USPTO Examiner AMICK THOMAS RUSSE - Art Unit 1638

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18672944COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF EXPANSION OF T CELL POPULATIONSMay 2024December 2025Abandon1801NoNo
18513069CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND APPLICATION OF OVARIAN GRANULOSA CELL LINE OF ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISSNovember 2023February 2025Abandon1520NoNo
18501269WPRE MUTANT CONSTRUCTS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS THEREOFNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18459302METHODS OF USE FOR CAR T CELLSAugust 2023November 2024Allow1520YesNo
18033536HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFApril 2023March 2026Allow3410NoNo
17932857ENHANCING ANTI-TUMOR RESPONSE IN MELANOMA CELLS WITH DEFECTIVE STING SIGNALINGSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3800NoNo
17910931TARGETED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR MODIFIED T CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF IL13RALPHA2 POSITIVE MALIGNANCIESSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3700NoNo
17910304MITOCHONDRIA-ENRICHED GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CELLS AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2022March 2026Allow4210NoNo
17905134COBRA1/NELF-B AS A BOOSTER FOR EFFICACY OF CD8+ T CELL-BASED THERAPYAugust 2022January 2026Allow4110NoNo
17904223USE OF EARLY APOPTOTIC CELLS FOR TREATING COVID-19August 2022December 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17862797METHODS FOR ENHANCING EFFICACY OF THERAPEUTIC IMMUNE CELLSJuly 2022May 2025Allow3410YesNo
17857495MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF ATOPIC DERMATITISJuly 2022March 2025Allow3230NoNo
17790041METHOD FOR PURIFYING UCART CELL AND USE THEREOFJune 2022February 2026Abandon4301NoNo
17780945COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TARGETING OF RHODOPSINMay 2022December 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17780617METHOD FOR OBTAINING CAR-NK CELLSMay 2022December 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17716029INJECTABLE OFF-THE- SHELF CARTILAGE, TENDON, AND LIGAMENT REPAIR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEApril 2022August 2025Allow4121YesNo
17753364CD25 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2022December 2025Allow4610NoNo
17277142CHEMOKINE EXPRESSING CELL AND USE THEREOFDecember 2021November 2025Abandon5601NoNo
17619158CD52-DEFICIENT CELLS FOR ADOPTIVE CELL THERAPYDecember 2021May 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17617632CIRCULAR RNAS FOR CELLULAR THERAPYDecember 2021December 2025Abandon4810NoNo
17614421CD8+ T-CELLS LACKING PLEXINS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN CANCER TREATMENTNovember 2021July 2025Allow4411NoNo
17613586AUTOLOGOUS CELL REPLACEMENT THERAPY FOR PARKINSON`S DISEASENovember 2021November 2025Allow4811NoNo
17611542ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELLS COMPRISING A RECOGNITION MOLECULENovember 2021October 2025Abandon4701NoNo
17609507TARGETING OTUB1 IN IMMUNOTHERAPYNovember 2021August 2025Abandon4501NoNo
17513034Platform Oncolytic Vector for Systemic DeliveryOctober 2021September 2024Allow3581YesNo
17600987SERUM-FREE CRYOPRESERVATION SOLUTION AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFOctober 2021July 2025Allow4521YesNo
17593391PREPARATION AND STORAGE OF LIPOSOMAL RNA FORMULATIONS SUITABLE FOR THERAPYSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4510NoNo
17470697METHOD FOR PREPARING CELL EXTRACT COMPONENT OR COMPOSITION HAVING CYTOCIDAL ACTIVITYSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17465093CAR-T CELLS WITH HUMANIZED CD19 SCFVSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3300NoNo
17435485GENOME-EDITED BIRDSSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4320NoNo
17435175COMPOSITION FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF ALLERGIC DISEASESAugust 2021December 2025Allow5222NoNo
17410594T CELLS WITH IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITYAugust 2021July 2024Allow3521NoNo
17431992CO-CULTURING DEVICE, MOTOR NEURON CULTURING DEVICE, MULTI-WELL PLATE, FABRICATION METHOD OF IN VITRO EVALUATION MODEL OF NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE, AND SCREENING METHOD OF THERAPEUTIC AGENT AGAINST NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASEAugust 2021March 2026Allow5521NoNo
17399993CR3022 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS AND METHODS OF USEAugust 2021March 2024Allow3120NoNo
17397174MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING BIOENGINEERED VIRUS SPECIFIC LYMPHOCYTESAugust 2021August 2025Allow4841NoNo
17425498Compositions and Methods for Targeting Mutant RASJuly 2021September 2025Allow5011NoNo
17383279METHODS FOR GENERATING, EVALUATING, GENE EDITING AND CLONING PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS COMPRISING A LETHAL HAPLOTYPEJuly 2021June 2024Allow3520NoNo
17381693CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS WITH ENHANCED SIGNALING AND ACTIVITIES AND USES THEREOFJuly 2021September 2024Allow3840NoNo
17421287IMPROVED TARGETED T-CELL THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMAJuly 2021November 2025Allow5221NoNo
17416739TRANSGENIC MOUSE EXPRESSING COMMON HUMAN LIGHT CHAINJune 2021July 2025Allow4920NoNo
17353388LASER TREATED PLATELET PRODUCTJune 2021February 2024Allow3211YesNo
17415957PRODUCTION AND THERAPEUTIC USE OF OFF-THE-SHELF DOUBLE NEGATIVE T CELLSJune 2021September 2025Abandon5121NoNo
17348048THERAPYJune 2021February 2024Allow3220NoNo
17311210BIOMARKERJune 2021June 2025Abandon4811NoNo
17294477USE OF IRE1ALPHA-XBP1 SIGNALING PATHWAY BIOMARKERS FOR MODULATING IMMUNE RESPONSESMay 2021September 2024Allow4011NoNo
17290710TREATMENT OF NSCLC PATIENTS REFRACTORY FOR ANTI-PD-1 ANTIBODYApril 2021December 2025Allow5521NoNo
17237087Clinical Gene Signature-Based Human Cell Culture Model and Uses ThereofApril 2021July 2025Allow5140YesNo
17232588SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMMOBILIZING EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX MATERIAL ON ORGAN ON CHIP, MULTILAYER MICROFLUIDICS MICRODEVICES, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL CULTURE SYSTEMSApril 2021October 2025Allow5421YesNo
17280498TREATMENT METHODSMarch 2021September 2024Abandon4201NoNo
17279697POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING ARGINASE 1 FOR THE TREATMENT OF ARGINASE DEFICIENCYMarch 2021September 2025Abandon5411NoNo
17172150CANCER TREATMENT USING BETA-(1-3)-(1-4)-GLUCANFebruary 2021July 2024Allow4210YesNo
17154192ENHANCING ANTI-TUMOR RESPONSE IN MELANOMA CELLS WITH DEFECTIVE STING SIGNALINGJanuary 2021December 2025Allow5940YesNo
17254110METHOD FOR ELICITING INFECTIOUS IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCEDecember 2020November 2024Allow4721NoNo
17127496ANIMAL MODEL FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA AND USES THEREOFDecember 2020March 2025Allow5111NoNo
17254094ANTIBODY CAPABLE OF INDUCING IMMUNE TOLERANCE PRODUCED USING CELL MIXTURE HAVING COMPLEXED STATE, AND INDUCED LYMPHOCYTE OR CELL THERAPEUTIC AGENT AND CELL THERAPY METHOD EACH USING INDUCED LYMPHOCYTEDecember 2020April 2025Allow5221NoNo
17251666MITOCHONDRIAL AUGMENTATION THERAPY OF RENAL DISEASESDecember 2020May 2025Allow5330NoNo
17111332Bacteria-Based Protein DeliveryDecember 2020May 2024Allow4220NoNo
17057206CELL THERAPYNovember 2020September 2025Abandon5840NoNo
17083211TREATMENT OF CANCER USING A CD33 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOROctober 2020February 2025Allow5210NoNo
17048248T-CELL EXHAUSTION, METHODS & COMPOSITIONS RELATING THERETOOctober 2020September 2024Abandon4701NoNo
17045562Humanized Mouse ModelOctober 2020June 2025Abandon5621NoNo
17042022USE OF HISTONE MODIFIERS TO REPROGRAM EFFECTOR T CELLSSeptember 2020August 2024Allow4711NoNo
16982640GENE THERAPEUTICS FOR TREATING BONE DISORDERSSeptember 2020September 2024Allow5620NoNo
16982881NOVEL METHOD FOR OBTAINING T CELLS FROM PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS, AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2020May 2024Allow4411NoNo
16982984CANCER THERAPYSeptember 2020March 2024Allow4211YesNo
16982531CLEAN SPACE MAINTENANCE STRUCTURE, AND CELL PRODUCTION OR CULTURING METHODSeptember 2020November 2024Abandon5021NoNo
16980782MACROPHAGE-BASED THERAPYSeptember 2020February 2025Allow5330YesNo
16980200PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARDIAC ORGANOIDSSeptember 2020September 2024Abandon4821NoNo
16978735COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATIONSeptember 2020April 2025Allow5531NoNo
16978407INJECTABLE OFF-THE- SHELF CARTILAGE, TENDON, AND LIGAMENT REPAIR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2020September 2025Allow6031NoNo
16977517IDENTIFYING AND CHARACTERIZING GENOMIC SAFE HARBORS (GSH) IN HUMANS AND MURINE GENOMES, AND VIRAL AND NON-VIRAL VECTOR COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETED INTEGRATION AT AN IDENTIFIED GSH LOCISeptember 2020November 2024Abandon5011NoNo
16993692METHOD FOR INDUCING RNA SILENCINGAugust 2020November 2025Allow6031YesNo
16943400Methods for Enhancing Efficacy of Therapeutic Immune CellsJuly 2020May 2025Allow5821YesNo
16965955ICAM-1 MARKER AND APPLICATION THEREOFJuly 2020June 2025Abandon5841NoNo
16938132ANTIBODY GENE EDITING IN B LYMPHOCYTESJuly 2020July 2024Abandon4821NoNo
16931986LENTIVIRAL VECTORS FOR REGULATED EXPRESSION OF A CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR MOLECULEJuly 2020August 2025Abandon6021NoNo
16960504COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF EXPANSION OF T CELL POPULATIONSJuly 2020February 2024Allow4421NoNo
16958118METHOD FOR PREPARING FUNCTIONAL HEPATIC PROGENITOR CELLS OR HEPATIC CELLS, OR FUNCTIONAL SMALL INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS OR SMALL INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLSJune 2020July 2024Allow4931YesNo
16956894CONSTRUCTS COMPRISING NEURONAL VIABILITY FACTORS AND USES THEREOFJune 2020May 2024Allow4710NoNo
16900731PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL-DIRECTED MODEL OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE FOR DISEASE MECHANISM AND DRUG DISCOVERYJune 2020February 2025Abandon5622NoNo
16769821NON-HUMAN ANIMALS HAVING AN ENGINEERED IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA LIGHT CHAIN AND USES THEREOFJune 2020December 2024Abandon5541NoNo
16658197Culture System and Media for Skin Explants Providing Enhanced Viability and Enabling Molecular StudiesOctober 2019November 2024Allow6051NoNo
16476628MODIFIED T CELLS AND METHODS OF THEIR USEJuly 2019July 2025Allow6031YesYes
16335884METHOD FOR PREPARING A SUPPLEMENT FROM MESENCHYMAL CELL CULTURES OF WHARTON'S JELLY AND USES OF SAMEMay 2019June 2025Abandon6051NoNo
16302865Gene Therapy Methods for Age-Related Diseases and ConditionsNovember 2018August 2024Allow6070YesNo
16092841METHODS FOR CREATING SYNTHETIC CHROMOSOMES HAVING GENE REGULATORY SYSTEMS AND USES THEREOFOctober 2018October 2025Allow6041NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
0.7%
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, 0.0% 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

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

Examiner AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE works in Art Unit 1638 and has examined 69 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 49 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE's allowance rate of 69.6% places them in the 32% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE receive 2.13 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% 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 AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE is 49 months. This places the examiner in the 6% 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 +38.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE. This interview benefit is in the 86% 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, 27.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 49% 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 52.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 71.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 78% 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 16.7% 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:

  • 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.
  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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.
  • 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

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