USPTO Examiner WHEELER THURMAN MICHAEL - Art Unit 1619

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18431324Polymer Coatings Containing Drug Powder Of Controlled MorphologyFebruary 2024October 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18511042COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ANEMIANovember 2023October 2025Allow2320NoNo
18475634SURFACE ZWITTERIONIZED SILICONE ANTIFOULING COATING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2023March 2025Abandon1721NoNo
18449358GLYCOPROTEINS HAVING LIPID MOBILIZING PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOFAugust 2023September 2025Abandon2511NoNo
18215698SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATIONS USING NON-AQUEOUS EMULSIONSJune 2023March 2026Allow3221NoNo
18340467NIRAPARIB FORMULATIONSJune 2023March 2026Abandon3221NoNo
18207289COMPOSITE SOLSJune 2023May 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18297683MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAINING A CAKE COMPOSITION COMPRISING ARIPIPRAZOLE AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT, AND A CAKE COMPOSITION COMPRISING ARIPIPRAZOLE AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT.April 2023December 2025Abandon3211NoNo
18151402COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING WOUND HEALINGJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3221NoNo
18093171DRUG RELEASING COATINGS FOR BALLOON CATHETERSJanuary 2023March 2025Abandon2610NoNo
17992634PHARMACEUTICAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR HYDROPHOBIC DRUGS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAMENovember 2022April 2025Abandon2820NoNo
17960110ADJUVANT FORMULATIONS COMPRISING TLR4 AGONISTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEOctober 2022November 2025Abandon3821YesNo
17909638APPLICATION OF FULLERENE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF IN REGULATING INTESTINAL FLORASeptember 2022December 2025Abandon3921NoNo
17822198CANNABIDIOL INFUSED CANDLEAugust 2022August 2025Abandon3621NoNo
17864827AMPHOTERIC COMPOUNDSJuly 2022September 2025Allow3811NoNo
17840455Acid-Labile Chemotherapeutic Compounds and CompositionsJune 2022March 2025Abandon3321NoNo
17836314CONTROLLED RELEASE COMPOSITION AND METHODJune 2022March 2025Abandon3411NoNo
17727301PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS FOR A LIQUID DOSAGE FORM AND A CONTROLLED RELEASE DOSAGE FORMApril 2022September 2024Abandon2911NoNo
17718479USE OF DIHYDROISOQUINOLINIUM SALTS FOR TREATING KERATIN MATERIALS, COMPOSITIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSESApril 2022April 2024Abandon2411NoNo
17714010COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF IMMUNE CHECKPOINT RESISTANT CANCERSApril 2022December 2024Abandon3221NoNo
17713134Nutritional Compositions For The Management of HyponatremiaApril 2022September 2024Allow3020NoYes
17677282POLYMER PROTEIN MICROPARTICLESFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2110NoNo
17673073POLYMER NANOPARTICLE, POLYMER COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MAKING A POLYMER NANOPARTICLE, METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL BIOFILMS, AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIAL BIOFILMSFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3330NoNo
17592162PROTECTION OF MATERIALS BY SPHINGOSINE BASED COMPOUNDSFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2210NoNo
17589943PHOTO-ACTIVATABLE COMPOUND, ITS PREPARATION AND THERAPEUTIC USEFebruary 2022May 2025Allow4031YesNo
17558867TRIGGERABLE HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODSDecember 2021October 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17544492BIOADHESIVE HYDROGELSDecember 2021July 2024Allow3130NoNo
17506997COMPOSITION COMPRISING IRON OXIDE MAGNETIC PARTICLES FOR A TREATMENT OF LIVER CANCEROctober 2021May 2025Abandon4231NoNo
17450683ARIPIPRAZOLE PRODRUG COMPOSITIONOctober 2021February 2026Allow5241NoNo
17466204Pharmaceutical Compositions of Fumaric Acid EstersSeptember 2021August 2024Abandon3621NoNo
17411284ASTAXANTHIN NANOEMULSION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2021October 2024Allow3831NoNo
17408612C3-C5 N-ALKYL-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTAM CONTAINING ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAMEAugust 2021March 2024Allow3111YesNo
17408598ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SOLVENTS INCLUDING A C3-C5 N-ALKYL-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTAMAugust 2021March 2024Allow3111YesNo
17408945Low-Dose Doxepin Formulations And Methods Of Making And Using The SameAugust 2021July 2024Abandon3551NoNo
17392088SHEAR-THINNING COMPOSITIONS AS AN INTRAVASCULAR EMBOLIC AGENTAugust 2021May 2022Allow1020NoNo
17373354TRIPLET-TRIPLET ANNIHILATION UPCONVERSION SYSTEM, AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF FOR DRUG DELIVERYJuly 2021September 2023Allow2720NoNo
17367962DRUG FOR USE AGAINST THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE, COVID-19July 2021May 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17358554NEW HYDROGELS HAVING A SILYLATED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SAMEJune 2021August 2025Abandon5041NoNo
17354742GLYCOPROTEINS HAVING LIPID MOBILIZING PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOFJune 2021September 2023Abandon2711NoNo
17345277METHOD OF KILLING MICROBES USING C3-C5 N-ALKYL-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTAMS AND ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAMEJune 2021October 2025Allow5221NoNo
17344325ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT HAVING A CRYSTALLINE CALCIUM PHOSPHATE COATING AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEJune 2021June 2023Allow2410NoNo
17342085Long chain glycolipids useful to avoid perishing or microbial contamination of materialsJune 2021February 2022Allow910NoNo
17321168CYTOSOLIC DELIVERY OF PEPTIDES USING PROTEIN TRANSDUCTION DOMAIN MIMICSMay 2021May 2024Allow3611NoNo
17316244LOW PARTICULATE LUBRICIOUS COATING WITH VINYL PYRROLIDONE AND ACIDIC POLYMER-CONTAINING LAYERSMay 2021May 2025Allow4841NoNo
17307671METHODS OF PREPARING HIGHLY CHARGED POLYETHYLENIMINE AND COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFMay 2021November 2022Allow1841NoNo
17243769Coatings Containing Multiple DrugsApril 2021August 2023Allow2720NoNo
17282439NEW MEDICAL USE OF OXALATE-REDUCING BACTERIAApril 2021November 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17281437FORMULATION COMPRISING OZONISED OIL IN THE TREATMENT OF A TUMOURMarch 2021April 2025Abandon4921YesNo
17278930LIQUID POLYMER DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR EXTENDED ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGSMarch 2021June 2025Abandon5131NoNo
17206273SALVIANOLIC ACID-GELATIN CONJUGATE HYDROGEL PARTICLESMarch 2021April 2024Allow3721NoNo
17204914COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING WOUND HEALING AND PREPARING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2021December 2022Allow2111YesNo
17186664Phytic Acid Ester DerivativeFebruary 2021September 2023Abandon3121YesNo
17182504PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, CONTAINING NITROGEN MONOXIDE-SENSITIVE ACRYLAMIDE-BASED POLYMERFebruary 2021July 2022Allow1610NoNo
17177202Antimicrobial nanostructured silver perovskite oxidesFebruary 2021April 2025Abandon5051NoNo
17176527High Shine, Long Wear Color Cosmetic CompositionsFebruary 2021November 2024Abandon4511NoNo
17267215SUCROFERRIC OXYHYDROXIDE-CONTAINING GRANULES AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONFebruary 2021September 2024Allow4330NoNo
17157115Polymer Coatings Containing Drug Powder Of Controlled MorphologyJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3320NoNo
17141719DRUG RELEASING COATINGS FOR BALLOON CATHETERSJanuary 2021January 2023Allow2520NoNo
17140718DRUG RELEASING COATINGS FOR BALLOON CATHETERSJanuary 2021January 2023Allow2530NoYes
17252487COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING ANIONIC, NON-IONIC AND AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS, AT LEAST TWO ORGANOSILANES AND ASSOCIATIVE CATIONIC POLYMERS, COSMETIC TREATMENT PROCESS AND USEDecember 2020April 2024Abandon4011NoNo
17120965POLYGALA EXTRACT FOR THE TREATMENT OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDERDecember 2020October 2023Allow3420NoNo
17116983STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A PYRIMIDINE-SULFAMIDEDecember 2020November 2022Allow2410NoNo
17114767HAIR STRENGTHENING COMPOSITIONDecember 2020September 2023Allow3321NoNo
17104566Sustained Release Formulations Using Non-Aqueous EmulsionsNovember 2020March 2023Allow2821NoNo
17055768CONJUGATES COMPRISING A TEMPERATURE-RESPONSIVE POLYMER AND A LIGAND CAPABLE OF BINDING ERGOSTEROLNovember 2020July 2024Allow4441YesNo
17086862DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS COMPRISING SOLID SOLUTIONS OF WEAKLY BASIC DRUGSNovember 2020July 2024Allow4531NoNo
17072707BULK POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL COMPOSITIONSOctober 2020June 2023Allow3221NoNo
17047542COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INTRANASAL DELIVERY OF PREGNENOLONEOctober 2020July 2023Abandon3321NoNo
17045317PROTEIN FUNCTIONALIZED HYALURONIC ACID COATED CHITOSAN NANOPARTICLE AND METHOD OF PREPARATIONOctober 2020November 2023Abandon3721NoNo
17063327Nutritional Compositions For The Management of HyponatremiaOctober 2020February 2022Allow1610NoNo
17045469REFILLABLE DRUG DELIVERY BY AFFINITY HOMINGOctober 2020July 2023Allow3321NoNo
17043000PROCESS FOR CURL-RELAXING AND/OR STRAIGHTENING KERATIN FIBRES, USING A THIOL-BASED REDUCING AGENT AND A DICARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE, AND STRAIGHTENING KITSeptember 2020July 2024Abandon4521YesNo
17029147Cosmetic Adhesive CompositionsSeptember 2020July 2022Allow2210NoNo
17006262Method for the preparation of a 1,7-bis (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione system in polysorbates for the formation of micelles in an aqueous medium aimed at the properties of the bioavailability of curcuminoidsAugust 2020September 2024Allow4951NoNo
16976270Pharmaceutical Composition with Excellent Storage StabilityAugust 2020May 2025Allow5720NoNo
16971863Adhesive CompositionAugust 2020March 2024Abandon4301NoNo
16996183DRUG RELEASING COATINGS FOR MEDICAL DEVICESAugust 2020February 2022Allow1810NoNo
16966793ANTIBACTERIAL AND SPERMICIDAL LUBRICANTJuly 2020September 2023Abandon3821NoNo
16966453OCULAR INSERTS COMPRISING A COVALENTLY LINKED STEROID DIMERJuly 2020November 2022Allow2811YesNo
16919728GLYCOPROTEINS HAVING LIPID MOBILIZING PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOFJuly 2020September 2021Abandon1511NoNo
16911655POLYMERIC DRUG CONJUGATES WITH TETHER GROUPS FOR CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERYJune 2020April 2022Abandon2110NoNo
16908940POROUS PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONJune 2020January 2023Allow3031NoNo
16904246ARIPIPRAZOLE PRODRUG COMPOSITIONJune 2020September 2021Allow1420NoNo
16899255CLOSED CELL FOAMS INCLUDING POLY-4-HYDROXYBUTYRATE AND COPOLYMERS THEREOFJune 2020November 2021Allow1720NoNo
16769501METHODS OF CANCER TREATMENT VIA REGULATED FERROPTOSISJune 2020April 2024Abandon4621NoNo
16882239PARTICLESMay 2020March 2026Abandon6091YesNo
16765883Oral Pharmaceutical Composition of an NK-1 AntagonistMay 2020April 2023Abandon3421NoNo
16856893METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS INHIBITING ENVELOPED VIRUSES USING HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROPHOBICALLY MODIFIED ALKALI SWELLABLE EMULSION POLYMERSApril 2020January 2024Allow4431NoNo
16755866NANOVECTORS AND USESApril 2020August 2023Allow4021NoNo
16842855METHOD FOR IMPROVING PHARMACOKINETICSApril 2020December 2020Allow810YesNo
16835940PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MICROEMULSION SYSTEM OF NANO ESSENTIAL OILMarch 2020January 2023Allow3421NoNo
16650948NIRAPARIB FORMULATIONSMarch 2020February 2023Allow3531NoNo
16816027MEAT TREATMENTMarch 2020November 2023Abandon4421NoNo
16815458Method and System for Treating VulvodyniaMarch 2020August 2025Allow6041NoNo
16814489PHOSPHINOGOLD(I) COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF TREATING CANCERMarch 2020June 2021Allow1601NoNo
16641559TRIPLET-TRIPLET ANNIHILATION UPCONVERSION SYSTEM, AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF FOR DRUG DELIVERYFebruary 2020April 2021Allow1311NoNo
16779901Low-Dose Doxepin Formulations And Methods Of Making And Using The SameFebruary 2020December 2020Allow1110NoNo
16778101LONG CHAIN GLYCOLIPIDS USEFUL TO AVOID PERISHING OR MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF MATERIALSJanuary 2020July 2022Allow3031YesNo
16634486NANOSCALE METAL-ORGANIC LAYERS AND METAL-ORGANIC NANOPLATES FOR X-RAY INDUCED PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY, RADIOTHERAPY, RADIODYNAMIC THERAPY, CHEMOTHERAPY, IMMUNOTHERAPY, AND ANY COMBINATION THEREOFJanuary 2020July 2023Allow4121NoNo
16632759NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONSJanuary 2020January 2023Allow3641YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
20
Examiner Affirmed
14
(70.0%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(30.0%)
Reversal Percentile
46.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 30.0% 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
90
Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(18.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
73
(81.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
23.4%
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, 18.9% 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 WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL works in Art Unit 1619 and has examined 638 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 43.3%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL's allowance rate of 43.3% places them in the 8% 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 WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL receive 2.92 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 85% 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 WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 17% 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 +26.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL. This interview benefit is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 14.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 10% 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 33.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 49% 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, 94.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 69% 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 62.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 54.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 75% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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.
  • 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.

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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