Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1674 1699 1700 1758 1773 1798
This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases
Benjamin R. Whatley is a patent examiner assigned to Art Unit 1674 within Tech Center 1700. The examiner's professional record includes 408 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 66.7% for these applications. This figure serves as a primary indicator of the probability of success for cases on this docket. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 1177, which establishes a specific timeframe for the prosecution process. These metrics offer a foundational understanding of the examiner's approach to patent applications.
The interview lift for this examiner is 68.4%. This 68.4% lift shows the change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the 66.7% base rate. With 408 resolved cases, the data provides a view of the examiner's historical performance. The 1177-day median pendency is a key metric for managing client expectations regarding the duration of the patent application process in Tech Center 1700. Practitioners should evaluate the allowance rate and the interview lift to determine the most effective strategy for their specific cases.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18671317 | Systems and Methods for Automated Analysis | Non-Final OA | Abbott Molecular Inc. |
| 17906554 | COMPACT CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM WITH PLANAR SAMPLE TRANSPORT | Non-Final OA | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. |
| 18557564 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE | Final Rejection | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. |
| 17912189 | INTERMITTENT WARMING OF A BIOLOGIC SAMPLE INCLUDING A NUCLEIC ACID | Final Rejection | HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. |
| 18141179 | METHODS OF ENGULFING PARTICLES AND DEVICES FOR PRACTICING SAME | Final Rejection | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University |
| 18490491 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL POLYMER SCAFFOLDS FOR NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSES | Non-Final OA | Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. |
| 18586662 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS METHOD | Final Rejection | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 18285334 | Conveying Device, and Analyte Analysis System | Final Rejection | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 18007598 | Automatic Analysis Apparatus | Final Rejection | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 17798672 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER | Final Rejection | HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION |
| 18642895 | ADJUSTABLE ADAPTER AND LABORATORY SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. |
| 18579561 | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING SAMPLE CONTAINERS IN A SAMPLE HANDLING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. |
| 18722095 | PURIFICATION APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SHIMADZU CORPORATION |
| 18008050 | AUTOMATIC SAMPLE INJECTION DEVICE | Final Rejection | Shimadzu Corporation |
| 18711362 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ANTI DROPLET SYSTEM OF A PIPETTOR AND PIPETTOR WITH ANTI DROPLET SYSTEM CONTROL | Non-Final OA | Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. |
| 18201557 | System for the Microfluidic Distribution of Fluids | Final Rejection | STRATEC SE |
| 18535492 | AUTOMATED VOLUMETRIC REAGENT DELIVERY TESTING | Non-Final OA | Illumina, Inc. |
| 18574424 | A Paper-Based Sensor | Non-Final OA | AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH |
| 18494729 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | Final Rejection | ARKRAY, Inc. |
| 18245251 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING LABWARE | Final Rejection | Eppendorf SE |
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