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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Laura Eloise Gourlie, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GOURLIE, LAURA ELOISE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2881

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

GOURLIE, LAURA ELOISE is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2800 and art unit 2881. The profile includes 64 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 68.8%, and a median of 1167 days to allowance. Interviews show a lift of 33.3%, indicating a favorable association between interview participation and allowance in the available record.

The listed companies are The Ohio State University, Applied Materials Inc., and Esol Inc. The listed firms are Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC, OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and Revolution IP, PLLC. Practitioners should review the underlying cases for art-specific patterns, while using interviews to clarify claim scope and address outstanding issues.

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

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
+0.8% vs TC avg
104
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 64 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17946750 ION ACTIVATION AND FRAGMENTATION IN SUB-AMBIENT PRESSURE FOR ION MOBILITY AND MASS SPECTROMETRY Non-Final OA AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18865208 AIR-TIGHT AMBIENT MASS SPECTROMETRY Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18293052 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIBRATION FREE LOW TEMPERATURE SAMPLE HOLDER FOR SIDE ENTRY ELECTRON MICROSCOPES Final Rejection Ohio State Innovation Foundation
17978693 PRE-CALCULATED COLLIMATOR MODEL FOR DOSE CALCULATION SOURCE MODELING Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers International AG
18696487 Ion Milling Device Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18415326 ION EXTRACTION OPTICS FOR ION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18107819 System and Method for Reducing Particle Formation in a Process Chamber of an Ion Implanter Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17917672 NANOTIP ION SOURCES AND METHODS Final Rejection Brown University
18204593 IMAGING, PROCESSING, AND/OR ANALYZING AN OBJECT USING A PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE Final Rejection Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
18413929 MASS SPECTROMETRY IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MASS SPECTROMETRY APPARATUS Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
17591569 COMBINING FOCUSED ION BEAM MILLING AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IMAGING Final Rejection KLA Corporation
18448430 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A SPECIMEN Final Rejection FEI Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Laura Eloise Gourlie's allowance rate?

68.8% of resolved applications examined by Laura Eloise Gourlie were allowed (64 resolved cases), compared with 69.6% across Art Unit 2881 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Laura Eloise Gourlie?

This examiner's interview lift is +33.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Laura Eloise Gourlie take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Laura Eloise Gourlie took 1,167 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Laura Eloise Gourlie work in?

Laura Eloise Gourlie examines applications in Art Unit 2881 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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