USPTO Examiner PRYOR ALTON NATHANIEL - Art Unit 1616

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18985130MULTIFUNCTIONAL MICROBIAL AGENT AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18775679READY-TO-USE PHENYLEPHRINE FORMULATIONS AND PRODUCTSJuly 2024April 2025Allow911NoNo
18675717HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND PERACID STABILIZATION WITH MOLECULES BASED ON A PYRIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACIDMay 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18646956N-[(1-PHENYL-4H-1,2,4-TRIAZOL-3-YL)CARBAMOTHIOYL]BENZAMIDE AS AN ECO-FRIENDLY INSECTICIDAL AGENT AGAINST SPODOPTERA LITTORALISApril 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18645906AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18636988AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING REMODELED NITROGEN FIXING MICROBESApril 2024February 2025Allow1020YesNo
18406089METHODS FOR CARBON CAPTURE AND INCREASING YIELD OF PLANTSJanuary 2024May 2024Allow400NoNo
18396296COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICALSDecember 2023September 2024Allow811NoNo
18540318AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING REMODELED NITROGEN FIXING MICROBESDecember 2023December 2024Allow1211NoNo
18565464METHODS FOR CARBON CAPTURE AND INCREASING YIELD OF PLANTSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18382913N-[(1-PHENYL-4H-1,2,4-TRIAZOL-3-YL)CARBAMOTHIOYL]BENZAMIDE AS AN ECO-FRIENDLY INSECTICIDAL AGENT AGAINST SPODOPTERA LITTORALISOctober 2023March 2024Allow501NoNo
18379281Herbicidal Compositions Including Drift Retardant Agents And Methods Of Making The SameOctober 2023May 2025Allow1910NoNo
18452079ANTI-VIRAL PAINTS AND COATINGS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAMEAugust 2023December 2024Allow1621NoNo
18452223COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICALSAugust 2023February 2025Allow1821NoNo
18276036URACIL COMPOUND CONTAINING CARBOXYLATE FRAGMENT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOFAugust 2023February 2024Allow601YesNo
18365870LIQUID AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE THEREOFAugust 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18230103ORGANIC CONTACT HERBICIDE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFAugust 2023August 2024Allow1300NoNo
18363626FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES FOR IMPROVED CROP YIELDS AND PROTECTION FROM PESTSAugust 2023April 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18357957INSECT REPELLANT-INFUSED DISPOSABLE ARTICLESJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18356676INSECT REPELLANT-INFUSED DISPOSABLE ARTICLESJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18352500SOLUTIONS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AN EXOGENOUS FLEXIBLE FILM ON A PLANT AND PLANTS INCLUDING THE EXOGENOUS FLEXIBLE FILMJuly 2023March 2025Allow2020YesNo
18206263SEED MATERIAL PELLETSJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18132388Black Nitrogen - a Milk-Based Fertilizer Composition with a Soluble Coal Dust IngredientApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18115983STEROID HORMONE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONSMarch 2023April 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18170403DEXAMETHASONE PRODRUG COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2023September 2024Abandon1920NoNo
18163275SLOW-RELEASE SILK THREAD AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAMEFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2610NoNo
18157507POLYMORPHSJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1820NoNo
18094060CITRUS DISEASE CURE FORMULATION AND METHOD OF TREATMENTJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18084243INSECTICIDAL MIXTURES OF BIFENTHRIN AND CHLORANTRANILIPROLEDecember 2022December 2024Allow2330YesNo
18068509ANTI-VIRAL PAINTS AND COATINGS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAMEDecember 2022September 2023Allow800YesNo
18062681ANTIPATHOGENIC DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOFDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410YesNo
18076028SHELF-LIFE EXTENDER COMPOSITIONS FOR LIVE PLANT ITEMS AND METHODS, KITS, AND COATED LIVE PLANT ITEMS RELATED THEREOFDecember 2022August 2024Allow2031YesNo
18073169ENHANCED EFFICIENT NITROGEN-FIXING COMPOSITE MICROBIAL SYSTEM ADDED WITH NON-NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2022July 2023Allow710YesNo
17928096WHOLE CELL METHANOTROPH BASED BIOSTIMULANT COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFNovember 2022May 2025Allow2900NoNo
17994559PLANT GROWTH PROMOTERNovember 2022August 2024Allow2130YesNo
17989825METHOD OF CONTROLLING WEEDSNovember 2022June 2023Allow730YesNo
18055755COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO MANAGE HEMIPTERANovember 2022May 2024Allow1810NoNo
17972678AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2022February 2024Allow1510NoNo
17970470Bacteria Isolated From Legume Root Nodules Grown In Arid, Egyptian Soils Promote Wheat GrowthOctober 2022March 2025Allow2921NoNo
17898781LIPO-CHITOOLIGOSACCHARIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING PLANT GROWTHAugust 2022September 2024Abandon2420NoNo
17820574GLYPHOSATE FORMULATIONS CONTAINING AMIDOALKYLAMINE SURFACTANTSAugust 2022September 2024Allow2521YesNo
17890225ADJUVANT COMPOSITIONS FOR PLANT TREATMENT CHEMICALSAugust 2022September 2024Abandon2511NoNo
17889670USE OF TEBUCONAZOLE FOR ANNUAL BLUEGRASS (Poa annua) CONTROL IN TURFGRASSESAugust 2022February 2024Allow1830YesNo
17889119POLYMORPHS OF HERBICIDAL SULFONAMIDESAugust 2022May 2023Allow900YesNo
17887852METHOD OF CONTROLLING WEEDS IN WARM SEASON TURFGRASSAugust 2022January 2024Allow1820NoNo
17879968COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ATTRACTING FIRE ANTSAugust 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17879960COMPOSITION AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USEAugust 2022April 2023Allow801YesNo
17816921MICROALGAL EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES AND AGRICULTURAL USES THEREOFAugust 2022January 2025Abandon3021NoNo
17816936CELLULOSIC COMPOUNDS AND AGRICULTURAL USES THEREOFAugust 2022January 2025Abandon3021NoNo
17873854LIQUID SULFONYLUREA- AND LI-SALT CONTAINING HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3221NoNo
17871380MIXTURES OF BEFLUBUTAMID OR OPTICALLY ENRICHED FORMS THEREOF WITH A SECOND HERBICIDEJuly 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17793523AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL COMPOSITIONJuly 2022November 2024Allow2811NoNo
17862942METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PPO RESISTANT WEEDSJuly 2022May 2023Allow1000NoNo
17848592COMPOSITION BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE TO STENOMA CATENIFER AND SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION COMPRISING THE SAME FOR CONTROLLING INSECT PESTJune 2022June 2023Allow1200NoNo
17840374STABLE, CONCENTRATED HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONSJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17838942CHLORELLA-BASED COMPOSITION, AND METHODS OF ITS PREPARATION AND APPLICATION TO PLANTSJune 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17836911OIL-BASED INSECT REPELLENT COMPOSITIONJune 2022December 2024Allow3131YesNo
17832837PLANT ACTIVATOR AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJune 2022November 2023Abandon1710NoNo
17830445STABLE INOCULANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAMEJune 2022August 2024Allow2630NoNo
17749424PAIN RELIEVING PATCH COMPRISING A PROPOLIS COMPOSITION AND ASSOCIATED METHODSMay 2022March 2024Abandon2201NoNo
17746265METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PESTS OF FARM CROPSMay 2022July 2023Allow1420YesNo
17746183COLLOIDAL DISPERSIONS OF POLY ALPHA-1,3-GLUCAN BASED POLYMERSMay 2022October 2023Allow1700NoNo
17740226METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ROOT PARASITIC WEEDS: INHIBITORS OF SEED GERMINATION IN STRIGAMay 2022April 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17739128Black Nitrogen - A Milk-Based Fertilizer Composition with Coal DustMay 2022March 2025Allow3500NoNo
17736143METHOD OF CONTROLLING WEEDSMay 2022July 2022Allow300YesNo
17733369Bio-pesticide for Japanese beetlesApril 2022February 2024Allow2210NoNo
17726751HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION BASED ON TOPRAMEZONE OR SALT ACTIVE SUBSTANCE THEREOFApril 2022April 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17708829EFFECTS OF NF-kB SIGNALING INHIBITORS ON BED BUG RESISTANCE TO ORALLY PROVISIONED ENTOMOPATHOGENIC BACTERIAMarch 2022December 2023Abandon2001NoNo
17702465INSECT REPELLENT PATCHESMarch 2022May 2024Abandon2611NoNo
17693982METHOD FOR ALTERING PHOTOSYNTHETIC GROWTHMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3421YesNo
17692193LAUNDERABLE BACTERICIDAL AND VIRUCIDAL FABRIC FINISHMarch 2022August 2023Allow1701YesNo
17687600ORGANIC CONTACT HERBICIDE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFMarch 2022June 2023Allow1600NoNo
17677405SNAKE REPELLANT COMPOUNDFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2111YesNo
17670692SEED MATERIAL PELLETSFebruary 2022June 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17665059HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONSFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2731NoNo
17590753SEED COATINGS, COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USEFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3621YesNo
17581255METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING PLANT GROWTH USING A BIOCHAR-MICROBIAL COMPOSITEJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1700YesNo
17576139AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING REMODELED NITROGEN FIXING MICROBESJanuary 2022January 2023Allow1211NoNo
17576106AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING REMODELED NITROGEN FIXING MICROBESJanuary 2022January 2023Allow1211NoNo
17624209MICROBIAL AGENT YF FAVORABLE FOR GROWTH OF CORN IN SALINE-ALKALI LAND, AND USE THEREOFDecember 2021May 2023Allow1710YesNo
17551905METHOD OF IMPROVING TURFGRASS ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCEDecember 2021April 2023Allow1610NoNo
17551910PESTICIDALLY ACTIVE BI- OR TRICYCLIC HETEROCYCLES WITH SULFUR CONTAINING SUBSTITUENTSDecember 2021December 2023Abandon2401NoNo
17541060ANTI-VIRAL PAINTS AND COATINGS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAMEDecember 2021September 2023Allow2100YesNo
17536104METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TOBACCO BACTERIAL WILT AND APPLICATION OF NAHS IN CONTROLLING TOBACCO BACTERIAL WILTNovember 2021March 2023Allow1611YesNo
17454779NANO PARTICULATE DELIVERY SYSTEMNovember 2021February 2025Allow3920NoNo
17521270ANTIPATHOGENIC DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOFNovember 2021September 2022Allow1100NoNo
17514391METHODS FOR SEQUESTERING ATMOSPHERIC CARBON AND FOR QUANTIFYING THE SAMEOctober 2021April 2024Allow3011NoNo
17507363SELECTION AND USE OF COLD-TOLERANT BACILLUS STRAINS AS BIOLOGICAL PHYTOSTIMULATORSOctober 2021December 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17506495NOVEL STRAIN SERRATIA PLYMUTHICA GYUN-8 AND USE THEREOFOctober 2021June 2023Allow2000YesNo
17603072LIQUID CONCENTRATES OF CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUMOctober 2021January 2025Allow4010NoNo
17482362COMPOSITION AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USESeptember 2021May 2022Allow811NoNo
17474577METHOD OF CONTROLLING WEEDSSeptember 2021April 2022Allow710NoNo
17467334GROWTH REGULATOR CONCENTRATE AND USE THEREOFSeptember 2021April 2023Allow2010NoNo
17460073GRANULAR AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONSAugust 2021February 2024Allow2901NoNo
17406371PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONSAugust 2021September 2024Allow3721NoNo
17430809PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF COPPER COMPOUNDSAugust 2021April 2024Allow3211NoNo
17427035COMPLEXES AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PROBUCOL AND USES THEREOFJuly 2021January 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17384701BIOMASS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEJuly 2021October 2022Allow1510YesNo
17379979MICROALGAE-BASED COMPOSITIONS FOR BENEFITING PLANTS AND METHODS OF APPLICATIONJuly 2021April 2023Allow2110YesNo
17378585ANTI-VIRAL PAINTS AND COATINGS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAMEJuly 2021November 2021Allow400NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
38
Examiner Affirmed
24
(63.2%)
Examiner Reversed
14
(36.8%)
Reversal Percentile
57.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 36.8% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
256
Allowed After Appeal Filing
67
(26.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
189
(73.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
35.0%
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, 26.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL works in Art Unit 1616 and has examined 2,135 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.1%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL's allowance rate of 68.1% places them in the 22% 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 PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -40.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL. This interview benefit is in the 0% 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, 24.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.4% 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, 97.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 79.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 67.1% 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, 61.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 14.4% of allowed cases (in the 98% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 57% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.
  • 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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