Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Novel Microdevices, Inc.

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Novel Microdevices, Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a focused technical area for the current filing. The presence of 1 pending office action indicates a targeted approach to securing patent protection in the chemistry sector.

The portfolio is managed by 1 distinct examiner, ALABI, OYELEYE A. ALABI, OYELEYE A is the busiest examiner for the company, managing 1 pending office action. The company's current chemistry patent activity is highly focused, involving only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. For practitioners, this means that the outcome of the company's current patent efforts depends entirely on the review of this individual examiner.

The alignment of the pending office action with 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit reflects a streamlined prosecution footprint. This structure may allow for a more consistent dialogue between the applicant and the office, as there are no competing matters across different examiners or units. The focus on Chemistry & Materials ensures that the prosecution remains within a specialized technical domain, overseen by ALABI, OYELEYE A.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ALABI, OYELEYE A 1 83.9% +23.8%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18767256 AUTOMATED POINT-OF-CARE DEVICES FOR COMPLEX SAMPLE PROCESSING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF ALABI, OYELEYE A —

Interview Candidates (1)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18767256 AUTOMATED POINT-OF-CARE DEVICES FOR COMPLEX SAMPLE PROCESSING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF ALABI, OYELEYE A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1797 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18767256 AUTOMATED POINT-OF-CARE DEVICES FOR COMPLEX SAMPLE PROCESSING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF ALABI, OYELEYE A 1797 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 09, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Novel Microdevices, Inc. have?

Novel Microdevices, Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Novel Microdevices, Inc. applications?

Oyeleye A Alabi has the most, with 1 of Novel Microdevices, Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Novel Microdevices, Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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