Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GERIDO, DWAN A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1681 1777 1797

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.7%
Allow Rate
-7.3% vs TC avg
761
Total Applications
+30.7%
Interview Lift
1256
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 712 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17956892 Method and Apparatus for Volumetric Imaging Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
17984177 System for Optically Analyzing a Test Sample and Method Therefor Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18126141 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AIDING IN THE DETECTION OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL ABNORMALITY Final Rejection DEKA Products Limited Partnership
17762481 DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
17413747 COMBINATORIAL TEMPORAL BIOMARKERS AND PRECISION MEDICINES WITH DETECTION AND TREATMENT METHODS FOR USE IN NEURO INJURY, NEURO DISEASE, AND NEURO REPAIR Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18365318 Magnetic Separation Filters And Microfluidic Devices Using Magnetic Separation Filters Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18083093 SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18145146 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CARBON CONTENT OF A SAMPLE AND TOC ANALYZER Non-Final OA Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
17871754 METHOD OF ESTIMATING BLOOD VOLUME Final Rejection Cypher Medical, LLC
18273856 METHOD FOR ANALYZING METABOLITE OF MICROORGANISM Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
16844427 SUPPORT FOR CONSERVING A SAMPLE OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA Copan Italia S.p.A.
18123213 DEVICE FOR DETECTING MISFOLDED PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection CooperSurgical, Inc.
17468966 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LABEL-FREE SINGLE MOLECULE DETECTION Non-Final OA NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
17649959 FACILITATING CONTROLLED PARTICLE DEPOSITION FROM A DROPLET DISPENSER Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
18394833 ARTIFICIAL NANOPORES AND USES AND METHODS RELATING THERETO Final Rejection Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
17777757 Artificial nanopores and uses and methods relating thereto Final Rejection Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
18348543 SOIL-BASED DNA EXTRACTION Non-Final OA Winfield Solutions, LLC
18366467 MICROSCALE CELL FILTER Non-Final OA INL - INTERNATIONAL IBERIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
17598575 NON-BLEACHING COLORIMETRIC AND FLUOROMETRIC ANALYTE DETECTION BY DEGRADATION OF SOLIDS Final Rejection Hach Company
18049505 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MEASURING A CONCENTRATION OF VOLATILE CORROSION INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Northern Technologies International Corporation
17458174 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTICS Final Rejection Quidel Corporation
18165574 METHOD FOR RECOVERING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES Non-Final OA H.U. GROUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE G.K.
18088237 MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER SENSORS Final Rejection FreshAir Sensor, LLC
16962319 WATER QUALITY TESTING Non-Final OA MOLENDOTECH LIMITED
17624476 Arylalkylamine, pyrrole, indole, and opiate derivative concentration determination method and test kit using said method Final Rejection LeadiX GmbH
17972957 QUALITY ANALYSIS NANOSENSOR USING METASTRUCTURE Final Rejection KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17590299 LATERAL FLOW TEST STRIP READER AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA WALLAC OY
17164032 CALIBRATION OF FLUIDIC DEVICES Final Rejection Labrador Diagnostics LLC
17420520 BIOCHEMICAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) Final Rejection PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

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