USPTO Examiner BASQUILL SEAN M - Art Unit 1614

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19051044PREPARATION OF SOLID CYCLODEXTRIN COMPLEXES FOR OPHTHALMIC ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT DELIVERYFebruary 2025September 2025Allow710NoNo
18979962LISINOPRIL FORMULATIONSDecember 2024July 2025Allow720NoNo
18823257PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18823274PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18739646Safe Flavoring Composition to Improve Compliance in Colon Cleansing CompositionsJune 2024March 2025Abandon910NoNo
18663349LISINOPRIL FORMULATIONSMay 2024October 2024Allow510YesNo
18621397METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MANAGING PAIN COMPRISING DEXMEDETOMIDINE TRANSDERMAL COMPOSITIONSMarch 2024February 2026Abandon2230NoNo
18600574COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR HAIR TREATMENTMarch 2024August 2025Allow1741NoNo
18517529PREPARATION OF SOLID CYCLODEXTRIN COMPLEXES FOR OPHTHALMIC ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT DELIVERYNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18496417Altering Net Charge on Mannosylated Dextrans to Maximize Target Tissue Uptake and Off Target Competitive BlockingOctober 2023July 2024Allow810NoNo
18381775COMPOSITIONS FOR ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGSOctober 2023February 2025Abandon1631YesNo
18484337PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONOctober 2023July 2025Allow2110NoNo
18484334PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310YesNo
18457080NATURAL COMBINATION PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR REGULATION OF KIDNEY AND EXCRETORY SYSTEM FUNCTIONAugust 2023December 2025Allow2811NoNo
18450553LISINOPRIL FORMULATIONSAugust 2023January 2024Allow510NoNo
18233560EMULSIONS FOR TREATING MUCOUS MEMBRANE INFECTIONSAugust 2023April 2025Allow2011NoNo
18229694Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor TreatmentAugust 2023February 2026Abandon3131NoNo
18357004USE OF DERIVATIVES CONTAINING C-O-P BONDS IN PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY FAILUREJuly 2023March 2025Abandon2011NoNo
18356331CATHETER LOCK SOLUTION COMPRISING SODIUM CITRATE AND BENZYL ALCOHOLJuly 2023December 2024Allow1711NoNo
18223187LIPID-POLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2023November 2025Allow2820NoNo
18353723NANOPARTICLE AND USE THEREOF FOR THE COMBINATORIAL THERAPY OF ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS INDUCER AND IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC TO TUMORS AND IMMUNE CELLSJuly 2023March 2026Allow3201NoNo
18222690BI-FUNCTIONAL CO-POLYMER USE FOR OPHTHALMIC AND OTHER TOPICAL AND LOCAL APPLICATIONSJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18331093COMPOSITIONS, FORMULATIONS AND INTERLEUKIN PRODUCTION AND PURIFICATIONJune 2023March 2025Abandon2111NoNo
18255675ORODISPERSIBLE POWDER COMPOSITIONJune 2023February 2026Allow3210NoNo
18035816PUNCTAL PLUGS CONTAINING MICELLE-ENCAPSULATED OPHTHALMIC PHARMACEUTICALS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOFMay 2023January 2026Abandon3201NoNo
18299444METHODS OF ALLEVIATING SYMPTOMS OF OCULAR SURFACE DISCOMFORT USING MEDICAL ICE SLURRYApril 2023November 2024Abandon1910NoNo
18129026Close-packed fibrous dosage formMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18189479SYNTHETIC NANOCARRIERS COMPRISING AN IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH AFFINITY IL-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND ANTI-IGM AGENTSMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3401NoNo
18187165OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING EYESMarch 2023May 2025Abandon2611NoNo
18123830SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLERGEN-SPECIFIC EPICUTANEOUS IMMUNOTHERAPYMarch 2023December 2025Allow3311NoNo
18246005METHOD TO ENCAPSULATE AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION COMPRISING A COMPOUND OF INTEREST IN A MATRIXMarch 2023February 2026Abandon3501NoNo
18043939OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS FOR INTRAVITREAL ADMINISTRATIONMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3301NoNo
18043899C-PHYCOCYANIN FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHYMarch 2023March 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18115029TREATMENT OF PRIMARY AND/OR SECONDARY LUNG TUMORS USING GASEOUS NITRIC OXIDE INHALATIONFebruary 2023January 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18171007TASTE-MASKING ORAL FORMULATIONS OF FASUDILFebruary 2023November 2024Abandon2130NoNo
18020544SUSTAINED RELEASE BIODEGRADABLE INTRACANALICULAR INSERTS COMPRISING A HYDROGEL AND AN ACTIVE AGENTFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1801NoNo
18020042Pyrazolopyridine Compounds and Methods of Inhibiting IRE1 Using SameFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2900NoNo
18006083MOLYBDENUM-BASED FEED SUPPLEMENT FOR BEESJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3511NoNo
18082826Base Composition for Tape AgentDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18080466TREATMENT OF MYOPIC PROGRESSIONDecember 2022September 2025Allow3410NoNo
17999920Solid Self-Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery System (S-SNEDDS)November 2022January 2026Abandon3801NoNo
17992348FORMULATIONS/COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A BTK INHIBITORNovember 2022June 2025Abandon3111NoNo
17925234ZWITTERIONIC POLYMER PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2022October 2025Allow3501NoNo
17922864DISSOLVABLE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE TEETH WHITENING STRIP OR FILMNovember 2022February 2026Allow3921YesNo
17947784SCALABLE POLYPROPIONATE LACTONE STEREOTETRADSSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3510NoNo
17932736BIOMIMETIC VESICLES AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2201NoNo
17930373METHODS FOR DELIVERING AGENTS WITH PRE-FILLED SYRINGES TO MINIMIZE INTRAOCULAR INFLAMMATIONSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3340YesNo
17901108COMBINATION OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL AND RAPAMYCIN AND USE THEREOFSeptember 2022April 2025Abandon3221NoNo
17822922INTRAVENOUS FORMULATIONS OF RK-33August 2022November 2025Allow3831YesNo
17898223COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INVASIVE AND NON-INVASIVE PROCEDURAL SKINCAREAugust 2022July 2024Allow2220YesNo
17896280LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE FORMULATIONS AND CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF BUPRENORPHINE DERIVATIVESAugust 2022November 2024Allow2711NoNo
17815195SELF-ASSEMBLED NANOPARTICLE AND USE THEREOF FOR ANTI- ANGIOGENESISJuly 2022November 2025Allow3931YesNo
17781314Adhesive CompositionMay 2022September 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17664105SELF-EMULSIFYING FORMULATIONS OF DIM-RELATED INDOLESMay 2022January 2025Abandon3221NoNo
17733210TREATMENT OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY USING ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTSApril 2022December 2024Abandon3240YesYes
17728382Metal Aluminum Nano-Adjuvant, Vaccine Composition And Preparation Method Therefor And Use ThereofApril 2022July 2024Allow2711NoNo
17694821COMPOSITIONS FOR ALTERING THE COLOR OF HAIRMarch 2022July 2025Abandon4030YesNo
17653172BIODEGRADABLE NON-WOVEN FABRIC SHEETMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3401NoNo
17668356STORAGE STABLE SOLUTION COMPRISING HYPOCHLOROUS ACID AND/OR HYPOCHLORITEFebruary 2022November 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17570548METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ORALLY DISINTIGRATING TABLETJanuary 2022May 2025Abandon4031NoNo
17616529METHOD FOR PREVENTING ADHESION OF ATMOSPHERIC TOXIC SUBSTANCEDecember 2021December 2025Abandon4821NoNo
17533715COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASED GLUCOSE UPTAKE AND FAT METABOLISMNovember 2021January 2026Abandon5021NoNo
17610389POLYMER-BASED IMPLANT FOR RETINAL THERAPY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMENovember 2021August 2025Allow4521YesNo
17507733CHEWABLE TABLETOctober 2021December 2025Abandon5021NoNo
17604691METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING RESPIRATORY ARRHYTHMIASOctober 2021January 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17497813COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING AGAINST AIRBORNE PATHOGENS AND IRRITANTSOctober 2021December 2025Allow5041NoNo
17601409INCREASING THE STABILITY OF AGENTS FOR TREATING KERATIN MATERIALOctober 2021January 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17488610ORAL SOLUBLE FILM CONTAINING SILDENAFIL CITRATESeptember 2021May 2025Abandon4351NoYes
17437279PARTICLES WITH BIOCIDAL COATINGSeptember 2021March 2025Allow4211NoNo
17432579MEMBRANEAugust 2021October 2025Abandon4921NoNo
17393745BIODEGRADABLE SHEET WITH ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND USE THEREOFAugust 2021April 2025Abandon4421NoNo
17387329MODIFIED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF HUPERZINE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJuly 2021January 2025Allow4241NoYes
17417062AEROSOL FOAM DEVICE CONTAINING A COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ANIONIC SURFACTANT, A FATTY ALCOHOL AND A COMPRESSED GASJune 2021January 2026Abandon5531NoNo
17323052LIPID-POLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEMay 2021November 2025Allow5441NoNo
17322815Anti-Viral Lactoferrin FacemaskMay 2021November 2024Abandon4221YesNo
17294050NANOCRYSTALLINE EYE DROP, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFMay 2021July 2025Abandon5031NoNo
17289185BIS(TRIETHOXYSILYLPROPYL)AMINES COMBINED WITH POYSACCHARIDES FOR CARING FOR AND SHAPING KERATINE FIBRESApril 2021February 2025Abandon4621NoNo
17232336HYDROGEL PARTICLE CARRIERS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC/DIAGNOSTIC AGENTSApril 2021November 2024Abandon4331NoNo
17231854POTENTIATED ANTIBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE FOR TREATING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS AND BIOFILMSApril 2021August 2025Abandon5231NoNo
17227978ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSApril 2021November 2024Abandon4371YesYes
17284097MACROCYCLIC LACTONE FORMULATIONS, METHODS OF THEIR PREPARATION AND USE OF THE FORMULATIONS IN TREATING PATHOLOGIES SECONDARY TO OPHTHALMIC PARASITESApril 2021November 2025Abandon5531YesNo
17282703COMPOSITION COMPRISING NON-VOLATILE/VOLATILE OILS AND LIPOPHILIC DYES, METHODS AND USES THEREOFApril 2021January 2026Allow5731NoNo
17200253OXYGENATED EMULSION FOR TREATMENT OF OCULAR INJURYMarch 2021March 2026Abandon6031NoYes
17193896HYPOTONIC HYDROGEL FORMULATIONS FOR ENHANCED TRANSPORT OF ACTIVE AGENTS AT MUCOSAL SURFACESMarch 2021September 2025Abandon5431YesNo
17172403OXYGENATED EMULSION FOR TREATMENT OF OCULAR INJURYFebruary 2021November 2025Abandon5751NoNo
17266382ARTIFICIAL BONE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ARTIFICIAL BONEFebruary 2021August 2024Allow4211YesNo
17260073VE-PTP INHIBITION IN GLAUCOMAJanuary 2021March 2025Abandon5021NoYes
17255200PROCESSING METHOD FOR DRUG SUBSTANCE PARTICLES OF NON-UNIFORM PARTICLE SIZEDecember 2020December 2024Abandon4841YesNo
17251247USE OF A BIXA ORELLANA EXTRACTDecember 2020January 2026Abandon6050YesNo
16973008COMPOSITION COMPRISING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT AND A RESPIRATORY STIMULANT AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOFDecember 2020May 2025Abandon5321NoNo
17100495JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE-CONTAINING MICRONEEDLE ARRAYNovember 2020January 2025Abandon5020NoNo
17091835INJECTABLE SILK FIBROIN PARTICLES AND USES THEREOFNovember 2020October 2025Abandon5920NoYes
17052694COMBINATION OF EXTRACTS OF QUINQUINA AND OF LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM AND OF THE MANGANESE SALT OF L-PYRROLIDONE CARBOXYLIC ACID IN THE TREATMENT OF ALOPECIANovember 2020October 2024Abandon4821NoNo
17083386Pharmaceutical Compositions Of Metabotropic Glutamate 5 Receptor (MGLU5) AntagonistsOctober 2020December 2024Abandon4941YesYes
16964198COMPOSITE SCAFFOLD MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFOctober 2020November 2024Abandon5221NoNo
17031841NANO EMULSION PROCESS FOR SCENTED LIQUIDSSeptember 2020February 2025Abandon5321NoNo
15733458PROTECTING A BIOACTIVE AND/OR PRECURSOR THEREOFJuly 2020June 2023Abandon3561NoNo
16810149PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING OCULAR DISEASES OR DISORDERSMarch 2020July 2025Allow6081NoNo
16608740ENCAPSULATED NUTRITIONAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONSOctober 2019May 2025Abandon6061NoNo
16606506DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMOctober 2019February 2026Abandon6031NoYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BASQUILL, SEAN M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
8
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
49.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
29
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(17.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
24
(82.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
20.8%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 17.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner BASQUILL, SEAN M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BASQUILL, SEAN M works in Art Unit 1614 and has examined 125 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BASQUILL, SEAN M's allowance rate of 70.4% places them in the 33% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BASQUILL, SEAN M receive 2.68 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 79% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BASQUILL, SEAN M is 45 months. This places the examiner in the 12% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -5.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BASQUILL, SEAN M. This interview benefit is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 15.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 26.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 53.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.8% of allowed cases (in the 85% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 0% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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