Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Madison Taylor Herbert, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HERBERT, MADISON TAYLOR

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1618 1681 1758 1797

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

Madison Taylor Herbert is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1618, with 22 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 59.1 percent, and the median pendency to allowance is 1324 days. This dataset includes work for institutional applicants like the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, The Ohio State University, and Siemens Healthineers AG. The 59.1 percent allowance rate provides a moderate probability of success for those willing to navigate the 1324-day timeline.

The most striking figure is the interview lift of 53.7 percent. This indicates that interviews are extremely effective, significantly increasing the likelihood of success. Practitioners from firms like Alleman Hall LLP, Calderon Safran & Wright P.C., and CROWELL & MORING LLP should utilize this 53.7 percent lift to overcome the 59.1 percent baseline allowance rate. Given the 1324-day median wait, the 53.7 percent lift is a vital tool for securing a grant in Art Unit 1618 based on the 22 resolved cases currently on record.

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

Performance Statistics

59.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+53.7%
Interview Lift
1324
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
52.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17692990 Heater Meander Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18664936 Microfluidic Device For Profiling Biochemical Samples Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18274082 MULTIPLEXED MICROFLUIDIC FORCE SPECTROSCOPY ON-A-CHIP Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18552206 READY TO USE ANALYZER CONTROL PRODUCT FOR CUA URINALYSIS INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18266662 Specimen Transportation Device Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17873146 FLUIDIC CARTRIDGE MODULE, BIOSENSOR DEVICE, METHOD OF DETECTING ANALYTE IN SAMPLE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17671033 DEVICES, PROCESSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINATION OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE, EXPRESSION, COPY NUMBER, OR METHYLATION CHANGES USING COMBINED NUCLEASE, LIGASE, POLYMERASE, AND SEQUENCING REACTIONS Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18139133 AUTOMATIC DISPENSING DEVICE Final Rejection Shimadzu Corporation
18106287 PLATFORM FOR ROBOTIC MICRO-EXPERIMENTATION OF SOLUTION-PROCESSED MATERIALS AND DEVICES Final Rejection North Carolina State University
18419732 DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS-LIKE MANIPULATION OF ELECTROKINETICALLY PRECONCENTRATED BIOPARTICLE/BIOMOLECULE PLUGS IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW Non-Final OA Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Madison Taylor Herbert's allowance rate?

59.1% of resolved applications examined by Madison Taylor Herbert were allowed (22 resolved cases), compared with 33.1% across Art Unit 1618 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Madison Taylor Herbert?

This examiner's interview lift is +53.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Madison Taylor Herbert take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Madison Taylor Herbert took 1,324 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Madison Taylor Herbert work in?

Madison Taylor Herbert examines applications in Art Unit 1618 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month