Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GOURLIE, LAURA ELOISE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2881

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Laura Eloise Gourlie is an examiner in Tech Center 2800, Art Unit 2881. Her record of 59 resolved cases shows an allowance rate of 64.4 percent. This suggests a relatively balanced prosecution environment where applications are frequently allowed.

The interview lift for Gourlie is 38.8 percent, which is a very strong indicator of the value of direct communication. This high lift suggests that Gourlie is particularly responsive to the interview process, and practitioners should prioritize scheduling interviews to resolve any outstanding rejections. The 38.8 percent increase in allowance probability is a significant advantage that should not be overlooked.

The median time to allowance is 1168 days. This timeline is standard for Tech Center 2800. Given the 59 resolved cases, the data suggests that a strategy focusing on early interviews is likely to be successful, as the 64.4 percent allowance rate is substantially bolstered by the 38.8 percent lift associated with direct examiner engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

64.4%
Allow Rate
-3.6% vs TC avg
94
Total Applications
+38.8%
Interview Lift
1168
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 59 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
49.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18366355 GUIDE PIN, SYSTEM FOR PRECISELY CONTROLLING SPECIMEN INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING SPECIMEN USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17978693 PRE-CALCULATED COLLIMATOR MODEL FOR DOSE CALCULATION SOURCE MODELING Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers International AG
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
18591293 MASS SPECTROMETER Final Rejection Kioxia 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.
18413929 MASS SPECTROMETRY IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MASS SPECTROMETRY APPARATUS Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18039574 QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER AND RESIDUAL GAS ANALYSIS METHOD Final Rejection HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
17917672 NANOTIP ION SOURCES AND METHODS Final Rejection Brown University
17591569 COMBINING FOCUSED ION BEAM MILLING AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IMAGING Final Rejection KLA Corporation
18043591 PULSE SPECTROSCOPY DEVICE Final Rejection Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
18909067 CARRIER GAS ION SCAVENGER TO REDUCE PEAK TAILING AND REACTIONS Non-Final OA Thermo Finnigan LLC
18857662 Detection Saturation Correction and De-Coalescence by Ion Beam Modulation Non-Final OA DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
18448430 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A SPECIMEN Final Rejection FEI Company
17747597 MECHANISM FOR CURING ADHESIVE IN A ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY CELL Non-Final OA DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17797684 POLE PIECE FOR A TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE Final Rejection THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, SCHOLARS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
18413612 METHOD FOR ANALYZING DISTURBING INFLUENCES IN A MULTI-BEAM PARTICLE MICROSCOPE, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND MULTI-BEAM PARTICLE MICROSCOPE Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
17983220 PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM WITH MULTI-SOURCE SYSTEM AND MULTI-BEAM PARTICLE MICROSCOPE Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
18643765 METHOD FOR CORRECTING AGE OF COLUMBITE-TANTALITE BY USING DOUBLE-REFERENCE-MATERIALS Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

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