Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1759 1795 3791

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.3%
Allow Rate
+12.3% vs TC avg
1551
Total Applications
+3.2%
Interview Lift
1051
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1522 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
34.0%
§103 Obviousness
31.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18368284 ELECTRODE AND CMOS-BASED DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18533863 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR POLYNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18720877 AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR SEPARATION OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT PROTEINS Non-Final OA Kashiv BioSciences, LLC
18776286 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BIOMOLECULES Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18575193 CHANNEL CHIP AND DIELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE Non-Final OA SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
18749209 SAMPLE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, SAMPLE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND SAMPLE MEASUREMENT PROGRAM Non-Final OA PHC Holdings Corporation
18815401 SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rohm Co., Ltd.
18662392 CRISPR MEDIATED FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18419769 ANALYTE SENSORS AND SENSING METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF ALCOHOL Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18723618 ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18120771 NEUROTRANSMITTER CONCENTRATION MEASURING APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SECOND DERIVATIVE-BASED NEUROTRANSMITTER CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT RESULT OF FAST-SCAN CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY DATA AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
18693588 ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSOR AND ELECTROLYTE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSOR Non-Final OA Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
18656989 ELECTRODE SET AND DEVICE FOR TRANSPARENTIZING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE Non-Final OA NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
18742865 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ELECTOPHORETIC SEPARATIONS Non-Final OA DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
18767790 Hydrogen Sensor for Aluminum-Water Reactions Non-Final OA Clean Water Ventures, Inc.
18682532 SELF-CALIBRATED ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS Non-Final OA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
18717147 ELECTRODE FOR DETECTING ANALYTES, RELATIVE BIOSENSOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA Biosensing S.r.l.
18666403 ELECTROWETTING-ON-DIELECTRIC (EWOD) DEVICE Non-Final OA CYTESI, INC
18654321 NANOPORE SENSOR, STRUCTURE AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SENSOR, AND METHODS OF FORMING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA iNanoBio, Inc.
18555955 IMPROVED DETECTION OF HEMOGLOBIN AND OTHER COMPOUNDS BY ELECTROPHORESIS Final Rejection HEMEX HEALTH, INC.
18695362 ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION METHOD BASED ON SCREEN-PRINTED ELECTRODE Non-Final OA LANSION BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17680487 MULTI-ENZYMATIC BIOSENSORS AND STABILIZATION OF MULTI-ENZYMATIC BIOSENSORS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA Instrumentation Laboratory Company

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