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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Dwan A Gerido, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GERIDO, DWAN A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1677 1681 1758 1777 1796 1797

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

GERIDO, DWAN A has resolved 730 cases in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1677. The allowance rate is 58.1%, while the median time to allowance is 1226 days. Interviews are associated with a 30.4% lift in allowance rate, so interview preparation may be a useful part of a response strategy before this examiner.

The docket includes Cypher Medical LLC, FANUC Corporation, and International Business Machines Corporation. The leading firms are Acuity Law Group, P.C., BakerHostetler, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. The recorded mix of applicants and counsel gives practitioners concrete matters for further review.

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

Performance Statistics

58.1%
Allow Rate
-6.9% vs TC avg
779
Total Applications
+30.4%
Interview Lift
1226
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 730 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18747240 DEPARAFFINIZATION OF TISSUE UTILIZING ELECTRIC FIELD Non-Final OA Agilent Technologies, Inc.
17597116 CELL MASS DISSOCIATOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CELL MASS DISSOCIATOR, AND METHOD FOR DISSOCIATING CELL MASS Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18479241 MICROFLUIDIC CHIP Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17984177 System for Optically Analyzing a Test Sample and Method Therefor Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
17956892 Method and Apparatus for Volumetric Imaging Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18082818 MAGNETIC SEPARATION DEVICE Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute
18273856 METHOD FOR ANALYZING METABOLITE OF MICROORGANISM Final Rejection AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
18365318 Magnetic Separation Filters And Microfluidic Devices Using Magnetic Separation Filters Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18514456 COLOR-CHANGING SENSOR FOR GAS DETECTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS
17877765 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPROXIMATING BLOOD VOLUME IN A FLUID Non-Final OA Cypher Medical, LLC
17871754 METHOD OF ESTIMATING BLOOD VOLUME Non-Final OA Cypher Medical, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dwan A Gerido's allowance rate?

58.1% of resolved applications examined by Dwan A Gerido were allowed (730 resolved cases), compared with 32.7% across Art Unit 1677 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dwan A Gerido?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dwan A Gerido take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dwan A Gerido took 1,226 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dwan A Gerido work in?

Dwan A Gerido examines applications in Art Unit 1677 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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