Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MARTIN, ALEA NATASHA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758 1798

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.4%
Allow Rate
-10.6% vs TC avg
100
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1041
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 57 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18353005 HYDRODYNAMICALLY-INDUCED DROPLET MICROVORTICES FOR MODULATING CELL DYNAMICS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17529956 Microfluidic System for Diesel Detection Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17887582 METHOD OF ANALYZING ANTIMONY ION, INSPECTION TOOL USED FOR ANALYZING PENTAVALENT ANTIMONY ION, AND INSPECTION TOOL USED FOR ANALYZING ANTIMONY ION ACCORDING TO ITS VALENCE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17268339 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES Non-Final OA HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
17358364 TEST STRIP AND COMPONENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17611266 AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17268154 Automatic Analyzer Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
19022835 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPTICALLY DETERMINING ANALYTE CONCENTRATIONS Non-Final OA Omaroon Corporation
18074609 URINE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Beckman Coulter, Inc.
18362751 TEXTURED WELL STRUCTURES FOR BIOSENSOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
17779824 CHEMICAL INDICATOR Non-Final OA American Sterilizer Company
17855035 LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOASSAY DEVICE WITH INCREASED DETECTION SIGNAL INTENSITY AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET MATERIAL USING THE SAME Final Rejection Pukyong National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
18087294 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR INDICATION OF AN OXIDATIVE TREATMENT Final Rejection ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH
17321142 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Bar Ilan University
18519715 Device for Liquid Handling Non-Final OA Takara Bio USA, Inc.
17074007 FLUIDIC BEAD TRAP AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION
17833842 CARTRIDGE-BASED BIOFLUID MONITORING AND ANALYSIS Final Rejection Rajant Health Inc.
17298252 MICROFLUIDIC APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection QuantuMDx Group Limited
17936969 LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOASSAY DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA QUANOVATE INC.
17821936 ANALYSIS OF URINE TEST STRIPS WITH MOBILE CAMERA ANALYSYS AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATION BY CUSTOMISING DATA Non-Final OA Vivosens Inc
17857400 Device for Testing Blood Plasma Final Rejection Vital Signs Solutions Limited
17630471 AN ASPIRATE-DISPENSE APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA DOUGLAS SCIENTIFIC, LLC
17645256 ASSAY READER OPERABLE TO SCAN A TEST STRIP Non-Final OA Alverix, Inc.
15778191 SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR MICROFLUIDIC CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA SPECTRADYNE LLC

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