USPTO Examiner KNIGHT TERESA E - Art Unit 1634

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18988990ULTRA-HIGH-CELL-DENSITY MULTICELLULAR TISSUE LIFTING BIOPRINTING DEVICE ASSISTED BY OBLIQUE INCIDENT BULK WAVE AND PRINTING METHOD THEREFORDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18822374APPLICATION OF NANO LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE IN CARTILAGE REGENERATION AND PREPARATION THEREOFSeptember 2024April 2025Allow811NoNo
18817528CD34 STEM CELL MIMICSAugust 2024June 2025Allow1011NoNo
18431132Egg Preparation in an Intelligent Automated In Vitro Fertilization and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection PlatformFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1311YesNo
18567880ISOLATED CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON MULTI-SPECTRAL MULTI-PARAMETER PHOTOSTIMULATIONDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110YesNo
18351345METHOD FOR FORMING A POROUS CELL SUBSTRATEJuly 2023October 2024Allow1521YesNo
18199013NANOBARCODE FOR CONTROLLING CELL ADHESION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLS, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ADHESION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLS BY USING THE SAMEMay 2023February 2025Allow2110YesNo
18108699FIBROUS BIRTH TISSUE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USEFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2611NoNo
17974395METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR HYPOTHERMIC STORAGE OF PLACENTAL TISSUEOctober 2022August 2024Allow2210NoNo
17967250METHODS OF PREPARING PERSONALIZED BLOOD VESSELSOctober 2022April 2025Allow3011NoNo
17957579Control of Copolymer CompositionsSeptember 2022March 2025Abandon2911NoNo
17885167USE OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY TO MONITOR CULTURE MEDIUMAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17871149BIOLOGICALLY FUNCTIONAL SOFT TISSUE SCAFFOLDS AND IMPLANTSJuly 2022April 2025Allow3320NoNo
17700458USE OF STEM CELLS EXPRESSING MESENCHYMAL AND NEURONAL MARKERS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL DISEASEMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020YesNo
17577519SOFT TISSUE PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3221YesNo
17566226Spray-Dried Blood Products and Methods of Making SameDecember 2021February 2025Allow3721YesNo
17612391APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF LASER DRIVEN MICROFLUID PUMPSNovember 2021July 2025Allow4311NoNo
17612187CELL SCAFFOLD COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUITNovember 2021June 2025Allow4311NoNo
17503872USE OF CIRCULATING TUMOR CELL MITOTIC INDEX IN CANCER STRATIFICATION AND DIAGNOSTICSOctober 2021June 2025Allow4430NoNo
17500408AMNIOTIC FLUID CELL-DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND USES THEREOFOctober 2021August 2024Allow3421NoNo
17463930HIGH EFFICIENCY MICROFLUIDIC PURIFICATION OF STEM CELLS TO IMPROVE TRANSPLANTSSeptember 2021December 2024Abandon4030NoNo
17407349PRODUCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS AND PLATELETS FROM STEM CELLSAugust 2021May 2024Allow3320NoNo
17424198ACOUSTIC CONCENTRATION, TRANSFER AND ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES CONTAINING PARTICLESJuly 2021April 2025Allow4511YesNo
17335726APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING INFECTIOUS AGENTSJune 2021March 2025Allow4611YesNo
17297805IMMUNOTHERAPIES USING ENHANCED iPSC DERIVED EFFECTOR CELLSMay 2021June 2025Allow4811NoNo
17308169METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UNIFORMLY TREATING ADHERENT CELLSMay 2021May 2025Allow4910NoNo
17291591SYSTEMS FOR CELL CONTROLMay 2021February 2025Allow4610YesNo
17246376NANOBARCODE FOR CONTROLLING CELL ADHESION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLSApril 2021September 2024Allow4021YesNo
17235777METHODS FOR PROMOTING PROLIFERATION AND PROPAGATION OF STEM CELLSApril 2021September 2024Allow4111NoNo
17206471Biological Fluid Filtration SystemMarch 2021March 2025Allow4821YesNo
17275991POLIOVIRUS RECEPTOR (PVR/CD155) KNOCKOUT CELLS DERIVED FROM RD (HUMAN RHABDOMYOSARCOMA) CELL LINE BY CRISPRMarch 2021May 2025Allow5011YesNo
17200351METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INDUCING HEMATOPOIETIC CELL DIFFERENTIATIONMarch 2021May 2025Allow5011NoNo
17256910MSC Prediction AlgorithmDecember 2020January 2025Allow4911NoNo
17253067Method in Bioprocess Purification SystemDecember 2020June 2025Allow5421YesNo
17252674MITOCHONDRIAL AUGMENTATION THERAPY WITH STEM CELLS ENRICHED WITH FUNCTIONAL MITOCHONDRIADecember 2020December 2024Abandon4811NoNo
17055535HIGH-THROUGHPUT AUTOMATION OF ORGANOIDS FOR IDENTIFYING THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIESNovember 2020February 2025Allow5111YesNo
17072651MATRIX BOUND NANOVESICLES AND THEIR USEOctober 2020April 2024Allow4211YesNo
17041661DIFFERENTIAL KNOCKOUT OF AN ALLELE OF A HETEROZYGOUS APOLIPOPROTEIN A1 (APO1A) GENESeptember 2020June 2025Allow5711YesNo
16979710PLATFORM FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSCYTOSIS OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES ACROSS ENDOTHELIAL BARRIERS AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2020October 2024Allow5021YesNo
16979482Culture Substrate, Method for Manufacturing Culture Substrate, and Culturing Method and Culturing Device for Stem CellSeptember 2020January 2025Allow5231YesNo
16971599EX VIVO SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION MODELAugust 2020July 2024Allow4711YesNo
16996786MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS EXPRESSING CD146 RECEPTORSAugust 2020December 2024Abandon5221YesNo
16965762SCREENING METHOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CANCER THERAPEUTICSJuly 2020October 2024Abandon5111NoNo
16963414SAMPLE HOLDERJuly 2020January 2025Allow5420NoNo
16897885PROGRAMMABLE IMMUNOCYTE RECEPTOR COMPLEX SYSTEMJune 2020September 2023Abandon3921YesNo
16770230EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AND USES THEREOFJune 2020December 2024Abandon5431NoNo
16761561Multi-Chimeric Cell and Therapy for Transplantation and Treatment of Immune Deficiencies and Genetic DisordersMay 2020May 2025Allow6051YesYes
16760087CELL CHIP AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL TISSUE CHIP, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEApril 2020October 2024Allow5322YesNo
16627660METHOD FOR SEPARATING MAMMALIAN SPERM, ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION METHOD, AND IN VITRO FERTILIZATION METHODDecember 2019September 2024Allow5721NoNo
16658556SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING CELL CONTRACTILITYOctober 2019June 2025Allow6021YesNo
16325889LIFE EXTENSION AGENTFebruary 2019February 2025Abandon6060YesYes
15557312COMPOSITION FOR TREATING ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DEFECTSJanuary 2018March 2025Abandon6081NoNo
15712294METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSASeptember 2017November 2024Abandon6091YesYes
15301587MICROTENTACLE IMAGING IN PATIENT TUMOR SAMPLESOctober 2016July 2024Allow6071YesYes
14972535Method and Composition for Hypothermic Storage of Placental TissueDecember 2015July 2020Abandon5570YesYes
13693084COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF VITILIGODecember 2012November 2014Allow2330YesNo
13630882ALTERNATING ELECTRIC CURRENT DIRECTS, ENHANCES, AND ACCELERATES MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION INTO EITHER OSTEOBLASTS OR CHONDROCYTES BUT NOT ADIPOCYTESSeptember 2012September 2014Allow2420YesNo
13433089BIOMASS SHOCK PRETREATMENTMarch 2012February 2014Allow2311YesNo
13356664Non-sterile fermentation of bioethanolJanuary 2012November 2013Allow2210YesNo
13254287ENHANCING COAGULATION OR REDUCING FIBRINOLYSISSeptember 2011November 2013Allow2711NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KNIGHT, TERESA E.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
91.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(20.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(80.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
21.3%
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, 20.0% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner KNIGHT, TERESA E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KNIGHT, TERESA E works in Art Unit 1634 and has examined 56 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 46 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KNIGHT, TERESA E's allowance rate of 80.4% places them in the 43% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KNIGHT, TERESA E receive 2.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% 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 KNIGHT, TERESA E is 46 months. This places the examiner in the 2% 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 +9.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KNIGHT, TERESA E. This interview benefit is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 39% 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 30.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 92% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% 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 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, 127.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 98% 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:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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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