USPTO Examiner WILDER CYNTHIA B - Art Unit 1637

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18436821METHODS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCERFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18535812SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATIONDecember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18319889NUCLEIC ACID LIBRARY METHODSMay 2023October 2023Allow510NoNo
18156890METHODS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCERJanuary 2023July 2023Allow611YesNo
18154630METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SEQUENCING COMPLEMENTARY POLYNUCLEOTIDESJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18152554PRIMER-PROBE COMBINATION AND KIT FOR VAGINAL MICROECOSYSTEM DETECTIONJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1211NoNo
17924359DIGITAL NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TESTING METHOD AND INTEGRATED DETECTION SYSTEM BASED ON CRISPR-CAS TECHNOLOGYNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
18048808METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SEQUENCING COMPLEMENTARY POLYNUCLEOTIDESOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
18047979METHODS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCEROctober 2022June 2023Allow820NoNo
17961571METHOD FOR DETECTING CANCER USING 5-HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE (5-hmC)October 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
17900619METHOD FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATIONAugust 2022December 2022Allow400YesNo
17844498Method and Kit of Detecting the Absence of Micro-OrganismsJune 2022April 2023Allow1021YesNo
17840490METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SEQUENCING COMPLEMENTARY POLYNUCLEOTIDESJune 2022December 2022Allow611NoNo
17837375METHODS FOR COMPUTER PROCESSING SEQUENCE READS TO DETECT MOLECULAR RESIDUAL DISEASEJune 2022October 2022Allow410NoNo
17833702Transposition of Native Chromatin for Personal EpigenomicsJune 2022October 2022Allow410NoNo
17833686Transposition of Native Chromatin for Personal EpigenomicsJune 2022October 2022Allow410YesNo
17700257METHODS FOR ANALYZING NUCLEIC ACIDSMarch 2022November 2022Allow810YesNo
17688241METHOD FOR TRANSPOSASE-MEDIATED SPATIAL TAGGING AND ANALYZING GENOMIC DNA IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLEMarch 2022July 2022Allow510NoNo
17688762METHODS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCERMarch 2022February 2023Allow1120NoNo
17666458METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SEQUENCING COMPLEMENTARY POLYNUCLEOTIDESFebruary 2022September 2022Allow711NoNo
17577033METHOD FOR DETECTING CANCER USING 5-HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE (5-hmC)January 2022December 2022Abandon1110NoNo
17507109METHODS FOR DETECTING SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE VARIANTS OR INDELS BY DEEP SEQUENCINGOctober 2021March 2022Allow520NoNo
17494669Computational Method for Detecting Fusion EventsOctober 2021May 2024Allow3111NoNo
17396097SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATIONAugust 2021January 2022Allow610NoNo
17367245METHODS FOR COMPUTER PROCESSING SEQUENCE READS TO DETECT MOLECULAR RESIDUAL DISEASEJuly 2021February 2022Allow810NoNo
17338922AFFINITY MEDIATED TRANSPORT AMPLIFICATIONJune 2021February 2022Allow811NoNo
17202903A METHOD FOR POC-BASED DETECTION OF PATHOGENIC INFECTION VIA NUCLEIC ACID BASED TESTINGMarch 2021November 2023Allow3251YesNo
17197236COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSISMarch 2021November 2023Allow3210NoNo
17184201METHODS FOR SEQUENCING BIOPOLYMERSFebruary 2021October 2023Allow3210NoNo
17173006MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEIC ACID VARIANTS USING HIGHLY-MULTIPLEXED ERROR-SUPPRESSED DEEP SEQUENCINGFebruary 2021March 2024Abandon3711NoNo
17154313MOLECULAR QUALITY ASSURANCE METHODS FOR USE IN SEQUENCINGJanuary 2021April 2024Abandon3911NoNo
17151023METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR DETECTING CONTAMINATED FOOD PRODUCTSJanuary 2021November 2023Abandon3410NoNo
17144046METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IN VIVO SCREENING OF THERAPEUTICS THROUGH SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMICSJanuary 2021April 2023Allow2711YesNo
17138996TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITORSDecember 2020July 2024Abandon4201NoNo
17130394METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEQUENTIAL AMPLIFICATION REACTIONSDecember 2020March 2024Allow3920NoNo
17120500DETECTING COLORECTAL NEOPLASMDecember 2020January 2024Allow3720NoNo
17252222A SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIGENS RECOGNIZED BY T CELL RECEPTORS EXPRESSED ON TUMOR INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTESDecember 2020November 2022Allow2310NoNo
17114622HIGH DENSITY SELF-CONTAINED BIOLOGICAL ANALYSISDecember 2020September 2023Allow3310NoNo
17114455PORTABLE GENOME SEQUENCING AND GENOTYPING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2020October 2023Allow3410YesNo
16976128METHOD FOR THE AMPLIFICATION OF A NUCLEIC ACID WITH IMPROVED SPECIFICITYNovember 2020June 2024Abandon4501NoNo
17094908ASSAY FOR DETECTING CLOSELY-RELATED SEROTYPES OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV)November 2020October 2023Allow3511NoNo
17054293Methods for Microbial Identification in Clinical Specimens by Differential Ribosomal RNA Probe HybridizationNovember 2020November 2023Abandon3611NoNo
17070843SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATIONOctober 2020June 2021Allow810NoNo
17069535SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATIONOctober 2020September 2021Allow1120NoNo
17069559SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATIONOctober 2020June 2021Allow920NoNo
16948442NOVEL COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND KITS FOR ENHANCING PCR SPECIFICITYSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2121NoNo
17020804METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR NUCLEIC ACIDS DETECTIONSeptember 2020November 2023Allow3831YesNo
17014322METHOD FOR DETECTING SINGLE STRAND BREAKS IN DNASeptember 2020October 2023Allow3720NoNo
17013222MULTIPLEX DROP-OFF DIGITAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION METHODSSeptember 2020March 2021Allow6000YesNo
17010410Multipurpose Compositions for Collecting and Transporting Biological MaterialSeptember 2020September 2023Allow3631YesNo
17002559Method and Kit of Detecting the Absence of Micro-OrganismsAugust 2020July 2022Abandon2311NoNo
17001458METHOD TO AMPLIFY TRANSVERSE TUNNELING CURRENT DISCRIMINATION OF DNA NUCLEOTIDES VIA NUCLEOTIDE SITE SPECIFIC ATTACHMENT OF DYE-PEPTIDEAugust 2020March 2022Allow1910NoNo
16984927Rapid PCR-Based Virus Detection Method, and Kits thereforAugust 2020January 2021Allow610YesNo
16965796METHOD FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATIONJuly 2020August 2023Allow3711YesNo
16939098PRIMER SET AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TELOMERASE ACTIVITYJuly 2020September 2023Allow3711NoNo
16935111DNA SEQUENCING VIA DIRECT ELECTRICAL DETECTION WITH FREE SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE PAIRING WITH POLYMERASEJuly 2020May 2022Allow2211YesNo
16930562KITS AND METHODS FOR PATHOGEN DETECTIONJuly 2020September 2022Allow2611YesNo
16927303INTEGRATED THERMOPLASTIC CHIP FOR RAPID PCR AND HRMAJuly 2020May 2023Allow3421NoNo
16918924Transposition of Native Chromatin for Personal EpigenomicsJuly 2020September 2020Allow210NoNo
16913965SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATIONJune 2020February 2022Allow1940NoNo
16908020COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE IN A PCR ASSAY FOR DETERMINING THE GENOTYPE AND VIRAL LOAD FOR RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSJune 2020January 2023Allow3121NoNo
16892660METHOD FOR ANALYZING A NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCEJune 2020March 2023Allow3320YesNo
16887024MICROFLUIDIC SURFACE-MEDIATED EMULSION STABILITY CONTROLMay 2020November 2021Allow1710NoNo
16884518METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TAGGING AND ANALYZING SAMPLESMay 2020June 2021Allow1300NoNo
16884528Methods and Processes for Non-Invasive Assessment of Genetic VariationsMay 2020December 2021Allow1910YesNo
16884343SAMPLE SERIES TO DIFFERENTIATE TARGET NUCLEIC ACIDS FROM CONTAMINANT NUCLEIC ACIDSMay 2020February 2023Allow3310YesNo
16766928RNA Printing and Sequencing Devices, Methods, and SystemsMay 2020May 2023Allow3611YesNo
16882289METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS TARGETED SEQUENCING OF DNA, RNA AND PROTEINMay 2020May 2022Allow2310YesNo
16869720METHODS FOR ISOLATING A TARGET NUCLEIC ACID FROM RED BLOOD CELLSMay 2020September 2021Allow1610YesNo
16870476SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATIONMay 2020October 2020Allow610NoNo
16761686COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMSMay 2020March 2022Allow2210YesNo
16865061Barcoded Solid Supports and Methods of Making and Using SameMay 2020August 2022Allow2811NoNo
16758283PREPARATION METHOD FOR IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION PROBEApril 2020January 2022Allow2110YesNo
16853241SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATIONApril 2020October 2020Allow610YesNo
16844675Nucleic Acid Melting Analysis with Saturation DyesApril 2020January 2022Allow2110NoNo
16842089Assays for Single Molecule Detection and Use ThereofApril 2020December 2021Allow2110YesNo
16839058METHOD AND SYSTEMS TO CHARACTERIZE TUMORS AND IDENTIFY TUMOR HETEROGENEITYApril 2020October 2023Abandon4211NoNo
16834933MASSIVELY MULTIPLEXED RNA SEQUENCINGMarch 2020November 2022Allow3220NoNo
16823610SEQUENCING METHOD EMPLOYING TERNARY COMPLEX DESTABILIZATION TO IDENTIFY COGNATE NUCLEOTIDESMarch 2020August 2021Allow1720NoNo
16824413METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING TISSUE CONDITIONSMarch 2020February 2022Abandon2310NoNo
16824417METHODS OF ANALYZING NUCLEIC ACID FRAGMENTSMarch 2020March 2022Abandon2411NoNo
16816350PCR APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME DETECTING OF ONE OR MORE FLUORESCENT SIGNALSMarch 2020April 2023Allow3720YesNo
16809375METHODS FOR RNA ANALYSISMarch 2020March 2023Abandon3721NoNo
16642400PREGNANCY TREATMENT IN RUMINANTFebruary 2020August 2024Abandon5441YesNo
16637586IN VITRO ISOLATION AND ENRICHMENT OF NUCLEIC ACIDS USING SITE-SPECIFIC NUCLEASESFebruary 2020April 2022Allow2610NoNo
16637462Method for Detecting a Microorganism in a SampleFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2520NoNo
16779597Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplification and Library PreparationFebruary 2020May 2022Allow2710YesNo
16635131NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING METHODJanuary 2020February 2023Allow3611YesNo
16752277NUCLEIC ACID COMPLEX PAIR, COMPETITIVE CONSTRUCT, AND PCR KIT USING THE SAMEJanuary 2020February 2021Allow1220YesNo
16741471METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND KITS FOR SMALL RNA CAPTURE, DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATIONJanuary 2020October 2021Allow2110YesNo
16738718DETECTING COLORECTAL NEOPLASMJanuary 2020August 2020Allow800NoNo
16723975Use Of FGFR Mutant Gene Panels In Identifying Cancer Patients That Will Be Responsive To Treatment With An FGFR InhibitorDecember 2019April 2024Abandon5251YesNo
16719863HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING OF POPULATIONS CARRYING NATURALLY OCCURRING MUTATIONSDecember 2019January 2023Allow3740NoNo
16711892SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATIONDecember 2019November 2023Allow4730NoNo
16707780SELECTIVE EXTENSION IN SINGLE CELL WHOLE TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSISDecember 2019July 2022Allow3120YesNo
16701087IN SITU READOUT OF DNA BARCODESDecember 2019April 2022Allow2810NoNo
16615872Multiplex End-Tagging Amplification of Nucleic AcidsNovember 2019August 2022Allow3311YesNo
16687804REACTION PROCESSORNovember 2019August 2022Allow3310YesNo
16677451DIRECT RNA NANOPORE SEQUENCING WITH HELP OF A STEM-LOOP REVERSE POLYNUCLEOTIDENovember 2019July 2022Allow3211YesNo
16611563MULTIPLEX DETECTION OF BACTERIAL PATHOGENS VIA CELL WALL BINDING DOMAIN COMPLEXESNovember 2019October 2023Allow4721YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WILDER, CYNTHIA B.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
7
(70.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(30.0%)
Reversal Percentile
45.3%
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
67
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(10.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
60
(89.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
11.4%
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, 10.4% 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 WILDER, CYNTHIA B - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WILDER, CYNTHIA B works in Art Unit 1637 and has examined 963 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 55.6%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WILDER, CYNTHIA B's allowance rate of 55.6% places them in the 10% 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 WILDER, CYNTHIA B receive 1.77 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% 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 WILDER, CYNTHIA B is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +46.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WILDER, CYNTHIA B. This interview benefit is in the 92% 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, 23.2% 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 42.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 59% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 68% 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 65.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 68.4% 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, 41.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% 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 3.9% of allowed cases (in the 86% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.