March 2024Allow2020YesNo
17841331BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING METHODJune 2022October 2023Allow1610YesNo
17806244INSERTER FOR ANALYTE SENSORSJune 2022January 2024Abandon1920NoNo
17834143CUMULATIVE BIOSENSOR SYSTEM TO DETECT ALCOHOLJune 2022March 2024Allow2230YesNo
17774024ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT PROVIDES RECOMMENDED COLOR INFORMATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEMay 2022September 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17770906BIOSENSORApril 2022December 2025Abandon4420NoNo
17680093DEVICE FOR MEASURING A USER'S OXYGEN-CONSUMPTIONFebruary 2022September 2025Abandon4240YesNo
17584870NON-INVASIVE ANALYTE SENSOR WITH MULTIPLE SENSOR ASSEMBLIESJanuary 2022September 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17585499SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS RELATED TO KETONE SENSORSJanuary 2022December 2025Abandon4740YesYes
17581844WEARABLE CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MEASUREMENT DEVICES, BIOSENSOR INSERTERS, AND METHODS OF USEJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2820YesNo
17622615BREATH SAMPLING DEVICEDecember 2021March 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17545151THREAD-BASED OXYGEN SENSORDecember 2021September 2022Allow910YesNo
17614262SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MOVEMENTSNovember 2021January 2026Allow5020YesNo
17534589Forearm Assessment and Training Devices, Systems, Kits, and MethodsNovember 2021June 2025Allow4320YesNo
17612346A BIOPSY TOOL AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A TISSUE SAMPLENovember 2021January 2025Allow3810NoNo
17453868SPHYGMOMANOMETER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPHYGMOMANOMETER, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING EFFECTIVE PULSE WAVENovember 2021January 2026Abandon5020NoNo
17603431HEARING ASSESSMENT USING A HEARING INSTRUMENTOctober 2021September 2025Abandon4720NoNo
17497561ELECTROCHEMICAL PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOROctober 2021December 2024Abandon3801NoNo
17449380IN-VIVO GLUCOSE SPECIFIC SENSORSeptember 2021March 2025Abandon4140NoNo
17486660SMART BANDAGESeptember 2021March 2023Allow1710NoNo
17480666IN VIVO SENSORSeptember 2021May 2023Abandon2010NoNo
17467158METHODS AND APPARATUS ENABLING COUPLING OF AN ELECTRONICS UNIT TO A BASE UNIT OF A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING DEVICESeptember 2021May 2025Allow4530YesNo
17465110INTERCHANGEABLE SENSOR AND SYSTEMSeptember 2021January 2025Abandon4030YesYes
17310945SIMULTANEOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING AND GASTRIC EMPTYING SCINTIGRAPHYSeptember 2021October 2025Allow5011NoNo
17410651BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATING METHODAugust 2021March 2024Allow3120YesNo
17429055METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SCREENING SWALLOWING IMPAIRMENTAugust 2021March 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17370860SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BACKGROUND SIGNAL REDUCTION IN BIOSENSORSJuly 2021November 2025Allow5230NoNo
17315099ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS USING ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNOLOGYMay 2021September 2025Abandon5211NoNo
17285240QUALITY ASSURANCE OF COLLECTED INTERSTITIAL FLUID SAMPLESApril 2021January 2024Abandon3311NoNo
17283687SMART BED SYSTEMApril 2021May 2025Allow4920YesNo
17282334ANALYTE DETECTION SYSTEMApril 2021March 2025Abandon4740YesNo
17271385BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND INSERTERFebruary 2021May 2025Abandon5011NoNo
17127775METHOD FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER IN A PERSON THAT INVOLVES COHERENTLY COMBINING DATA GENERATED FROM AN RF-BASED SENSOR SYSTEMDecember 2020July 2024Allow4210NoNo
17109905WEARABLE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BIOLOGICAL TARGETS USING THE SAMEDecember 2020October 2022Abandon2320NoNo
17107057SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING INJURY RISK AND ATHLETIC READINESSNovember 2020May 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17053117MEASURING ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE, CONTACT FORCE, AND TISSUE PROPERTIESNovember 2020September 2024Abandon4611NoNo
17086171LOW-PROFILE WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICEOctober 2020September 2022Allow2320YesNo
17032810NON-INVASIVE HYDRATION AND ELECTROLYTE MONITORINGSeptember 2020July 2022Allow2220YesNo
17025570IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT RELEASING COATINGSSeptember 2020November 2025Abandon6020NoYes
17024544SWALLOWING SENSOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2020August 2025Allow5941NoYes
17014947METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION GATHERING, ERROR DETECTION AND ANALYTE CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION DURING CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSINGSeptember 2020December 2023Allow3910YesNo
16977415DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING RESPIRATORY AIR FLOWSeptember 2020January 2024Abandon4040YesNo
16970250ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND ESTIMATION PROGRAMAugust 2020June 2022Allow2220YesNo
16983055BIOSENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DIMENSION OF COUNTER ELECTRODE AND PROLONGING USAGE LIFETIME OF THE SAMEAugust 2020May 2023Allow3320YesNo
16983214CONTAINER FOR CARRYING SENSOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2020January 2026Allow6040NoNo
16944783PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICEJuly 2020September 2025Allow6050NoNo
16945555PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICE AND SENSOR HOLDER THEREOFJuly 2020July 2022Allow2320NoNo
16945292MICRO BIOSENSOR AND MEASURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2020March 2022Allow1910NoNo
16945305PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICE AND SENSOR HOLDER THEREOFJuly 2020April 2023Allow3210NoNo
16944540PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICEJuly 2020March 2022Allow2010NoNo
16945216MICRO BIOSENSOR AND MEASURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2020September 2022Allow2610NoNo
16945634PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICE AND SENSOR HOLDER THEREOFJuly 2020March 2023Allow3210NoNo
16942838Method and System for Automatically Requesting Medical AssistanceJuly 2020August 2022Allow2411YesNo
16962119SENSOR INSERTION DEVICEJuly 2020January 2022Allow1810NoNo
16917421DIABETES PREDICTION USING GLUCOSE MEASUREMENTS AND MACHINE LEARNINGJune 2020May 2022Allow2310YesNo
16911877COMPUTATIONAL FABRICS FOR MONITORING HUMAN JOINT MOTIONJune 2020July 2024Abandon4930YesNo
16954226SWEAT RATE MEASUREMENT DEVICESJune 2020July 2022Allow2520NoNo
16900874Non-Invasive Transdermal Sampling and Analysis Device Incorporating an Electrochemical BioassayJune 2020March 2022Allow2120NoNo
16892866LINER FOR ADHESIVE SKIN PATCHJune 2020November 2021Allow1710YesNo
16885894APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATIONMay 2020January 2024Allow4420YesNo
16764691IMPLANTABLE INTEGRATED SENSOR DEVICEMay 2020May 2025Abandon6040NoNo
16875577INTEROPERABILITY VALIDATION IN AN ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEMMay 2020February 2023Allow3321NoNo
16759771NOVEL BIOSENSOR AND RELATED WOUND DRESSING SYSTEMApril 2020January 2026Allow6070NoNo
16859289PRESSURE-COMPENSATING NON-INVASIVE BLOOD-COMPONENT MEASUREMENTApril 2020February 2023Allow3300NoNo
16858209CATHETER INCLUDING ONE OR MORE SENSORSApril 2020January 2024Abandon4520YesNo
16854337PRECONNECTED ANALYTE SENSORSApril 2020May 2022Allow2511YesNo
16854664PRECONNECTED ANALYTE SENSORSApril 2020July 2022Allow2720YesNo
16854647PRECONNECTED ANALYTE SENSORSApril 2020May 2022Allow2510YesNo
16756229ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM MEASUREMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2020January 2025Abandon5750YesNo
16756056ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, REHABILITATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2020March 2024Abandon4740YesNo
16843104APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATIONApril 2020April 2024Allow4830YesNo
16651755A glucose monitoring apparatus and method based on a fluorescence sensorMarch 2020January 2022Abandon2210NoNo
16651191FLUID HANDLING DETECTORSMarch 2020November 2021Allow1910NoNo
16830217PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR MAINSTREAM CAPNOGRAPHY THAT IS CAPABLE OF HANDS-FREE OPERATIONMarch 2020October 2023Abandon4220NoNo
16829815DEVICE NETWORKS FOR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION MANAGEMENTMarch 2020September 2022Allow3021YesNo
16829825DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT VALIDATION FOR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION MANAGEMENTMarch 2020May 2023Allow3830YesNo
16803817Non-Invasive Transdermal Sampling and Analysis Device for Detection of Multiple AnalytesFebruary 2020April 2024Abandon4930YesNo
16774909ANALYTE SENSORS AND SENSING METHODS FOR DUAL DETECTION OF GLUCOSE AND ETHANOLJanuary 2020September 2024Allow5641YesNo
16742391BIOCOMPATIBLE SLEEVE FOR GLUCOSE SENSORSJanuary 2020November 2023Abandon4620NoYes
16739981PERSONALIZED BIO-INFORMATION CORRECTING APPARATUS AND METHODJanuary 2020March 2022Allow2610NoNo
16728676ANALYTE SENSOR WITH IMPEDANCE DETERMINATIONDecember 2019April 2025Allow6041YesNo
16719895SYSTEMS FOR SKIN PATCH GRAVITY RESISTANCEDecember 2019April 2022Allow2810YesNo
16622759MEDICAL DEVICESDecember 2019June 2025Abandon6041NoNo
16621510SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND SENSOR DEVICES FOR MEASURING CHANGES IN ANALYTE-SENSITIVE HYDROGELSDecember 2019December 2023Abandon4801NoNo
16704275ANALYTE LEVEL RATE OF CHANGE ALERTS IN AN ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEMDecember 2019May 2022Abandon2911NoNo
16699314WEARABLE BIOSENSORS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFNovember 2019June 2023Allow4221YesNo
16696035DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO MONITOR SUBJECT COMPLIANCE WITH A PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENT REGIMENNovember 2019December 2022Abandon3720YesNo
16692785SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SENSORNovember 2019June 2023Allow4321NoNo
16615702SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOFNovember 2019June 2021Allow1910NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ZOU, ALICE LING.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
21.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
36.6%
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, 25.0% 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 ZOU, ALICE LING - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ZOU, ALICE LING works in Art Unit 3791 and has examined 116 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ZOU, ALICE LING's allowance rate of 66.4% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ZOU, ALICE LING receive 2.03 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ZOU, ALICE LING is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZOU, ALICE LING. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 25.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 45.2% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 75% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 48% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 50% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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:

    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

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