Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1759 1795 2899 3791 3796

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.7%
Allow Rate
+12.7% vs TC avg
1,561
Total Applications
+2.9%
Interview Lift
972
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1549 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
35.6%
§103 Obviousness
32.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18934606 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPEDIMETRIC GLUCOSE SENSING USING BORONIC ACID VIOLOGEN (OBBV) Non-Final OA Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18578665 BIOSENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND BIOCHIP Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18720877 AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR SEPARATION OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT PROTEINS Non-Final OA Kashiv BioSciences, LLC
18995552 DEVICE, HYDROXIDE ION CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF HYDROXIDE ION BY USING SAME Non-Final OA MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
19030131 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SINGLE MOLECULE DETECTION Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS on behalf of ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18994196 ELECTRODE, SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SENSOR Non-Final OA PHC Holdings Corporation
18893100 SENSOR UNIT AND CELL CULTURE ANALYZING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME Final Rejection PHC Holdings Corporation
18987238 METHOD FOR PREPARING BIOLOGICAL DETECTION COMPONENT AND BIOLOGICAL DETECTION COMPONENT Non-Final OA National Taiwan Normal University
18996534 ASSAY DEVICE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING OF A SAMPLE FLUID Non-Final OA ETH Zurich
18686479 LASER-INDUCED GRAPHENE NON-ENZYMATIC GLUCOSE SENSORS FOR ON BODY MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA The Penn State Research Foundation
18922656 CELL ANALYSIS USING CHEMFET SENSOR ARRAY-BASED SYSTEMS Final Rejection LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18530075 Semiconductor-Based Chemical Detection Device Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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