USPTO Examiner CRAIGO WILLIAM A - Art Unit 1615

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18926566COENZYME Q10 COMPOSITION, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN CARDIO-PROTECTIONOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18700209BIPHASIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ONE OR BOTH OF CARBONATE AND PHOSPHATEApril 2024April 2025Allow1200YesNo
18581968NANO-PARTICLES OF MENAQUINONE AND METHODS OF TREATMENTFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1621YesNo
18541083INJECTABLE FORMULATIONDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18538991COMPOSITIONS FOR ORAL MUCOADHESIVE DOSAGE FORMSDecember 2023May 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18505414Low-Dose Stable Formulations of LinaclotideNovember 2023June 2025Abandon2011NoNo
18386522INTRACAMERAL IMPLANT FOR TREATMENT OF AN OCULAR CONDITIONNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1911NoNo
18467916DRUG FORMULATIONS COMPRISING POLYOXAZOLINES AS MATRIX EXCIPIENTSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18236109METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLED DELIVERYAugust 2023June 2025Allow2220YesYes
18233143Methods and Devices for Conduit OcclusionAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18224560RAPAMYCIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSISJuly 2023June 2024Allow1120NoNo
18334408THYROID HORMONE ORAL DOSAGE FORMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJune 2023December 2024Allow1810NoNo
18204475READY-TO-USE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF POTASSIUM PHOSPHATES INJECTIONJune 2023May 2025Abandon2430YesNo
18310607ALGINATE HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONSMay 2023February 2025Allow2211NoNo
18135523METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLED DELIVERYApril 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18192491TREATING INFLUENZA USING SUBSTITUTED POLYCYCLIC PYRIDONE DERIVATIVES AND PRODRUGS THEREOFMarch 2023July 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18096736USE OF SELF-ASSEMBLED ALKYLSILANE COATINGS FOR DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONSJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2621YesNo
18058812COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING A VACANCY-ENGINEERED (VE)-ZnO NANOCOMPOSITE, METHODS OF MAKING THE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE COMPOSITIONSNovember 2022October 2023Allow1100NoNo
18050311ENGINEERED ANTIMICROBIAL AMPHIPHILIC PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USEOctober 2022January 2025Abandon2711NoNo
17960060THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR REDUCING PARATHYROID HORMONE LEVELSOctober 2022May 2025Abandon3111NoNo
17950499NOVEL CERIUM OXIDE NANOCOMPLEX AND A COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING PERITONITIS COMPRISING THE SAMESeptember 2022February 2025Allow2911NoNo
17899612CROSS-LINKED HYDROGEL MICRONEEDLE FOR TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAMEAugust 2022December 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17896525SPRAYABLE STIMULI-RESPONSIVE MICRO-HYDROGELS FOR ADHESION PREVENTION AND ENHANCED TISSUE HEALINGAugust 2022July 2023Allow1111YesNo
17821905TESOFENSINE AND BETA BLOCKER COMBINATION FORMULATIONSAugust 2022February 2024Allow1810NoNo
17821794IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE FOR TARGETED CHEMO-IMMUNOTHERAPYAugust 2022April 2025Allow3221NoNo
17887821Dosing Regimens Associated With Extended Release Paliperidone Injectable FormulationsAugust 2022April 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17815878NUTRACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS TO PREVENT, TREAT, AND INHIBIT EXCESS CYTOKINES, SARS-CoV-2 SPIKE PROTEINS, AND mRNA VACCINE SPIKE PROTEINSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3121YesNo
17855318ALLEVIATION OF ITCHING SENSATIONS USING CANNABINOID COMPOUNDSJune 2022June 2024Abandon2301NoNo
17836764PHYTOTHERAPY COMPOSITION ASSOCIATED WITH POLYVITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTSJune 2022April 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17750400OPHTHALMIC FORMULATIONS OF TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITORS, METHODS OF USE THEREOF, AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREOFMay 2022January 2025Abandon3221NoNo
17716892COMPOSITIONS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST PATHOGEN INFECTION AND METHOD THEREOFApril 2022December 2024Abandon3211NoNo
17715322STABLE HOT-MELT EXTRUDATE CONTAINING VALSARTAN AND SACUBITRILApril 2022March 2024Allow2310YesNo
17713856METHODS OF TREATING DOOSE SYNDROME USING FENFLURAMINEApril 2022June 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17713843SPREADABLE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT AND SPREADABLE MEDICINEApril 2022January 2025Abandon3321NoNo
17699892LITHIUM SALTS OF N-SUBSTITUTED GLYCINE COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOFMarch 2022January 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17675842MODIFIED RELEASE FORMULATIONS CONTAINING DRUG-ION EXCHANGE RESIN COMPLEXESFebruary 2022August 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17651201IRAK4 DEGRADERS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3011NoNo
17650822INJECTABLE FORMULATIONFebruary 2022March 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17586214METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR THERAPEUTIC SKIN TREATMENTSJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2720YesNo
17627741PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING COMPLEXES OF ALLOFERON AND ZINCJanuary 2022April 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17570765COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING BODY FAT COMPRISING GREEN TEA EXTRACT CONTAINING GALLOCATECHIN GALLATE AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2022May 2025Allow4031YesNo
17554737COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR SUSPENSIONDecember 2021July 2023Allow1910NoNo
17552333PROCESS FOR PREPARING ARIPIPRAZOLE ORAL SOLUBLE FILMDecember 2021May 2023Allow1710YesNo
17546489HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ENCAPSULATED CELLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2021September 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17538333MAZINDOL IR/SR MULTILAYER TABLET AND ITS USE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)November 2021March 2024Abandon2720NoNo
17535815PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING MARMELO EXTRACT FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING OBESITYNovember 2021April 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17519583PEPTIDE COMPOSITION FROM EARLY HARVESTED RICE AND METHODS FOR SLIMMING OR PROMOTING GROWTH OF PROBIOTICS USING THE SAMENovember 2021November 2023Allow2401YesNo
17511122Embolization Device Constructed From Expansile PolymerOctober 2021December 2024Abandon3840YesNo
17504861MITIGATING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SUNLIGHT WITH INGREDIENTS OBTAINED FROM LIVING PLANTSOctober 2021May 2023Allow1910YesNo
17461867DEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX HAVING IMPROVED HANDLING CHARACTERISTICSAugust 2021June 2023Allow2110YesNo
17446249RAPAMYCIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSISAugust 2021April 2023Allow2010NoNo
17445918EFFERVESCENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING ITAugust 2021October 2022Allow1311YesNo
17409313PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND USE THEREOFAugust 2021November 2023Abandon2701NoNo
17409301PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND USE THEREOFAugust 2021December 2023Abandon2701NoNo
17432492USE OF SALIDROSIDE DERIVATIVE IN EXTERNAL PREPARATION FOR SKIN WHITENINGAugust 2021October 2024Allow3810YesNo
17400407ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BENZOCAINE AND MUCOADHESIVE THIN FILMS FORMED THEREFROMAugust 2021March 2023Allow1901NoNo
17310400PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISORDERSJuly 2021November 2024Allow3910NoNo
17426629HYDROGEL HYBRID MATERIAL, METHOD OF ITS PREPARATION AND APPLICATIONJuly 2021July 2025Allow4721YesNo
17386426Methods and Devices for Conduit OcclusionJuly 2021May 2023Allow2220NoNo
17380843THYROID HORMONE ORAL DOSAGE FORMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJuly 2021March 2023Allow2010NoNo
17375596THYROID HORMONE ORAL DOSAGE FORMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJuly 2021April 2023Allow2110YesNo
17374132PRODUCTION OF POLYAMIDE POWDERS BY ESTER AMINOLYSISJuly 2021December 2023Abandon2920NoNo
17365139SHAPE-GUIDED CONTROLLED RELEASE AND RETENTION WITH STRUCTURES INCLUDING CROSSLINKED POLY(GLYCEROL SEBACATE)July 2021August 2024Allow3851YesNo
17230734Marijuana ChewJune 2021August 2024Abandon4040YesNo
17312417A SUSTAINED RELEASE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A HYDROXYALKYL METHYLCELLULOSEJune 2021October 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17340025Edible High Nutrient Density Composite and the Use for Reduction and Management of Human HypertensionJune 2021January 2025Abandon4720NoNo
17311288AEROSOL FOAM DEVICE CONTAINING A COMPOSITION RICH IN FATTY SUBSTANCESJune 2021September 2024Abandon4001NoNo
17322094Effects of Heparin on Topical Use of Plasters Containing a Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory DrugMay 2021April 2022Allow1120YesNo
17322151Effects of Heparin on Topical Use of Plasters Containing a Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory DrugMay 2021April 2022Allow1120YesNo
17319691COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR WOUND HEALINGMay 2021April 2024Abandon3511NoNo
17245415COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIETARY ENHANCEMENT OF IMMUNE SYSTEM FUNCTIONApril 2021March 2025Abandon4740NoNo
17232432POLYCANNABINOIDS, COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEApril 2021March 2025Allow4731NoNo
17286349ATOVAQUONE NANOPARTICULATE COMPOSITIONSApril 2021December 2024Abandon4421NoNo
17228304Method for Improving an Athlete's Gripping Performance and Deterring PerspirationApril 2021December 2024Abandon4420NoNo
17227236Compositions Comprising Antioxidant, Fluid Dispensers, and Methods Involving the SameApril 2021June 2024Abandon3821NoNo
17225149RHEOLOGICAL SOLID ORAL COMPOSITIONApril 2021March 2025Allow4860NoNo
17212645INTRACAMERAL IMPLANT FOR TREATMENT OF AN OCULAR CONDITIONMarch 2021January 2024Abandon3311NoNo
17204246TREATING INFLUENZA USING SUBSTITUTED POLYCYCLIC PYRIDONE DERIVATIVES AND PRODRUGS THEREOFMarch 2021June 2023Abandon2720NoNo
17199835COMPOSITE SCAFFOLD CONTAINING DFO AND RHBMP-2, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFMarch 2021December 2023Abandon3311NoNo
17191417MOLECULAR HYDROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOSITION FOR REGULATING INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL TRANSDUCTIONMarch 2021May 2023Abandon2701NoNo
17272512CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE FORMULATIONMarch 2021March 2024Abandon3621YesNo
17271778INJECTABLE HYDROGELS FOR LOCAL DELIVERY TO THE HEARTFebruary 2021May 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17184864DISINFECTANT FORMULATIONFebruary 2021October 2022Allow2010NoNo
17183083Biocampatible and Biodegradable Anionic Hydrogel SystemFebruary 2021September 2023Abandon3020NoNo
17182227Bis-Choline Tetrathiomolybdate for Treating Wilson DiseaseFebruary 2021June 2022Abandon1521NoNo
17177894HEMOSTATIC COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODSFebruary 2021May 2024Allow3941YesNo
17168780MICROGEL COMPOSITION COMPRISING COLLAGEN AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAMEFebruary 2021February 2024Allow3630NoNo
17166756MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR LIGANDS MODIFIED WITH HYDANTOINFebruary 2021July 2023Abandon2920NoNo
17165690PREPARATION METHOD OF SUSTAINED-RELEASE MICROPARTICLESFebruary 2021February 2023Allow2560NoNo
17265198IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORMULATION OF A TRIPLE COMBINATION OF ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROMEFebruary 2021November 2023Abandon3320NoNo
17156781METHOD FOR MORSELIZING AND/OR TARGETING PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE PRINCIPLES TO SYNOVIAL TISSUEJanuary 2021September 2023Allow3121YesNo
17147200MODIFIED RELEASE FORMULATIONS CONTAINING DRUG-ION EXCHANGE RESIN COMPLEXESJanuary 2021August 2023Abandon3120NoNo
17136830COMPOUNDS AND MATRICES FOR USE IN BONE GROWTH AND REPAIRDecember 2020November 2022Allow2310NoNo
17136630AXITINIB-LOADED NANOFIBER MEMBRANE, PREPARATION METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND ITS USE OF ANTI-ADHESION AFTER A SURGERYDecember 2020August 2023Abandon3120NoNo
17133089HIGHLY EFFICACIOUS HEMOSTATIC ADHESIVE POLYMER SCAFFOLDDecember 2020February 2024Allow3821NoYes
17255721GRANULES CONTAINING DIAMINE DERIVATIVEDecember 2020July 2022Allow1900NoNo
17247602CONDITIONING SHAMPOO COMPOSITIONDecember 2020January 2022Allow1310YesNo
17252963ENCAPSULATED ANTIMICROBIALS AND RELATED METHODS OF TREATMENTDecember 2020August 2023Allow3231YesNo
17251864SOLID PREPARATION COMPOSITION FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF COLONIC PURGATIVE CONTAINING ANHYDROUS SODIUM SULFATE, POTASSIUM SULFATE, ANHYDROUS MAGNESIUM SULFATE AND SIMETHICONEDecember 2020June 2022Allow1810NoNo
17058441METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITING A NOXIOUS INSULTNovember 2020May 2024Abandon4240NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CRAIGO, WILLIAM A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
13
Examiner Affirmed
11
(84.6%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(15.4%)
Reversal Percentile
25.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 15.4% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority 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
75
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(17.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
62
(82.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
18.5%
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, 17.3% 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 CRAIGO, WILLIAM A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CRAIGO, WILLIAM A works in Art Unit 1615 and has examined 780 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 48.1%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CRAIGO, WILLIAM A's allowance rate of 48.1% places them in the 7% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CRAIGO, WILLIAM A receive 2.38 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 81% 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 CRAIGO, WILLIAM A is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 26% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +44.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CRAIGO, WILLIAM A. This interview benefit is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 16.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 7% 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 36.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% 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, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 28% 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 69.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 48.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% 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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 69% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 50% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • 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.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.

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

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