USPTO Examiner WOOLWINE SAMUEL C - Art Unit 1637

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17136209INDEL MARKER GENOTYPE DATABASE OF MALUS AND USE IN IDENTITY FINGERPRINTING OF GERMPLASM RESOURCESDecember 2020October 2023Allow3320NoNo
17253788PROGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT RESPONSE PREDICTIVE METHODDecember 2020May 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17117471MAGNET ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT EXTRACTION PARTICLE CARRYOVERDecember 2020December 2023Allow3711NoNo
17113452INDEL DETECTION BY AMPLICON ANALYSISDecember 2020April 2024Abandon4021NoNo
17113466DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PLASMID PURIFICATIONDecember 2020November 2023Abandon3620NoNo
17059640Heater For Apparatus For Detecting Molecule(s)November 2020March 2024Allow3910NoNo
17102407SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR DISTINGUISHING PATHOGENIC AND NON-PATHOGENIC SEQUENCES FROM SPECIMENSNovember 2020October 2021Allow1131YesNo
16954979POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION COMPOSITION COMPRISING AMINESNovember 2020June 2023Abandon3620NoNo
17070796DE NOVO SURFACE PREPARATION AND USES THEREOFOctober 2020August 2024Abandon4630NoNo
17045474METHODS OF IDENTIFYING COMBINATIONS OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORSOctober 2020May 2023Allow3210YesNo
17029711NANO-VESICLES DERIVED FROM GENUS CUPRIAVIDUS BACTERIA AND USE THEREOFSeptember 2020July 2023Allow3411YesNo
16958233IDENTIFICATION OF WHITE LEGHORNS RED PLUMAGE MUTAGENIC MUTANT GENOTYPE AND CULTIVATION METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SYSTEM OF RED PLUMAGE PINK SHELL LAYER CHICKENSSeptember 2020April 2023Allow3420NoNo
17018060METHODS OF SEQUENCING THE IMMUNE REPERTOIRESeptember 2020December 2022Abandon2710NoNo
17015702Biomarkers for the early detection of breast cancerSeptember 2020October 2022Allow2521YesNo
17012280Micromechanical DNA Origami Force SensorSeptember 2020March 2023Allow3010NoNo
16971632Oligonucleotide, Set of Oligonucleotides, Method for Simultaneous Detection of Neisseria Meningitidis, Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Haemophilus Influenzae, and KitAugust 2020July 2023Abandon3520NoNo
16965856RANDOM AMPLIFICATION METHODS FOR EXTREMELY LOW INPUT NUCLEIC ACIDSJuly 2020August 2023Allow3620YesNo
16964527PROXIMITY DETECTION METHODS AND COMPOSITIONSJuly 2020January 2024Allow4211NoNo
16928924COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MOLECULAR LABELINGJuly 2020June 2023Allow3560NoNo
16925778RNA SEQUENCING METHODSJuly 2020September 2022Allow2601YesNo
16918365METHOD AND APPARATUS TO NORMALIZE QUANTITATIVE READOUTS IN SINGLE-CELL EXPERIMENTSJuly 2020February 2023Allow3120YesNo
16897052Compositions, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Using a NanoporeJune 2020April 2024Allow4630YesNo
16892488MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS SYSTEMJune 2020June 2023Allow3730YesNo
16888434NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING USING TAGSMay 2020July 2022Allow2510NoNo
16887280FLEXIBLE AND HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING OF TARGETED GENOMIC REGIONSMay 2020September 2021Allow1521NoNo
16874177DETECTION OF DRUG RESISTANT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSISMay 2020August 2023Allow3941YesNo
16762999METHOD FOR EXAMINING LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AND DIAGNOSTIC KITMay 2020September 2022Abandon2910NoNo
16865262UNIVERSAL TEMPLATE STRANDS FOR ENZYMATIC POLYNUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESISMay 2020April 2023Allow3520YesNo
16759676Methods and Compositions for Treating Diseases Associated with Exhausted T CellsApril 2020October 2023Allow4121YesNo
16758684FUNCTIONAL METAGENOMICSApril 2020July 2022Abandon2601NoNo
16758190Mapping the Location, Type and Strand of Damaged and/or Mismatched Nucleotides in Double-Stranded DNAApril 2020March 2023Allow3520NoNo
16848239METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ULTRASENSITIVE DIRECT DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMSApril 2020March 2023Allow3511NoNo
16846663DETECTING NUCLEIC ACIDApril 2020October 2021Allow1810NoNo
16841892METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IDENTIFYING AND QUANTIFYING MICROBIAL DNAApril 2020October 2022Abandon3020NoNo
16838800DIGITAL ANALYTE ANALYSISApril 2020May 2022Allow2520NoNo
16649234SINGLE MOLECULE SEQUENCING AND UNIQUE MOLECULAR IDENTIFIERS TO CHARACTERIZE NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCESMarch 2020January 2024Allow4640YesNo
16812987METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DIGITAL PCRMarch 2020February 2023Abandon3530YesNo
16799424IN VITRO RECOMBINATION METHODFebruary 2020August 2022Allow3020NoNo
16795467COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MOLECULAR LABELINGFebruary 2020July 2023Allow4120NoNo
16782794NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION DEVICE, NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD, AND CHIP FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATIONFebruary 2020June 2023Allow4050NoNo
16633604METHODS OF ANTIGEN-DEPENDENT CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR) IMMUNE CELL SELECTIONJanuary 2020August 2023Abandon4320NoNo
16747737OLIGONUCLEOTIDES ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIBODIESJanuary 2020January 2023Allow3641YesNo
16740355DE NOVO SURFACE PREPARATION AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2020August 2020Allow730YesNo
16739408GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, METHODS OF DETECTION AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2020April 2022Allow2720NoNo
16736085COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GENOMIC DNA AND GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS IN SINGLE CELLSJanuary 2020March 2023Allow3811NoNo
16735067NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES USING TAGSJanuary 2020January 2023Allow3620YesNo
16730829NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS BY RANDOM MIXTURES OF NON-OVERLAPPING FRAGMENTSDecember 2019April 2022Allow2720NoNo
16722706SEQUENTIAL MULTIPLEX WESTERN BLOTTINGDecember 2019December 2022Abandon3610NoNo
16719744POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR THE AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAEDecember 2019November 2020Allow1121NoNo
16623975MESYLATE BASED MASTER MIXDecember 2019December 2021Allow2420NoNo
16716952Method of Marking Cellulosic ProductsDecember 2019September 2021Allow2110NoNo
16693983SAMPLE PREPARATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USENovember 2019July 2021Allow2010NoNo
16690525METHODS AND PROBES FOR PERFORMING PCR WITH MELT ANALYSIS FOR INCREASED MULTIPLEXINGNovember 2019March 2022Allow2710NoNo
16615645IMPROVEMENTS IN THE RECOVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS FROM SOLID SUPPORTSNovember 2019September 2023Allow4640YesNo
16603061METHODS OF DETECTING LUNG CANCEROctober 2019August 2022Allow3411NoNo
16493874METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND MONITORING PREGNANT WOMEN AT RISK OF PREECLAMPSIASeptember 2019July 2023Allow4630YesNo
16492076NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING-BY-SYNTHESIS (SBS) METHODS THAT COMBINE SBS CYCLE STEPSSeptember 2019November 2022Allow3830NoNo
16563594NANO-VESICLES DERIVED FROM GENUS CUPRIAVIDUS BACTERIA AND USE THEREOFSeptember 2019November 2020Abandon1420NoNo
16555803IMAGE DRIVEN QUALITY CONTROL FOR ARRAY-BASED PCRAugust 2019July 2023Allow4710NoNo
16553040EFFICIENT OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF POLYMERS USING ARRAYS OF NANOSTRUCTURESAugust 2019February 2021Allow1800NoNo
16487697KIT FOR DETECTING SILENT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (SSTDS) IN A URINE SAMPLEAugust 2019December 2022Allow4020NoNo
16484461METHOD FOR LABEL-FREE SINGLE-MOLECULE DNA SEQUENCING AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAMEAugust 2019February 2021Allow6031YesNo
16523609POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR THE AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAEJuly 2019June 2020Abandon1110NoNo
16516808METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR STABILIZING NUCLEIC ACID-NUCLEOTIDE-POLYMERASE COMPLEXESJuly 2019October 2021Allow2720NoNo
16472734METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIGITAL HIGH RESOLUTION MELTJune 2019December 2023Allow5340YesNo
16437512Characteristic sequence, labeled primer and identification method of Carya illinoensis variety davisJune 2019September 2022Allow4020NoNo
16430007METHOD FOR DETECTING CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUSJune 2019July 2021Abandon2510NoNo
16421284THIOLATED NUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUES FOR NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESISMay 2019February 2021Allow2110NoNo
16418104COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULESMay 2019February 2021Allow2130YesNo
16461981COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ABSOLUTE QUANTIFICATION OF REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE ENZYMESMay 2019September 2022Abandon4020NoNo
16415815METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE OF AN AMPLICONMay 2019May 2021Abandon2410NoNo
16349250THERAPEUTIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDES CAPTURE AND DETECTIONMay 2019February 2023Abandon4521YesNo
16408970SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING RNA TRANSCRIPTSMay 2019September 2023Abandon5220NoNo
16404583NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PRIMERS FOR PCR-BASED CLONALITY STUDIESMay 2019May 2021Abandon2501NoNo
16400858COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MOLECULAR LABELINGMay 2019August 2021Allow2850NoNo
16380584METHODS FOR DETECTING TARGET ANALYTESApril 2019May 2021Allow2510NoNo
16355361METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR STABILIZING NUCLEIC ACID-NUCLEOTIDE-POLYMERASE COMPLEXESMarch 2019July 2019Allow400NoNo
16296435METHODS OF PREDICTING MORTALITY RISK BY DETERMINING TELOMERE LENGTHMarch 2019July 2021Allow2920NoNo
16330357CONTROLLING FLUORESCENT SIGNAL COMPOSITION IN OPTICALLY-BASED NANOPORE SEQUENCINGMarch 2019July 2022Allow4130YesNo
16330352METHODS FOR LABELLING NUCLEIC ACIDSMarch 2019February 2022Allow3510NoNo
16289324METHOD OF PREPARING CLINICAL SAMPLES FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATIONFebruary 2019September 2019Allow710YesNo
16258021METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING SELECTIVELY LABELED RNAJanuary 2019April 2021Allow2710NoNo
16253898METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING AND READING NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES FROM MIXED POPULATIONSJanuary 2019May 2021Abandon2810NoNo
16319264METHODS FOR DISCRIMINATING A TOLERANT SUBJECTJanuary 2019June 2022Allow4110NoNo
16242695DETECTING CHOLANGIOCARCINOMAJanuary 2019September 2020Allow2010YesNo
16227732Nucleic Acid Amplification Controls and Kits and Methods of Use ThereofDecember 2018March 2023Allow5160NoNo
16206253SINGLE-SIDED HEAT TRANSFER INTERFACE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY SYSTEMNovember 2018August 2023Abandon5750YesNo
16204642PROCESS FOR MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY DETECTIONNovember 2018October 2022Allow4670YesNo
16303441SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING HEAT TRANSFER FOR TARGET AMPLIFICATION WITHIN A DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY SYSTEMNovember 2018January 2024Abandon6070YesNo
16194552Method for Fragmenting DNA by Nick TranslationNovember 2018April 2021Allow2910YesNo
16193916Rare Cell Analysis Using Sample Splitting And DNA TagsNovember 2018November 2021Allow3650NoNo
16189259METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING CANCER BY DETECTING AND MANIPULATING MICROBES IN TUMORSNovember 2018April 2021Abandon2910NoNo
16300469Compositions and Methods for Identifying, Quantifying, and/or Characterizing an AnalyteNovember 2018October 2021Allow3620NoNo
16180290METHOD FOR GENERATING HIGH AFFINITY, BIVALENT BINDING AGENTS FOR SANDWICH ASSAYSNovember 2018July 2022Allow4440NoNo
16171675UNIVERSAL SANGER SEQUENCING FROM NEXT-GEN SEQUENCING AMPLICONSOctober 2018April 2021Allow2920NoNo
16155729SINGLE MOLECULE SEQUENCING AND UNIQUE MOLECULAR IDENTIFIERS TO CHARACTERIZE NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCESOctober 2018September 2019Abandon1210NoNo
16144742METHOD OF QUANTIFYING HIV RESERVOIRS BY INDUCED TRANSCRIPTION BASED SEQUENCINGSeptember 2018November 2022Allow5020NoNo
16136498METHOD OF DETECTING ANALYTE IN A SAMPLE WITH BINDING REAGENT, FIRST DETECTION REAGENT, AND SECOND DETECTION REAGENTSeptember 2018February 2023Allow5331YesNo
16130656Multiplex Detection of Short Nucleic AcidsSeptember 2018October 2022Allow4920NoNo
16129206DATA PROCESSING, ANALYSIS METHOD OF GENE EXPRESSION DATA TO IDENTIFY ENDOGENOUS REFERENCE GENESSeptember 2018May 2021Allow3220YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
8
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
0.7%
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
56
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(8.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
51
(91.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
13.0%
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, 8.9% 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 WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C works in Art Unit 1637 and has examined 719 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 51.7%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C's allowance rate of 51.7% places them in the 15% 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 WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C receive 2.35 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% 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 WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 25% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C. This interview benefit is in the 74% 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, 15.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 14% 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 42.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 66% 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, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 33% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 81.2% 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, 67.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% 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 2.8% of allowed cases (in the 79% 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 14.0% of allowed cases (in the 92% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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.
  • 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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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.