USPTO Examiner MILLER DALE R - Art Unit 1623

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17139566METHOD FOR MAKING REDUCTION SENSITIVE NANO MICELLESDecember 2020August 2022Allow2000NoNo
17256853COMPOSITION OF ALGINIC OLIGOSACCHARIC DIACIDSDecember 2020June 2022Allow1720YesNo
17256738USE OF MANNURONIC DIACID COMPOSITION IN TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEMENTIADecember 2020May 2022Allow1720YesNo
17125474COMPOUNDSDecember 2020November 2022Allow2310YesNo
17253128Nutritional composition for improving intestinal barrier integrity, preparation of the composition and method of treatmentDecember 2020January 2023Allow2510NoNo
17251429NOVEL DOSAGE FORMS OF LACTULOSEDecember 2020October 2022Abandon2210NoNo
17115186COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING EYE DISEASESDecember 2020March 2021Allow310YesNo
17115242HIGH ELASTICITY HYALURONAN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210YesNo
17058533TARGETED NANOPREPARATION OF MANNOSE, AND PREPARATION THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFNovember 2020March 2024Abandon4001NoNo
17056635GREEN WOOD ADHESIVENovember 2020March 2024Allow4011YesNo
17098884POLYMER GELS, METHOD OF PREPARATION AND USES THEREOFNovember 2020June 2022Abandon1910NoNo
17096178RAPID-ACTING INSULIN FORMULATION COMPRISING A SUBSTITUTED ANIONIC COMPOUNDNovember 2020January 2022Allow1400YesNo
17089344COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF A CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) INFECTIONNovember 2020May 2023Abandon3040YesNo
17078239NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND NUCLEOTIDES AND USES THEREOF FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING ENTERIC VIRAL INFECTIONOctober 2020February 2023Allow2820YesNo
17070810HEALTH SUPPLEMENTOctober 2020January 2022Allow1530YesNo
17046164PHYTOCHEMICAL-ANTIBIOTIC COMBINATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF A BACTERIAL INFECTIONOctober 2020March 2022Allow1800YesNo
17062269MOFEZOLAC DERIVATIVES AS MULTI-FUNCTIONS SELECTIVE COX-1 INHIBITORSOctober 2020February 2024Allow4010YesNo
17044946Prebiotic Compositions And Methods Of Production ThereofOctober 2020March 2024Allow4121YesNo
17060343OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED DESSICATION PROTECTION AND RETENTIONOctober 2020May 2022Allow1920NoNo
17026910COMPOSITION FOR TREATING JOINT DISEASE AND KIT CONTAINING SAMESeptember 2020October 2021Allow1300YesNo
17024368ALGINIC ACID DERIVATIVE BONDED TO NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOUNDSeptember 2020February 2023Abandon2910NoNo
17021066NANO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSESeptember 2020September 2021Allow1200YesNo
17007533HYALURONIC ACID COMPOSITION FOR PENILE INJECTIONSAugust 2020July 2021Abandon1110NoNo
17001118SYNTHETIC COMPOSITION FOR MICROBIOTA MODULATIONAugust 2020February 2023Allow3010NoNo
16997727POLYMORPHIC FORMS OF DEOXYCYTIDINE, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME AND USESAugust 2020January 2023Allow2920NoNo
16320047MEDICAMENTAugust 2020December 2021Abandon3520YesNo
16966530PARASITICIDAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING EPRINOMECTIN AND PRAZIQUANTEL, METHODS AND USES THEREOFJuly 2020November 2022Allow2710YesNo
16763969COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER COMPRISING AUCUBINJuly 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16939390NOVEL PARENTERAL CARBAMAZEPINE FORMULATIONJuly 2020April 2022Abandon2110NoNo
16964882TREATMENT OF HEARING LOSSJuly 2020October 2022Allow2701YesNo
16964542PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE PAINJuly 2020December 2021Allow1600YesNo
16927629HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES FOR MODULATING INFLAMMATIONJuly 2020May 2024Abandon4640NoNo
16961085METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING PRE-ECLAMPSIAJuly 2020August 2023Allow3700YesNo
16923154GLYCOCONJUGATION PROCESSJuly 2020May 2021Allow1000YesNo
16959141METHOD TO PREPARE A FILLER WITH A HYALURONIC ACID BASE USING SPECIFIC CROSSLINKING AGENTSJune 2020August 2022Allow2610NoNo
16910775NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS WITH MFGM AND CERTAIN HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND USES THEREOFJune 2020August 2023Allow3720YesNo
16946455SENSITIVE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESIS USING SULFUR-BASED FUNCTIONS AS PROTECTING GROUPS AND LINKERSJune 2020September 2022Allow2711YesNo
16907913THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASEJune 2020February 2022Allow2020YesNo
16907132INJECTABLE GEL PRODUCTJune 2020March 2022Allow2110NoNo
16955495COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE N-ACETYLATED AND AT LEAST ONE FUCOSYLATED OLIGOSACCHARIDE FOR USE IN THE PROMOTION OF DIGESTIVE CAPACITY IN INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDRENJune 2020August 2022Allow2620YesNo
16955326COMPOSITION COMPRISING SULPHATED GALACTOSE, AND IMPLEMENTATIONS THEREOFJune 2020February 2024Allow4411YesNo
16903511Insecticidal Compositions And Methods To Kill InsectsJune 2020May 2021Allow1110YesNo
16954401ORAL ADMINISTRATION FORMULATION OF BLUEBERRY EXTRACT AS A COADJUVANT FOR PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF HUMAN PRECORNEAL FILMJune 2020November 2023Allow4140YesNo
16898123PHARMACEUTICAL USE OF ARGININYL FRUCTOSY GLUCOSEJune 2020August 2021Allow1410NoNo
16770530IMPROVED ENRICHMENT METHODS FOR PREPARING TANNIC ACID COMPOSITIONSJune 2020June 2022Abandon2501NoNo
16769851OPHTHALMIC DRUG PREPARATION AND USES THEREOFJune 2020June 2022Abandon2510NoNo
16887214AMORPHOUS ERTUGLIFLOZIN AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATIONMay 2020February 2022Abandon2110NoNo
16768333MIXTURE OF HMOS FOR TREATING WHEAT SENSITIVITYMay 2020May 2022Allow2410YesNo
16767928USE OF AGAR-DERIVED OLIGOSACCHARIDES FOR INHIBITING GROWTH OF STAPHYLOCOCCUSMay 2020April 2022Allow2210NoNo
16884628TREATMENT OF ALPHAVIRUS-INDUCED INFLAMMATIONMay 2020December 2022Allow3120YesNo
16883380Method for treatment of cellular senescenceMay 2020September 2021Allow1610YesNo
16766404QUERCETIN-BASED COMPOSITION FOR TREATING RHINOSINUSITISMay 2020January 2022Allow2010NoNo
16765349COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR IMPROVING INTRINSIC AGING COMPRISING PAEONIFLORIN OR ALBIFLORINMay 2020June 2022Allow2520NoNo
16865697METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVED HYDRATION IN ANIMALSMay 2020November 2022Abandon3020NoNo
16761164ONE OR MORE HMOS FOR REDUCING OR PREVENTING FATIGUE AND/OR IMPROVING FOCUS OR CONCENTRATIONMay 2020July 2022Allow2711YesNo
16862662THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DRY EYE CHARACTERIZED BY BEING APPLIED TO EYE OF DRY EYE PATIENT WEARING SOFT CONTACT LENSApril 2020October 2020Allow510NoNo
16759818AMPK ACTIVATING AGENTApril 2020July 2022Allow2710YesNo
16859027METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR EXTENDING LIFESPANApril 2020June 2021Abandon1310NoNo
16758995INHIBITING REDUCTION OF LEAN BODY MASS AND INHIBITING ACCUMULATION OF LIVER FAT BY ADMINISTERING ALLULOSEApril 2020October 2021Allow1810YesNo
16759167ADJUVANTED VACCINESApril 2020May 2023Abandon3711NoNo
16857279INJECTABLE SHEAR-THINNING HYDROGELS AND USES THEREOFApril 2020June 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16858479TEMPERATURE-RESPONSIVE DEGRADABLE HYDROGELSApril 2020August 2021Allow1600NoNo
16758668SOLUBILIZATION ENHANCER FOR PYRROLOQUINOLINE QUINONE, COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SOLUBILIZATIONApril 2020August 2021Allow1610YesNo
16757864FUNCTIONALIZED HYALURONIC ACID OR A DERIVATIVE THEREOF IN THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY STATESApril 2020August 2021Allow1600NoNo
16756199CEREBRAL HYPOFUNCTION INHIBITOR OR CEREBRAL HYPOFUNCTION PROPHYLACTIC AGENT CONTAINING CAROTENOID COMPOSITIONApril 2020November 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16848640RAPID-ACTING INSULIN FORMULATION COMPRISING A SUBSTITUTED ANIONIC COMPOUNDApril 2020August 2020Allow410NoNo
16754756Application of Low-Molecular-Weight Hyaluronic Acid (LMW-HA) FragmentsApril 2020September 2022Allow3021YesNo
16652001HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT CHITOSAN, PROCESS FOR OBTAINING AND USES THEREOFMarch 2020November 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16651243COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SEPTIC CARDIOMYOPATHYMarch 2020December 2021Abandon2110NoNo
16821613FOOD FOR IMPROVING INTESTINAL ENVIRONMENTMarch 2020January 2022Allow2220YesNo
16820767CO-THERAPY COMPRISING CANAGLIFLOZIN AND PHENTERMINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND OBESITY RELATED DISORDERSMarch 2020November 2020Allow810NoNo
16812767METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGELS COUPLING HIGH ELASTIC MODULUS AND ABSORBANCEMarch 2020May 2021Allow1410NoNo
16645068PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDES AND THEIR USE IN IMMUNOGENIC POLYSACCHARIDE-CARRIER PROTEIN CONJUGATESMarch 2020August 2022Allow2920YesNo
16643969USE OF VERBASCOSIDE IN PREPARATION OF DRUG FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING GLOMERULAR PODOCYTE INJURED RENAL DISEASEMarch 2020May 2022Allow2730YesNo
16642976METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING VIRAL INFECTIONSFebruary 2020January 2022Allow2210YesNo
16643215PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ACIDIC XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDE, AND ACIDIC XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDEFebruary 2020November 2021Allow2110YesNo
16641638OIL AND FAT COMPOSITION CONTAINING UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDFebruary 2020February 2024Abandon4840NoNo
16796632SYNERGISTIC ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONSFebruary 2020October 2020Allow800YesNo
16790330RUTIN COMPOSITIONSFebruary 2020December 2020Allow1020YesNo
16633390USE OF SOPHOROLIPIDS AS FEED ADDITIVEJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3010YesNo
16632742NEUROPROTECTIVE ISOFLAVONE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSJanuary 2020April 2022Abandon2620NoNo
16632408A METHOD FOR BIOFILM DISPERSALJanuary 2020March 2023Allow3820NoNo
16630309SAPONIN COMPOUND TARGETING PD-1 AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2510NoNo
16730079COMPOSITION CONTAINING OROXYLIN A AND METHOD OF EXTRACTION THEREOFDecember 2019October 2021Abandon2120NoNo
16729755BRANCHED POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL EPOXY DERIVATIVE CROSSLINKED SODIUM HYALURONATE GEL, PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2019November 2021Allow2210NoNo
16730139METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR MITIGATING ACUTE ALLERGIC RESPONSES USING HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDESDecember 2019May 2021Allow1720YesNo
16721443OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED DESSICATION PROTECTION AND RETENTIONDecember 2019August 2020Allow820YesNo
16624858COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE RENAL INJURYDecember 2019June 2022Allow3000YesNo
16620921IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONDecember 2019February 2022Allow2721YesNo
16619445AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOF IN TREATING GENETIC DISORDERSDecember 2019August 2024Abandon5620NoNo
16687339RAPID-ACTING INSULIN FORMULATION COMPRISING A SUBSTITUTED ANIONIC COMPOUNDNovember 2019February 2020Allow300YesNo
16614401COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DISEASES AND DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH MUTANT KCNJ5November 2019June 2022Allow3110NoNo
16614249METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING SLEEPNovember 2019July 2021Abandon2010NoNo
16611827BLADDER INSTILLATION COMPOSITION WITH INCREASED STORAGE STABILITY AND CONTAINING CHONDROITIN SULFATE (4.5 MG/ML), HYALURONIC ACID (16 MG/ML) AND PHOSPHATE BUFFER (PH 6.1 TO 7.9), FOR THE TREATMENT OF CYSTITISNovember 2019April 2022Allow2900YesNo
16674786DRUG COMPOUND AND PURIFICATION METHODS THEREOFNovember 2019July 2020Allow900YesNo
16609283METHOD FOR PREPARING AN AQUEOUS HYALURONIC ACID GELOctober 2019August 2021Abandon2210NoNo
16666586COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCING EXERCISE ABILITY OR ANTI-FATIGUE COMPRISING NOVEL GINSENOSIDEOctober 2019February 2021Allow1510YesNo
16609168STABLE NICOTINAMIDE RIBOSIDE COMPOSITION AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFOctober 2019April 2021Allow1810YesNo
16607531TREATING AND PREVENTING KIDNEY DAMAGEOctober 2019July 2021Allow2120YesNo
16660111WATER SOLUBLE O-GLYCOSYL FLAVONOID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING SAMEOctober 2019May 2021Allow1800YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MILLER, DALE R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
4
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
0.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(10.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(90.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
13.5%
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, 10.0% 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 MILLER, DALE R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MILLER, DALE R works in Art Unit 1623 and has examined 322 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MILLER, DALE R's allowance rate of 69.6% 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 MILLER, DALE R receive 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MILLER, DALE R is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MILLER, DALE R. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 28.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 45.5% 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, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% 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 63.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 57.1% 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, 87.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 87% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 1% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 1% 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:

    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

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