USPTO Examiner FOLEY SHANON A - Art Unit 1648

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
16629859METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING RESPIRATORY DISEASEMarch 2021May 2024Allow5210NoNo
17256095MINI COMBINED ADJUVANTS CARRIER-FREE NANOPARTICLES AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2020July 2024Abandon4320NoNo
17132440METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR PRODUCING RECOMBINANT VIRUSES IN EUKARYOTIC MICROALGAEDecember 2020April 2022Abandon1620NoNo
17251698PLANT PRODUCED PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS PSEUDOVIRIONDecember 2020July 2023Abandon3110NoNo
17116227COVID-19 PEPTIDE SPECIFIC T-CELLS AND METHODS OF TREATING AND PREVENTING COVID-19December 2020October 2021Allow1111YesNo
17108608NEUTRALIZING ANTI-INFLUENZA BINDING MOLECULES AND USES THEREOFDecember 2020July 2022Allow2020NoNo
17104457TRIPLE VACCINE AGAINST AVIBACTERIUM PARAGALLINARUM AND AVIAN ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS AND FOWL POX VIRUSNovember 2020September 2022Allow2220NoNo
16950297Mosaic Chimeric Viral Vaccine ParticleNovember 2020February 2022Allow1510NoNo
17098449VACCINATION AGAINST CORONAVIRUS WITH POLIOMYELITIS VACCINENovember 2020June 2022Abandon1910NoNo
17054333NUCLEIC ACID FOR TREATING CRUSTACEAN ALLERGYNovember 2020April 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17067144RIFT VALLEY FEVER VACCINEOctober 2020March 2023Allow2910YesNo
17065535IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITION FOR PORCINE EPIDEMIC DIARRHEA VIRUSOctober 2020April 2022Abandon1810NoNo
17046210RECOMBINANT VIRUS CAPABLE OF STABLY EXPRESSING TARGET PROTEINSOctober 2020September 2023Allow3511NoNo
17045322Live-Attenuated Yellow Fever Virus Strain Adapted to Grow on Vero Cells and Vaccine Composition Comprising the SameOctober 2020June 2022Allow2020NoNo
17043979RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) VACCINESSeptember 2020October 2022Allow2540NoNo
17041578METHOD FOR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF LENTIVIRUS BY USING GMP-LEVEL SERUM-FREE SUSPENSION CELLSSeptember 2020September 2023Allow3600NoNo
17042125METHOD FOR LARGE-SCALE PREPARATION OF PURIFIED PREPARATION OF RECOMBINANT LENTIVIRAL VECTOR AT GMP GRADESeptember 2020February 2024Allow4110NoNo
17041870IRRADIATION-INACTIVATED POLIOVIRUS, COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF PREPARATIONSeptember 2020March 2024Allow4121YesNo
17030793PLANT VIRUS PARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF ANTIMITOTIC AGENTSSeptember 2020October 2021Allow1310NoNo
17031082A RECOMBINANT HOST CELL WITH HETEROLOGOUS NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING SHREK PROTEINSSeptember 2020July 2023Abandon3411NoNo
16982682COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PATHOGEN INFECTIONSeptember 2020July 2024Allow4620YesNo
17021261PORCINE EPIDEMIC DIARRHEA VIRUS STRAINS AND IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS THEREFROMSeptember 2020January 2024Allow4020YesNo
16980785METHOD OF PRODUCING AN IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONSeptember 2020December 2023Allow3920YesNo
16980723NEW EHV INSERTION SITE UL43September 2020April 2022Allow1920YesNo
17017342Recombinant Herpesvirus of Turkey Vectors Expressing Antigens of Avian Pathogens and Uses ThereofSeptember 2020April 2022Allow1910NoNo
16979780VACCINE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION, IMMUNOGEN-LOADED HYDROGEL PARTICLES, AND CATIONIC POLYMERSeptember 2020February 2022Allow1710NoNo
16992760METHOD FOR DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF COMPOUND PRODUCING MICROBIOTA IN AN AQUACULTURE SYSTEMAugust 2020June 2024Abandon4630NoNo
16988835Antibodies Against F Glycoprotein of Hendra and Nipah VirusesAugust 2020January 2022Allow1710NoNo
16944649SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS) - ASSOCIATED CORONAVIRUS DIAGNOSTICSJuly 2020January 2021Allow610YesNo
16941481IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFJuly 2020June 2023Allow3411NoNo
16965589RSV RNA VACCINESJuly 2020October 2023Allow3921YesNo
16964632RECOMBINANT PROTEIN FOR REMOVING BOAR TAINT AND VACCINE COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAMEJuly 2020May 2024Abandon4610NoNo
16933157VETERINARY IMMUNOCONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE AND ADJUVANTJuly 2020October 2022Abandon2620NoNo
16962886LARGE AND SMALL T ANTIGENS OF MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS, NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCTS AND VACCINES MADE THEREFROM, AND METHODS OF USING SAMEJuly 2020April 2022Allow2110NoNo
16960222RECOMBINANT H7N9 SUBTYPE AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS, INACTIVATED MARKED VACCINE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2020March 2022Allow2010YesNo
16957511ONCOLYTIC VIRUS IMPROVED IN SAFETY AND ANTICANCER EFFECTJune 2020July 2023Allow3711NoNo
16909311VIRAL VACCINES FOR IN VIVO EXPRESSION OF A NUCLEIC ACID ENCODING AN IMMUNOGENIC PEPTIDE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJune 2020August 2022Allow2540YesNo
16906134COMPOSITION OF SUBUNIT DENGUE VACCINEJune 2020July 2023Allow3720YesYes
16906450NEW ROUTE AND ENGINEERING PROTOCOLS FOR ALZHEIMERS DISEASE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND NEURONAL REBUILDINGJune 2020May 2024Abandon4721YesNo
16955015INTRADERMAL COMBINATION VACCINE AGAINST MYCOPLASMA AND PORCINE CIRCOVIRUSJune 2020April 2023Allow3430YesNo
16900798SEROLOGICAL ASSAYS FOR SARS-COV-2June 2020May 2021Allow1110NoNo
16771800HORNFLY VACCINE METHODSJune 2020May 2023Allow3611NoNo
16771648DRY ADJUVANTED IMMUNE STIMULATING COMPOSITIONS AND USE THEREOF FOR MUCOSAL ADMINISTRATIONJune 2020October 2023Allow4040NoNo
16896985BOVINE HERPESVIRUS DETECTION AND TREATMENTJune 2020October 2021Allow1710NoNo
16771022IMPROVED DILUENT FOR CELL-ASSOCIATED ALPHAHERPESVIRUS VACCINEJune 2020December 2021Allow1810NoNo
16770639RECOMBINANT SWINEPOX VIRUS ENCODING A PCV3 ANTIGENJune 2020December 2021Abandon1810NoNo
16770636RECOMBINANT SWINEPOX VIRUS AND VACCINESJune 2020December 2021Abandon1810NoNo
16769837FORMULATIONS OF DENGUE VIRUS VACCINE COMPOSITIONSJune 2020August 2022Abandon2720NoNo
16769820LIQUID VACCINES OF LIVE ENVELOPED VIRUSESJune 2020February 2022Allow2020YesNo
16888752Herb and Root Infused Carrier OilMay 2020March 2023Abandon3410NoNo
16886387NON-NATURALLY OCCURING PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME VIRUS (PRRSV) AND METHODS OF USINGMay 2020June 2021Allow1210YesNo
16879471METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING A RECOMBINANT PROTEINMay 2020April 2023Allow3421YesNo
16879668Compositions and Methods of Manufacturing Trivalent Filovirus VaccinesMay 2020May 2022Allow2420NoNo
16765770H5 AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE STRAIN WHICH DIFFERENTIATES INFECTED FROM VACCINATED ANIMALS, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATIONMay 2020October 2022Allow2910NoNo
16877319RECOMBINANT HUMAN/BOVINE PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1 (HPIV1) EXPRESSING A CHIMERIC RSV/HPIV1 F PROTEIN AND USES THEREOFMay 2020October 2022Allow2911NoNo
16869901Computational Algorithm for Universal Vaccine SelectionMay 2020March 2022Allow2220NoNo
16761368Zika Vaccines and Immunogenic Compositions, and Methods of Using the SameMay 2020September 2022Allow2920NoNo
16761049Method for Acclimating and Suspending Vero and Second Order Production Process for VirusMay 2020December 2022Allow3210NoNo
16760160MULTIVALENT FELINE VACCINEApril 2020June 2021Allow1410NoNo
16759945FELINE CALICIVIRUS VACCINEApril 2020September 2021Allow1710YesNo
16860308PCV/MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE VACCINEApril 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16859093MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE VACCINEApril 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16873472Cure to new viruses and other diseases that do not have current cureApril 2020May 2024Abandon4930YesYes
16756490RECOMBINANT EXPRESSION OF PCV2B ORF2 PROTEIN IN INSECT CELLSApril 2020October 2021Allow1810NoNo
16841485Porcine Circovirus Type 3 (PCV3) Vaccines, and Production and Uses ThereofApril 2020March 2023Allow3540YesNo
16753303MOSAIC HIV-1 ENVELOPES TO INDUCE ADCC RESPONSESApril 2020August 2022Allow2801NoNo
16830412IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND VACCINES COMPRISING AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS AND USES THEREOFMarch 2020February 2023Allow3521YesNo
16649456PARAMYXOVIRIDAE EXPRESSION SYSTEMMarch 2020March 2023Allow3521YesNo
16822830EFFECTIVE VACCINATION AGAINST PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (PRRS) VIRUS PRIOR TO WEANINGMarch 2020February 2022Allow2320NoNo
16809038NORTH AMERICAN PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (PRRS) VIRUS AND USES THEREOFMarch 2020February 2022Allow2311NoNo
16641012METHOD OF PRODUCING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING IMMUNOGENIC CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS CHIKV-DELTA5NSP3February 2020June 2022Allow2811NoNo
16641064BUNYAVIRALES VACCINEFebruary 2020August 2022Allow3011NoNo
16634756A VACCINE COMPRISING A PCV2 ORF2 PROTEIN OF GENOTYPE 2BJanuary 2020April 2021Allow1410NoNo
16750437LIVE ATTENUATED VIRUS VACCINES FOR LA CROSSE VIRUS AND OTHER BUNYAVIRIDAEJanuary 2020August 2021Abandon1901NoNo
16749241PCV2 ORF2 CARRIER PLATFORMJanuary 2020June 2022Abandon2811NoNo
16623684ANTI-ANGIOGENIN PEPTIDES, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USEDecember 2019August 2023Allow4400NoNo
16712605METHODS OF IMPROVING EFFICACY OF ALLERGY VACCINESDecember 2019December 2021Abandon2410NoNo
16711873UNIVERSAL INFLUENZA VACCINEDecember 2019April 2022Allow2820YesNo
16622023CYCLIC PEPTIDES FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSDecember 2019January 2023Allow3811NoNo
16706371METHOD FOR THE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PRRSV-INFECTIONS IN SWINE HERDS AND DIAGNOSTIC ANTIGEN COMPOSITIONS FOR SUCH METHODSDecember 2019December 2020Abandon1210NoNo
16702287ATTENUATED PORCINE SAPELOVIRUS STRAIN AND IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS THEREFROMDecember 2019June 2021Allow1811NoNo
16697418Method of Producing High-Strength Composite Sheet Composed of Fiber-Reinforced Grown Biological MatrixNovember 2019June 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16616212NOVEL MURINE PARVOVIRUS AND USES THEREOFNovember 2019January 2022Allow2601NoNo
16690733ADENOVIRUSES AND METHODS FOR USING ADENOVIRUSESNovember 2019July 2023Allow4312NoNo
16688561PLANT VIRUS PARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF ANTIMITOTIC AGENTSNovember 2019August 2020Allow910NoNo
16607845SINGLE-DOSE VZV VACCINATION METHODOctober 2019November 2022Abandon3730NoNo
16606502RECOMBINANT GALLID HERPESVIRUS 3 VACCINES ENCODING HETEROLOGOUS AVIAN PATHOGEN ANTIGENSOctober 2019February 2022Allow2820NoYes
16600067PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 3 IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEOctober 2019November 2020Allow1320YesNo
16598110VACCINE AGAINST PORCINE PARVOVIRUSOctober 2019June 2020Allow810NoNo
16589247Live-Attenuated Vaccine Having Mutations in Viral Polymerase for the Treatment and Prevention of Canine Influenza VirusOctober 2019March 2021Allow1730NoNo
16498824NOROVIRUS ANTIBODYSeptember 2019October 2022Allow3610NoNo
16580058DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL LIVE ATTENUATED AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VACCINE BASED IN THE DELETION OF GENE I177LSeptember 2019January 2021Allow1610NoNo
16496244NOROVIRUS FUSION PROTEINS AND VLPS COMPRISING NOROVIRUS FUSION PROTEINSSeptember 2019October 2022Allow3731NoNo
16575121INTRANASAL VECTOR VACCINE AGAINST PORCINE EPIDEMIC DIARRHEASeptember 2019October 2020Allow1310YesNo
16571616FUSION PROTEINS CONTAINING LUCIFERASE AND A POLYPEPTIDE OF INTERESTSeptember 2019April 2020Allow710NoNo
16493986BROAD SPECTRUM INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINESeptember 2019September 2022Allow3620NoNo
16494211VaccineSeptember 2019February 2022Abandon2901NoNo
16566330EXPRESSION OF PEDV SEQUENCES IN PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCED VACCINE FOR SAMESeptember 2019September 2022Allow3610NoNo
16560040NEUTRALIZING ANTI-INFLUENZA BINDING MOLECULES AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2019September 2020Allow1310NoNo
16556791COMPOSITION FOR DETECTING POTATO VIRUS Y INCLUDING M13KO7 BACTERIOPHAGE AND KIT INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2019May 2021Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FOLEY, SHANON A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
4
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
31.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% 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
36
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(11.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
32
(88.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
14.2%
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, 11.1% 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 FOLEY, SHANON A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FOLEY, SHANON A works in Art Unit 1648 and has examined 682 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FOLEY, SHANON A's allowance rate of 67.3% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FOLEY, SHANON A receive 1.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by FOLEY, SHANON A is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FOLEY, SHANON A. This interview benefit is in the 67% 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, 28.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 59.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 86% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 25.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 29% 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 78.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 70% 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, 80.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 84% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 4.8% of allowed cases (in the 82% 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:

  • 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.

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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