USPTO Examiner SCHMITT MICHAEL J - Art Unit 1629

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19280031IMMUNO-THERAPEUTIC CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFJuly 2025December 2025Allow510YesNo
19192108ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSApril 2025January 2026Allow910NoNo
19172172PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS OF A BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITORApril 2025September 2025Allow620YesNo
19081876ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSMarch 2025December 2025Allow910NoNo
19060522Piperidine Urea Derivatives for Use as Inotropic AgentsFebruary 2025November 2025Allow920NoNo
18653610ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSMay 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18653655ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSMay 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18628366METHODS FOR TREATING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)April 2024March 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18628353METHODS FOR TREATING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)April 2024March 2025Abandon1110NoNo
18627708METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONApril 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18613270PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR MODIFIED RELEASEMarch 2024June 2024Allow300YesNo
18584914ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510NoNo
18383517GOLD COMPLEXES AS ANTICANCER AGENTOctober 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18486623METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420NoNo
18244500METHODS OF TREATING EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITISSeptember 2023May 2024Allow810NoNo
18220708ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSJuly 2023December 2023Allow500NoNo
18213985INTESTINE-SPECIFIC PARTIAL AGONISTS OF FARNESOID X RECEPTOR AND USES THEREOFJune 2023October 2025Allow2800NoNo
18340005METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONJune 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18333162Inhibitors of Lysyl OxidasesJune 2023February 2026Allow3210NoNo
18321159USING GENO- OR PHENOTYPING TO ADJUST LSD DOSINGMay 2023May 2025Abandon2440YesNo
18295097METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONApril 2023November 2024Abandon2020NoNo
18295146METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18295138METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18295114METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONApril 2023November 2023Allow710NoNo
18194761LYOPHILIZED ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TABLET FORMULATIONS OF d-LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONSApril 2023May 2024Allow1320YesNo
18194498METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18194503METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18194496METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONMarch 2023November 2023Allow710NoNo
18194491METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18117978SPIROCYCLIC COMPOUNDSMarch 2023February 2026Allow3610NoNo
18161633BI-FUNCTIONAL MOLECULES TO DEGRADE CIRCULATING PROTEINSJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1220NoNo
18015254Lipidoids for Nucleic Acid Transfection and Use ThereofJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3300NoNo
18011084NOVEL ACID SECRETION INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOFDecember 2022May 2023Allow500NoNo
18081603METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION DEFICIENCYDecember 2022September 2024Allow2230NoNo
18077096IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF d-LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONSDecember 2022August 2025Abandon3250YesNo
18047188Increasing Cancer Patient Survival Time by Administration of Dithio-Containing CompoundsOctober 2022September 2024Allow2320NoYes
17938256METHODS FOR INHIBITING THE PROGRESSION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASESOctober 2022March 2026Allow4111NoNo
17949713METHODS OF TREATING AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISSeptember 2022March 2026Allow4211NoNo
17902684METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITION OF CELLULAR DYSFUNCTION AND CELL DEATH WITH DEUTERATED PUFAsSeptember 2022March 2024Abandon1811NoNo
17893918AMINO ACID-, PEPTIDE- AND POLYPEPTIDE-LIPIDS, ISOMERS, COMPOSITIONS, AND USES THEREOFAugust 2022February 2026Allow4110NoNo
17892982METHODS FOR TREATING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)August 2022December 2022Allow410NoNo
17891991CCL5 InhibitorsAugust 2022February 2023Allow610YesNo
17877538ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSJuly 2022August 2023Allow1211NoNo
17869896USING GENO- OR PHENOTYPING TO ADJUST LSD DOSINGJuly 2022March 2025Abandon3120NoNo
17854818METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING PARAMYXOVIRIDAE VIRUS INFECTIONSJune 2022September 2025Allow3810NoNo
17842425Vesicular Monoamine Transporter-2 Ligands and Their Use in the Treatment of Psychostimulant AbuseJune 2022January 2026Allow4310NoNo
17842389TREATMENT OF HCM WITH PYRIMIDINEDIONE COMPOUNDSJune 2022March 2024Abandon2130YesNo
17831044METHODS OF TREATING NASHJune 2022October 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17830458COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING RETINOPATHYJune 2022March 2025Allow3400NoNo
17749748METHOD OF TREATING RNA REPEAT MEDIATED DISEASES WITH RNA REPEAT BINDING COMPOUNDMay 2022February 2023Abandon910NoNo
17738172METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TH2 MEDIATED DISEASESMay 2022February 2026Abandon4501NoNo
17774489ACC INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOFMay 2022March 2025Allow3500NoNo
17774684MITOCHONDRIA-TARGETING ANTIOXIDANTSMay 2022December 2025Allow4410NoNo
17734581USE OF ZINC PORPHYRIN AS AN ANTIMICROBIALMay 2022January 2024Allow2010NoNo
17712724COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING VIRAL INFECTION USING ANTIVIRAL COCKTAILSApril 2022December 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17701391PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF L-DOPA-INDUCED DYSKINESIAMarch 2022July 2025Allow4010NoNo
17696723Compositions And Methods For Prevention And Reduction Of Traumatic Brain InjuryMarch 2022March 2024Allow2441YesNo
17695259Bi-functional Molecules to Degrade Circulating ProteinsMarch 2022November 2025Allow4410NoNo
17693371NOVEL INHIBITORS OF LYSYL OXIDASESMarch 2022March 2023Allow1200NoNo
17684279SYNERGISTIC COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TREATING ALSMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110YesNo
17634184TOPICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PROSTAGLANDIN ANALOGUEFebruary 2022October 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17591798METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3750NoNo
17591808METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3750NoNo
17591727METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022August 2025Abandon4250YesNo
17591724METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022February 2025Abandon3640NoNo
17591813METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3850NoNo
17591783METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022September 2025Abandon4350NoNo
17591777METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3750NoNo
17631348OXAZEPINONE DERIVATIVE, AGRICULTURAL/HORTICULTURAL INSECTICIDE CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAMEJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3810NoNo
17628904ORAL GSNOR INHIBITOR AND PHARMACEUTICAL USE THEREOFJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1410NoNo
17580429CCL5 InhibitorsJanuary 2022May 2022Allow400YesNo
17551843METHODS OF USING PYRUVATE KINASE ACTIVATORSDecember 2021September 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17547819COMPOUNDS AND METHOD FOR TREATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASESDecember 2021August 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17537663ANALOGS OF DEUTETRABENAZINE, THEIR PREPARATION AND USENovember 2021August 2022Abandon910NoNo
17535692USE OF CYCLOSPORINE ANALOGUES AS ANTITHROMBOTIC AGENTSNovember 2021September 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17517796METHOD FOR TREATING HYPERTENSION BY USING COMPOUNDNovember 2021December 2023Allow2610NoNo
17516591L-ORNITHINE PHENYL ACETATE AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOFNovember 2021August 2025Allow4610NoNo
17507037ANALOGS OF DEUTETRABENAZINE, THEIR PREPARATION AND USEOctober 2021August 2025Allow4610NoNo
17506836Methods and Compositions for Inhibition of PolymeraseOctober 2021August 2025Allow4610NoNo
17451601PYRAZOLYL QUINOXALINE KINASE INHIBITORSOctober 2021August 2025Allow4610NoNo
17492427SYNTHETIC LETHALITY AND THE TREATMENT OF CANCEROctober 2021March 2025Allow4210NoNo
17486695GERM CELL NUCLEAR FACTOR LIGANDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4521NoNo
17486721TREPROSTINIL ADMINISTRATION BY INHALATIONSeptember 2021April 2022Allow710YesNo
17479121METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4310NoNo
17474203COMPOSITION OF 2,4,6-TRIFLUORO-N-[6-(1-METHYL-PIPERIDIN-4-CARBONYL)-PYRIDIN-2-YL[-BENZAMIDESeptember 2021December 2024Allow3920NoNo
17447397SOLID DISPERSION FORMULATIONS OF AN FXR AGONISTSeptember 2021May 2025Abandon4421NoNo
17471858ORAL COMPOSITION OF CELECOXIB FOR TREATMENT OF PAINSeptember 2021April 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17459117INHIBITORY EFFECT OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUND ON CANCER AND FIBROSISAugust 2021January 2025Allow4110NoNo
17411341TETRAHYDROQUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVES AS SELECTIVE CYTOTOXIC AGENTSAugust 2021January 2023Allow1600NoNo
17408285METHODS FOR INHIBITING THE PROGRESSION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASESAugust 2021June 2022Allow1011NoNo
17406689PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF L-DOPA-INDUCED DYSKINESIAAugust 2021January 2022Allow500NoNo
17403577TREATMENT OF RB-NEGATIVE TUMORS USING TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITORS IN COMBINATION WITH CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 4/6 INHIBITORSAugust 2021December 2024Allow4000NoNo
17391909METHODS OF TREATING AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISAugust 2021March 2022Allow710NoNo
17391869COMBINATION THERAPIESAugust 2021November 2023Allow2810NoNo
17388551G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR (GPCR) MODULATION BY IMIPRIDONESJuly 2021February 2026Abandon5420NoNo
17380219METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING PANCREATIC CANCERJuly 2021May 2025Abandon4601NoNo
17376996METHODS OF TREATING EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITISJuly 2021October 2023Allow2710NoNo
17373834GSNO REDUCTASE INHIBITOR AS AN ADJUNCT THERAPY WITH REMOTE ISCHEMIC CONDITIONING AND THROMBOLYTIC REPERFUSION THERAPIES IN STROKEJuly 2021December 2021Allow510NoNo
17372125PHOSPHATE AND PHOSPHONATE DERIVATIVES OF 7-AMINO-5-THIO-THIAZOLO[4,5-D]PYRIMIDINES AND THEIR USE IN TREATING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED LEVELS OF CX3CR1 AND/OR CX3CL1July 2021January 2022Allow610NoNo
17369203Uridine Phosphorylase Inhibitors to Treat or Prevent Pulmonary DiseaseJuly 2021October 2024Allow4030NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
49.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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
52
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(17.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
43
(82.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
20.9%
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 SCHMITT, MICHAEL J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SCHMITT, MICHAEL J works in Art Unit 1629 and has examined 688 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 59.9%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SCHMITT, MICHAEL J's allowance rate of 59.9% places them in the 20% 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 SCHMITT, MICHAEL J receive 1.78 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% 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 SCHMITT, MICHAEL J is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 67% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SCHMITT, MICHAEL J. This interview benefit is in the 68% 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, 20.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 22% 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 26.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% 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, 90.9% 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 88.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 43.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 55% 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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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