Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1677 1717 1759 1795 3791
This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases
John C. Ball is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, assigned to Art Unit 1677. He has resolved 1379 cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 78.8%. This baseline success rate is supplemented by an interview lift of 16.2%, indicating that direct engagement with the examiner is a productive strategy. The 1379 resolved cases provide a solid basis for evaluating these performance trends. Practitioners can use the 78.8% allowance rate to gauge the likelihood of success in his docket within Tech Center 3700.
The median days to allowance for his cases is 1033. This pendency of 1033 days reflects the timeline for successful applications to reach a grant in Art Unit 1677. When compared to the 78.8% allowance rate, the 16.2% interview lift suggests that while the standard process is effective, interviews offer a measurable advantage. Applicants should factor the 1033 days median into their prosecution planning. The data from his 1379 resolved cases highlights a consistent approach to patent examination.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18661820 | BACTERIOPHAGE-DERIVED NANOPORE SENSORS | Final Rejection | Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc |
| 18910782 | ANALYTE SENSORS EMPLOYING MULTIPLE ENZYMES AND METHODS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH | Non-Final OA | Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. |
| 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 |
| 18545658 | LOW-CAPACITANCE NANOPORE SENSORS ON INSULATING SUBSTRATES | Non-Final OA | Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University |
| 19057507 | MICROCHIP CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS ASSAYS AND REAGENTS | Non-Final OA | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| 19089163 | Bio-Detector Device for Bio-Targets | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. |
| 18886682 | INTEGRATED ION SENSING APPARATUS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | ANALOG DEVICES INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANY |
| 19038507 | MOLECULAR HOPPER | Non-Final OA | OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED |
| 18578419 | System And Method For Photopolymerizing Electrophoretic Gels | Final Rejection | EMD Millipore Corporation |
| 18879076 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT BY MEANS OF SUCCESSIVE PRINTING AND SINTERING OF PARTICLE-CONTAINING INK | Non-Final OA | UNIVERSITÄT STUTTGART |
| 18871844 | CARTRIDGE FOR CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS | Non-Final OA | DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd. |
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