USPTO Examiner HANEY AMANDA MARIE - Art Unit 1634

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17138865Opioid Receptor Score (OReS) from Combinatory Opioid Receptor Gene PolymorphismsDecember 2020May 2024Abandon4111NoNo
17256695POLYMERASE ATTACHMENT TO A CONDUCTIVE CHANNELDecember 2020September 2024Abandon4401NoNo
17254302MOLECULAR MARKER COMBINATION LINKED TO QUANTITATIVE TRAITS OF TEA PLANT (+)-CATECHIN CONTENTDecember 2020July 2024Abandon4311NoNo
17107699ROTATIONALLY SEQUESTERED TRANSLATORSNovember 2020March 2024Allow4001NoNo
17101904DIGITAL SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF DNA METHYLATIONNovember 2020December 2023Allow3610NoNo
17091507METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR RISK PREDICTION, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF PULMONARY DISORDERSNovember 2020January 2023Allow2611YesNo
17086842GENE EXPRESSION ASSAY FOR MEASUREMENT OF DNA MISMATCH REPAIR DEFICIENCYNovember 2020April 2024Allow4111YesNo
17050134KIT, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BLADDER CANCEROctober 2020April 2023Allow2911YesNo
17038290Methods for Molecularly Characterizing Cervical Cell SamplesSeptember 2020April 2022Allow1801YesNo
17040300METHODS AND MARKERS FOR AZOOSPERMIA CHARACTERISATIONSeptember 2020January 2024Abandon3901NoNo
16772617METHOD FOR AIDING DETECTION OF ALZHEIMER' S DISEASESeptember 2020March 2024Abandon4501NoNo
16977477METHOD FOR ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACID USING PRIMERS TO GENERATE A TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCE OF A TARGET GENESeptember 2020January 2024Allow4021YesNo
17008385PKD MUTATIONS AND EVALUATION OF SAMEAugust 2020January 2023Allow2821YesNo
17006474MODIFIERS OF CFTR-DIRECTED THERAPYAugust 2020August 2022Allow2421NoNo
16975840A METHOD FOR MONITORING METABOLISM BEFORE AND AFTER EXERCISE OR INJURY USING SALIVARY MICRO-RNASAugust 2020December 2023Allow4031YesNo
16971007METHODS OF DETERMINING RESPONSE TO TNF ALPHA BLOCKERSAugust 2020June 2024Abandon4621NoNo
16986667METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT A SUBJECT HAS OR WILL DEVELOP CANCERAugust 2020October 2022Abandon2711NoNo
16643108HIERARCHICAL MODEL FOR DETECTING BENIGN AND MALIGNANT DEGREES OF COLORECTAL TUMORS AND APPLICATION THEREOFJune 2020January 2024Abandon4741YesNo
16956806GENETIC MARKERS AND USES THEREFORJune 2020September 2023Abandon3931NoNo
16767968BIOMARKER PANEL AND METHODS FOR DETECTING MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY IN CANCERSMay 2020March 2023Allow3321YesNo
16758896ENDOSIALIN (CD248) AS EPIGENETIC MARKER FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF IMMUNE CELLS, IN PARTICULAR NA�VE CD8+ T-CELLSApril 2020January 2023Allow3331NoNo
16857490Novel Markers for Detecting Microsatellite Instability in Cancer and Determining Synthetic Lethality with Inhibition of the DNA Base Excision Repair PathwayApril 2020April 2024Abandon4831NoNo
16758082MCC AS EPIGENETIC MARKER FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF IMMUNE CELLS, IN PARTICULAR BASOPHIL GRANULOCYTESApril 2020April 2023Allow3631YesNo
16758131PDCD1 AS EPIGENETIC MARKER FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF IMMUNE CELLS, IN PARTICULAR PD1+ CELLSApril 2020November 2022Allow3131NoNo
16810385COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING MARKER DNA FROM A SAMPLEMarch 2020April 2023Abandon3830NoNo
16644812NON-CODING RNAS (NCRNA) FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF COGNITIVE DISORDERSMarch 2020March 2023Allow3631YesNo
16807379SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE AND TREATMENT OF OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERSMarch 2020December 2020Allow1010NoNo
16800292Method for Using Gene Expression to Determine Prognosis of Prostate CancerFebruary 2020December 2022Abandon3341YesNo
16797733DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE USING ENDOGENOUS GENE EXPRESSIONFebruary 2020November 2021Allow2121YesNo
16794754DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF IMP CARBAPENEMASES USING REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAYFebruary 2020August 2023Abandon4121NoNo
16640323EXOSOME PROFILING FOR DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF VASCULITIS AND VASCULOPATHIES INCLUDING KAWASAKI DISEASEFebruary 2020March 2023Allow3731NoNo
16635233GENOTYPING OF SNPS TO STRATIFY CANCER RISKJanuary 2020May 2023Allow3941YesNo
16632222MIRNAS AS BIOMARKERS FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASEJanuary 2020November 2022Abandon3421NoNo
16727281METHOD OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING ACUTE REJECTION IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTSDecember 2019February 2023Allow3821YesNo
16720403GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS ASSOCIATED WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, METHODS OF DETECTION AND USES THEREOFDecember 2019February 2021Allow1401YesNo
16624469METHOD FOR PREDICTING THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF IRINOTECAN, AND KIT FOR SAMEDecember 2019March 2022Allow2721YesNo
16623937CIRCULATING SERUM MICRORNA BIOMARKERS AND METHODS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE DIAGNOSISDecember 2019December 2022Allow3651YesNo
16623382METHOD FOR PREDICTING DIFFERENTIATION ABILITY OF PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL, AND REAGENT FOR SAMEDecember 2019February 2023Abandon3821YesNo
16713760Methods and Compositions for Sequentially Detecting TargetsDecember 2019February 2023Allow3811NoNo
16709780EXTRACT FROM A BODY FLUID COMPRISING A MICRO RNADecember 2019July 2023Allow4331YesNo
16707584CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR GENE MUTATIONSDecember 2019May 2022Allow2941NoYes
16619946TWO MOLECULAR MARKERS, KITS AND APPLICATIONS FOR GLAUCOMA DIAGNOSISDecember 2019November 2022Abandon3621NoNo
16565443DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT METHOD FOR ENDOMETRIAL CAVITY DISTORTING UTERINE LEIOMYOMA USING MICRORNANovember 2019May 2023Allow4421NoNo
16678855Method to Predict Response to Neuropsychiatric Drugs Using Variation in the Serotonin 7 Receptor (HTR7) GeneNovember 2019July 2022Allow3220YesNo
16610011PREDICTIVE RESPONSE BIOMARKERS TO CORTICOSTEROIDSOctober 2019October 2021Abandon2410NoNo
16669181METHOD OF DETECTING BIO-MATERIALOctober 2019April 2022Allow2910YesNo
16665731COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ZDHHC1 DNA IN A COMPLEXOctober 2019April 2023Allow4240NoNo
16658754Method For Estimating A Risk For A Subject Suffering From Urothelial Carcinoma And Kit ThereofOctober 2019May 2022Abandon3121YesNo
16606315STRATIFICATION AND PROGNOSIS OF CANCEROctober 2019May 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16498883METHODS FOR ASSESSING PREGNANCY OUTCOMESeptember 2019September 2021Allow2411YesNo
16585876COMBINATION OF mRNA EXPRESSION LEVELS OF DLX1 AND HOXC6 IN URINE AS MOLECULAR MARKERS IN PROSTATE CANCERSeptember 2019July 2021Abandon2110NoNo
16579798DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC METHODS FOR LUNG DISORDERS USING GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES FROM NOSE EPITHELIAL CELLSSeptember 2019December 2023Allow5152YesNo
16576746USE OF PIRNA-54265 IN DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PROGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF COLORECTAL CANCERSeptember 2019September 2022Abandon3611NoNo
16489597METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING, PROGNOSING, AND TREATING COLORECTAL CANCER USING BIOMARKER EXPRESSIONAugust 2019October 2022Allow3811YesNo
16487852USE OF BIOMARKERS IN IDENTIFYING CANCER PATIENTS THAT WILL BE RESPONSIVE TO TREATMENT WITH A PRMT5 INHIBITORAugust 2019November 2021Allow2620YesNo
16487662METHOD OF DISTINGUISHING LIPOSARCOMA FROM NON-LIPOSARCOMAAugust 2019June 2023Abandon4621YesNo
16487301DNA METHYLATION SIGNATURES FOR DETERMINING A SURVIVAL PROBABILITYAugust 2019February 2023Abandon4231NoNo
16530353Method of Assessing RiskAugust 2019December 2022Abandon4110NoNo
16510800CANCER POLYGENIC RISK SCOREJuly 2019August 2021Abandon2611NoNo
16510766ATRIAL FIBRILLATION POLYGENIC RISK SCOREJuly 2019July 2021Abandon2411NoNo
16510817DIABETES POLYGENIC RISK SCOREJuly 2019June 2021Abandon2311NoNo
16510834INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE POLYGENIC RISK SCOREJuly 2019May 2021Abandon2211NoNo
16447221METHODS EMPLOYING CIRCULATING DNA AND MIRNA AS BIOMARKERS FOR FEMALE INFERTILITYJune 2019March 2020Allow911NoNo
16446255TYPING METHODJune 2019August 2022Allow3822YesNo
16471318COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING RNA FRAGMENTSJune 2019August 2022Allow3821YesNo
16444881METHODS FOR PREDICTING DRUG RESPONSIVENESS IN CANCER PATIENTSJune 2019August 2020Allow1421YesNo
16469760METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING MOOD DISORDER BY USING CIRCADIAN RHYTHMJune 2019February 2023Allow4431YesNo
16469963EPIGENETIC MARKERS AND RELATED METHODS AND MEANS FOR THE DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN CANCERSJune 2019October 2023Allow5241YesNo
16469820METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND TREATING TUMORS WITH SIGMA1 INHIBITORSJune 2019January 2024Abandon5521NoNo
16469946EPIGENETIC MARKERS AND RELATED METHODS AND MEANS FOR THE DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF OVARIAN CANCERJune 2019October 2023Allow5241YesNo
16433971METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACID EXPRESSION, SPLICE VARIANT, TRANSLOCATION, COPY NUMBER, OR METHYLATION CHANGESJune 2019May 2022Allow3511NoNo
16427438FLOURESCENT PROTEIN COMPOSITION FOR DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS AND METHOD FOR DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS USING SAMEMay 2019June 2022Allow3731YesNo
16349414METHOD TO DISTINGUISH TUMOR SUPRESSIVE FOXO ACTIVITY FROM OXIDATIVE STRESSMay 2019September 2022Abandon4021NoNo
16347180METHODS FOR ASSESSING RISK USING TOTAL AND SPECIFIC CELL-FREE DNAMay 2019February 2024Abandon5741NoNo
16340371DETERMINING CELL TYPE ORIGIN OF CIRCULATING CELL-FREE DNA WITH MOLECULAR COUNTINGApril 2019April 2022Abandon3610NoNo
16379531BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS PROGRESSION TO CANCER GENE PANEL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFApril 2019May 2022Abandon3711NoNo
16339692TREATMENT OF DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVATED IRAKApril 2019April 2024Abandon6031NoYes
16333130METHOD FOR DETERMINING LIKELIHOOD OF SPORADIC COLORECTAL CANCER DEVELOPMENTMarch 2019March 2023Abandon4821YesNo
16288349METHODS AND DEVICES FOR BONE INFECTION TREATMENT SELECTIONFebruary 2019October 2019Allow811YesNo
16282540Method for Using Gene Expression to Determine Prognosis of Prostate CancerFebruary 2019September 2020Abandon1920NoNo
16278200Method and Kit for Predicting Susceptibility to Allergic ReactionFebruary 2019July 2021Abandon2911NoNo
16276479SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE AND TREATMENT OF OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERSFebruary 2019November 2019Allow920NoNo
16274361GENETIC MARKERS FOR PREDICTING RESPONSIVENESS TO FGF-18 COMPOUNDFebruary 2019May 2021Abandon2731NoNo
16324365METHODS OF DETECTING MLH1 METHYLATIONFebruary 2019December 2020Allow2230NoNo
16271218SQSTM1 MUTATIONS IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISFebruary 2019June 2021Abandon2911NoNo
16265398METHODS OF DETERMINING ENDOMETRIAL RECEPTIVITY AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2019October 2023Abandon5731YesNo
16253860Mutations Associated with Cystic FibrosisJanuary 2019August 2020Allow1921YesNo
16213354DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS FROM PLATELET ENRICHED PLASMA SAMPLESDecember 2018September 2021Abandon3330NoNo
16210411SINGLE LABELED FLUORESCENT SMART PROBE FOR IN VITRO DETECTIONDecember 2018November 2020Abandon2321YesNo
16210986METHOD FOR DETECTING SNP SITE ON SMA GENEDecember 2018January 2022Allow3831YesNo
16207648GENETIC EXPRESSION OF HLA MOLECULES TO ENHANCE IMMUNOTHERAPIESDecember 2018August 2022Abandon4531YesNo
16306724MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PROSTATE CANCER MARKER AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2018June 2022Allow4251YesNo
16303937PORTABLE, LOW-COST PATHOGEN DETECTION AND STRAIN IDENTIFICATION PLATFORMNovember 2018November 2021Allow3611YesNo
16196163GENETIC MARKERS USED FOR IDENTIFYING BENIGN AND MALIGNANT PULMONARY MICRO-NODULES AND THE APPLICATION THEREOFNovember 2018August 2023Allow5751YesNo
16300987Methods For Identifying Clonal Mutations And Treating CancerNovember 2018July 2021Abandon3210NoNo
16097954PREDICTION OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA ONSET AFTER CLEARANCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUSOctober 2018November 2020Allow2540YesNo
16095334USE OF A MICROBIOME PROFILE TO DETECT LIVER DISEASEOctober 2018June 2023Abandon5621NoNo
16158065Use Of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (WASP) As A Biological Marker And In Vitro Method For Monitoring The Progression Of A Hematological DiseaseOctober 2018October 2019Abandon1220NoNo
16140437GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE AS AN ENDOMETRIAL RECEPTIVITY MARKERSeptember 2018October 2021Abandon3711NoNo
16133234SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE AND TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLISMSeptember 2018August 2019Allow1120YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HANEY, AMANDA MARIE.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
14
Examiner Affirmed
14
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
0.5%
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
73
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(5.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
69
(94.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
11.9%
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, 5.5% 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 HANEY, AMANDA MARIE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HANEY, AMANDA MARIE works in Art Unit 1634 and has examined 691 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 24.7%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HANEY, AMANDA MARIE's allowance rate of 24.7% places them in the 4% 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 HANEY, AMANDA MARIE receive 2.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 56% 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 HANEY, AMANDA MARIE is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +46.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HANEY, AMANDA MARIE. This interview benefit is in the 90% 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, 11.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 8% 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 22.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 31% 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, 72.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% 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 51.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 69% 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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 67% 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 2.3% of allowed cases (in the 72% 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.
  • 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.

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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