Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BALL, JOHN C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1677 1717 1759 1795 3791

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
1,391
Total Applications
+16.2%
Interview Lift
1033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1371 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18910782 ANALYTE SENSORS EMPLOYING MULTIPLE ENZYMES AND METHODS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH Non-Final OA Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
18741293 ANALYTE SENSORS AND SENSING METHODS FEATURING LOW-POTENTIAL DETECTION Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18661820 BACTERIOPHAGE-DERIVED NANOPORE SENSORS Final Rejection Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc
18726685 WEARABLE APTAMER FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR SENSING SYSTEM FOR NONINVASIVE CORTISOL MONITORING AND WEARABLE SYSTEM FOR STRESS SENSING Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18983321 HIGH DENSITY AND MULTIPLEXED NANOPORE DEVICES WITH TRANSVERSE TUNNELING JUNCTION FOR BIOMOLECULE DETECTION AND SEQUENCING Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
18886682 INTEGRATED ION SENSING APPARATUS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ANALOG DEVICES INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANY
18567985 DEVICE AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR FILMS Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18068219 PLATINUM ELECTRODE SYSTEM Non-Final OA DIONEX CORPORATION

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