USPTO Examiner JONES DAMERON LEVEST - Art Unit 1618

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19275155FORMULATIONS OF ANTI-INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR 1 ANTIBODIESJuly 2025November 2025Allow410NoNo
19214841CATIONIC LIPIDS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2025January 2026Allow800NoNo
19172351KISSPEPTIN RECEPTOR (KISS1R) TARGETED THERAPEUTICS AND USES THEREOFApril 2025August 2025Allow410NoNo
19056537STABLE RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610YesNo
19028880STABLE FORMULATIONS FOR RADIONUCLIDE COMPLEXESJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1121YesNo
18899589COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING MELANOMASeptember 2024January 2026Abandon1520NoNo
18750073RADIOLABELED ANTI-PD-L1 ANTIBODIES FOR IMMUNO-PET IMAGINGJune 2024August 2025Allow1411NoNo
18662569METHODS FOR DETECTING CCR2 RECEPTORSMay 2024August 2025Allow1611NoNo
18706375EPSILON-POLY-L-LYSINE-BASED DRUG CONJUGATE, INTERMEDIATE THEREOF, AND APPLICATION THEREOFApril 2024February 2026Abandon2100NoNo
18621985LABELED OXYTOCIN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USEMarch 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18609743Composition containing a somatostatin analogue for radiopharmaceutical useMarch 2024September 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18606317CXCR4-TARGETED DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITH REDUCED SPECIES SELECTIVITYMarch 2024September 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18424207IMIDAZOPYRAZINE DERIVATIVES, PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, AND THEIR USES AS LUCIFERINSJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2421NoNo
18360859COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CANCER IMAGING AND RADIOTHERAPYJuly 2023July 2025Allow2320YesNo
18357073COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ASCORBIC ACID AND AN IMAGING AGENT AND RELATED METHODSJuly 2023October 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18322854METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITISMay 2023March 2026Abandon3420NoNo
18119070HER2 BINDERSMarch 2023January 2026Allow3520YesNo
18104037USES OF LABELED HSP90 INHIBITORSJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3420NoNo
18070175High Specific Activity Preparation of F-18 TetrafluoroborateNovember 2022September 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18053682PROTEASE-ACTIVATED CONTRAST AGENTS FOR IN VIVO IMAGINGNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
17952056AN INJECTABLE AND IN-SITU CROSSLINKING HYDROGEL FOR ENDOVASCULAR EMBOLIZATIONSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4021NoNo
17901299PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY COMPOSITIONSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3420NoNo
17819180TARGETED PROTEIN CONTRAST AGENTS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND USES THEREOFAugust 2022August 2025Allow3620NoNo
17881350FREE PSA ANTIBODIES AS DIAGNOSTICS, PROGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS FOR PROSTATE CANCERAugust 2022March 2026Allow4321NoNo
17811006COMPOUNDS HAVING RD TARGETING MOTIFS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2022January 2026Abandon4210NoNo
17782931BICYCLIC PEPTIDE LIGANDS SPECIFIC FOR IL-17June 2022March 2026Abandon4510NoNo
17782910BICYCLIC PEPTIDE LIGANDS SPECIFIC FOR IL-17June 2022March 2026Abandon4510NoNo
17756428COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MASTITISMay 2022January 2026Abandon4301NoNo
17779226BICYCLIC PEPTIDE LIGANDS SPECIFIC FOR EphA2 AND USES THEREOFMay 2022January 2026Abandon4310NoNo
17739873CHOLECYSTOKININ B RECEPTOR TARGETING FOR IMAGING AND THERAPYMay 2022September 2025Allow4020NoNo
17770315RADIOISOTOPE LABELED COMPOUND FOR IMAGING OR TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCERApril 2022September 2025Allow4110NoNo
17770382PSMA-TARGETING IMAGING AGENTSApril 2022November 2025Allow4320YesNo
17768711EPCAM BINDING FIBRONECTIN TYPE III DOMAINSApril 2022August 2025Allow4010NoNo
17767847METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING PEPTIDES FOR TARGETING AND MAPPING HUMAN NERVES IN IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY, DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTIC DELIVERYApril 2022October 2025Allow4310NoNo
17766708PEPTIDE-NUCLEIC ACID COMPLEX HAVING BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER PENETRATION ABILITY AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAMEApril 2022November 2025Abandon4301NoNo
17712729PET IMAGING WITH PD-L1 BINDING POLYPEPTIDESApril 2022August 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17712930KRAS-SPECIFIC CYCLIC PEPTIDES, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKINGApril 2022November 2025Abandon4301NoNo
17697485POSITRON EMITTING RADIONUCLIDE LABELED PEPTIDES FOR HUMAN UPAR PET IMAGINGMarch 2022May 2025Allow3820YesNo
17642668IRON(III) COMPLEXES HAVING NEW CONTRAST AGENT PROPERTIES, FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGMarch 2022August 2025Allow4110NoNo
17638939ORAL COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING MEMORY-LEARNING ABILITYFebruary 2022October 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17638424REAGENT FOR MEASURING OXYGEN CONCENTRATION IN CELL AND TISSUEFebruary 2022August 2025Allow4110YesNo
17634487PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY METHOD MEDIATED BY CHLORIN E6 PHOTOSENSITIZER COMPOSITE FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING OBESITYFebruary 2022October 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17590549SYNTHESIS METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS OF LOW INTERMEDIATE AND LOW DICHELATE INTERMEDIATE CONTRAST AGENTSFebruary 2022March 2026Allow4921YesNo
17631738METHOD FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE BY REGULATING INTESTINAL MICROORGANISMSJanuary 2022October 2025Abandon4501NoNo
17630728H2O2-RESPONSIVE CROSSLINKING NEAR-INFRARED MOLECULAR PROBE FOR TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT AND USE THEREFORJanuary 2022October 2025Allow4421NoNo
17629258TARGETED RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCERJanuary 2022October 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17625551ANTIBODIES TO HUMAN PROGRAMMED DEATH RECEPTOR PD-1January 2022July 2025Allow4211NoNo
17625224NOVEL MOLECULAR TOOLS TO VISUALIZE AND TARGET THE CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM (CCS)January 2022January 2026Allow4821YesNo
17625139COMPOUNDS COMPRISING A FIBROBLAST ACTIVATION PROTEIN LIGAND AND USE THEREOFJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4110NoNo
17624112RENAL TARGETING-TYPE DRUG DELIVERY CARRIER HAVING EXCELLENT BIODEGRABILITYDecember 2021October 2025Abandon4601NoNo
17596802FOAMABLE COMPOSITION FOR USE IN SURGICAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURESDecember 2021January 2026Allow4921YesNo
17595751RK POLYPEPTIDE RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL TARGETING HER2 AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2021November 2025Allow4811NoNo
17612849ANTIBODY CONJUGATE AND APPLICATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION THEREOFNovember 2021December 2025Abandon4811NoNo
17531485COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING MELANOMANovember 2021January 2026Abandon5011NoNo
17524673THERAPY FOR SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE AND ISCHEMIANovember 2021October 2025Abandon4701NoNo
17507400COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING MELANOMAOctober 2021October 2022Allow1210NoNo
17505037CONTROLLED AND PRECISE TREATMENT OF CARDIAC TISSUESOctober 2021January 2026Allow5111NoNo
17424104PEPTIDE PET/SPECT PROBES SPECIFIC TO ONCOPROTEINS IN TUMOR EXTRACELLULAR MATRIXJuly 2021November 2025Allow5211NoNo
17376670COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF TRPV-6 CANCERS AND DRUG DELIVERYJuly 2021July 2025Allow4811NoNo
17144067177-Lu LABELED PEPTIDE FOR SITE-SPECIFIC uPAR-TARGETINGJanuary 2021January 2026Allow6040YesNo
17131324BI-TERMINAL PEGYLATED INTEGRIN-BINDING PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2020June 2022Allow1810NoNo
17127618RADIOLABELED ANTI-LAG3 ANTIBODIES FOR IMMUNO-PET IMAGINGDecember 2020May 2022Allow1710YesNo
17117697HER2 BINDERSDecember 2020December 2022Allow2420YesYes
16973349COMPOUNDS FOR USE AS IRON (III) MRI CONTRAST AGENTS CONTAINING ANIONIC PENDENTS AND ANCILLARY GROUPSDecember 2020January 2022Allow1320YesNo
17063158TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2 LIGANDS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOFOctober 2020May 2022Allow1910NoNo
17017135COMPOUNDS HAVING RD TARGETING MOTIFS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2010YesNo
17015633TARGETED PROTEIN CONTRAST AGENTS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2020April 2022Allow1910YesNo
17015571TARGETED PROTEIN CONTRAST AGENTS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2020April 2022Allow1910NoNo
16969902NON-AGGREGATING HEPTAMETHINE CYANINE FLUOROPHORES FOR IN VIVO IMAGINGAugust 2020November 2020Allow300YesNo
16942537CHOLECYSTOKININ B RECEPTOR TARGETING FOR IMAGING AND THERAPYJuly 2020February 2022Allow1910NoNo
16934881USES OF LABELED HSP90 INHIBITORSJuly 2020October 2022Allow2721YesNo
16925105AMYLOID-BINDING COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2020March 2026Allow6031NoYes
16916838ANTI-NUCLEOLIN AGENT-CONJUGATED NANOPARTICLES AS RADIO-SENSITIZERS AND MRI AND/OR X-RAY CONTRAST AGENTSJune 2020October 2022Abandon2811NoNo
16915894RADIOLABELED ANTI-PD-L1 ANTIBODIES FOR IMMUNO-PET IMAGINGJune 2020March 2022Abandon2110NoNo
16957534METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING BONE LOSS CONDITIONS BY MODULATING IRISINJune 2020August 2025Abandon6031NoNo
16908204CYCLIC PEPTIDES AS PROTEIN TARGETING AGENTSJune 2020February 2022Allow2041YesNo
16900451CRYPTATE COMPOUNDSJune 2020August 2022Allow2611YesNo
16900335CRYPTATE COMPOUNDSJune 2020August 2022Allow2620NoNo
16897894METHOD FOR LABELING RADIOISOTOPE, RADIOLABELING COMPOUNDS USING QUINONE COMPOUND AND KIT COMPRISING THE SAME FOR LABELING RADIOISOTOPEJune 2020July 2022Allow2521YesNo
16770180RADIOLABELED PROGASTRIN IN CANCER DIAGNOSISJune 2020November 2022Abandon3021NoNo
16880791THROMBUS IMAGING APTAMERS AND METHODS OF USING SAMEMay 2020September 2022Allow2821NoNo
16870776POSITRON EMITTING RADIONUCLIDE LABELED PEPTIDES FOR HUMAN UPAR PET IMAGINGMay 2020December 2021Allow1910NoNo
16758081RADIOACTIVE ANTITUMOR AGENTApril 2020September 2025Allow6041YesYes
16845372HSP90-TARGETED INFLAMMATION AND INFECTION IMAGING AND THERAPYApril 2020March 2021Allow1120YesNo
16648703METAL COMPLEX FORMING COMPOUND, METAL COMPLEX COMPOUND FORMED THEREOF, RADIOACTIVE DRUG CONTAINING THE METAL COMPLEX COMPOUND, AND METHOD OF USING AND PREPARING THE METAL COMPLEX COMPOUNDMarch 2020July 2021Allow1520YesNo
16815760METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR EFFICIENT DELIVERY THROUGH MULTIPLE BIO BARRIERSMarch 2020June 2022Abandon2701NoNo
16792142PROTEASE-ACTIVATED CONTRAST AGENTS FOR IN VIVO IMAGINGFebruary 2020February 2023Abandon3621NoNo
16790407Cleavable LipidsFebruary 2020September 2021Allow1910YesNo
16632228PEPTIDE AMIDE COMPOUND AND PREPARATION METHOD AND MEDICAL USE THEREOFJanuary 2020January 2021Allow1220NoNo
16628068DOTA-HAPTEN COMPOSITIONS FOR ANTI-DOTA/ANTI-TUMOR ANTIGEN BISPECIFIC ANTIBODY PRETARGETED RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPYJanuary 2020September 2022Allow3210YesNo
16728510LABELLED SILICA-BASED NANOMATERIAL WITH ENHANCED PROPERTIES AND USES THEREOFDecember 2019March 2022Abandon2611NoNo
16626645REINFORCED MACROCYCLIC LIGANDS, COMPLEXES THEREOF, AND USES OF SAMEDecember 2019August 2021Allow2010NoNo
16725602CELL IMPERMEABLE COELENTERAZINE ANALOGUESDecember 2019August 2021Allow2010YesNo
16625054Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2-Specific Peptide Reagents and MethodsDecember 2019September 2021Allow2100NoNo
16713468NOVEL DUAL TARGETING LIGAND FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTDecember 2019June 2021Allow1910NoNo
16708804SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED IMAGING AND ABLATION OF CARDIAC CELLSDecember 2019March 2022Allow2721YesNo
16621173RENAL-HOMING PEPTIDE CONJUGATES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2019March 2022Allow2710NoNo
16704955CHLOROTOXIN CONJUGATES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2019February 2023Abandon3870NoNo
16699455ENHANCED TARGETED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTSNovember 2019February 2023Abandon3821NoNo
16615514Anti-Warburg Nanoparticles - A matrix metalloprotease activatable conjugate to inhibit glioblastoma proliferationNovember 2019June 2022Abandon3000NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner JONES, DAMERON LEVEST.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
23
Examiner Affirmed
17
(73.9%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(26.1%)
Reversal Percentile
42.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 26.1% 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
135
Allowed After Appeal Filing
32
(23.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
103
(76.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.2%
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, 23.7% 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 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 JONES, DAMERON LEVEST - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner JONES, DAMERON LEVEST works in Art Unit 1618 and has examined 1,370 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 61.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner JONES, DAMERON LEVEST's allowance rate of 61.4% places them in the 21% 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 JONES, DAMERON LEVEST receive 2.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 58% 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 JONES, DAMERON LEVEST is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 28% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +34.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by JONES, DAMERON LEVEST. This interview benefit is in the 82% 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, 23.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 31% 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 46.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 91.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 68% 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 73.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 64.6% 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, 55.5% 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 8.9% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 78% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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

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