USPTO Examiner KANE TREVOR LOGAN - Art Unit 1657

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18633352Treatment and prevention of neuropathology associated with neurodegenerative diseasesApril 2024March 2025Allow1100YesNo
18405102PREGABALIN ARTIFICIAL HAPTEN, ARTIFICIAL ANTIGEN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1400YesNo
18399556RECOMBINANT ALGAE HAVING HIGH LIPID PRODUCTIVITYDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18493878SENSORS FOR DETECTING AND IMAGING OF CANCER METASTASISOctober 2023June 2025Abandon2001NoNo
18555515A composition comprising Pediococcus Pentosaceus for use in treatment and/or prevention of food and/or alcohol poisoningOctober 2023January 2025Allow1511YesNo
18241774LARGE SCALE PEI-MEDIATED PLASMID TRANSFECTIONSeptember 2023January 2026Abandon2821NoNo
18358682METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING SOIL AND PLANTSJuly 2023September 2024Allow1411YesNo
18324954METHOD FOR ASSESSING MICROBIAL DRUG RESISTANCE MULTI-LEVEL RISKS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUES IN WATER ENVIRONMENTMay 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18035149MODIFIED URICASE AND USES THEREOFMay 2023March 2026Allow3421NoNo
18044373NBP-14 FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATED WITH DOWN'S SYNDROMEMarch 2023February 2026Abandon3501NoNo
18110325RARE EARTH METAL EXTRACTING BACTERIAL CONSORTIAFebruary 2023August 2025Abandon3021NoNo
18169487MICROORGANISM PRODUCING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACIDFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1330YesNo
17981867SECONDARY METABOLITE SCREENING SYSTEMNovember 2022August 2024Abandon2211NoNo
17923517METHOD FOR PREPARING A FATTY AMIDOALKYLDIALKYLAMINENovember 2022November 2025Allow3711NoNo
17919424Engineered Probiotics for Treatment and Immunity against VirusesOctober 2022December 2025Allow3811YesNo
17962796STABLE DRY POWDERS AND EMULSIONS CONTAINING PROBIOTICSOctober 2022October 2024Allow2411YesNo
17957224COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR PROTECTING MICROORGANISMSSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1620YesNo
17801854RECOMBINANT BACTERIA ENGINEERED TO TREAT DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH URIC ACID AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2022December 2025Abandon4001NoNo
17828332RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM HAVING ENHANCED ABILITY TO REMOVE NITRIC OXIDE AND USE THEREOFMay 2022October 2025Abandon4121NoNo
17762324ASSAY OF ARYLSULFATASE A ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY IN DRIED BLOOD SPOTS BY MASS SPECTROMETRY AND FLUOROMETRYMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3531NoNo
17675009METHOD FOR CULTURING HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS CONTAINING LARGE AMOUNT OF ASTAXANTHINFebruary 2022December 2024Abandon3430NoNo
17636322PRODUCTION OF CANNABINOIDSFebruary 2022July 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17667058CONTROLLING MULTIPLE HETEROGENOUS MAGNETIC BACTERIA AT A SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACE USING UNIFORM MAGNETIC FIELDSFebruary 2022September 2025Abandon4341YesNo
17630657METHOD FOR PRODUCING MONOPHOSPHORYL LIPID AJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3121YesNo
17626801L-2-HYDROXYGLUTARATE BIOSENSOR BASED ON SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2022July 2025Allow4211NoNo
17625713Systems and Methods for Determining Antimicrobial Resistance of a Sample Using Surface Topography Determined from Optical Imaging DataJanuary 2022February 2026Abandon4921NoNo
17623503Recombinant Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) for the Treatment of Sickle Cell DiseaseDecember 2021January 2026Allow4831NoNo
17622070NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC MARKER FOR PANCREATIC CANCERDecember 2021August 2025Allow4420YesNo
17620927METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED TO PRINTED CELLULAR NICHES FOR PRESERVING AND CONTROLLING SYNTHETIC MICROBIAL CONSORTIADecember 2021August 2025Abandon4431NoNo
17555262NOVEL GLUCOSE OXIDASE COMPOSITIONSDecember 2021January 2025Abandon3701NoNo
17618725PROCESSED MICROBIAL EXTRACELLULAR VESICLESDecember 2021January 2025Abandon3701NoNo
17612970RIBULOSE-PHOSPHATE 3-EPIMERASE MOTIF HAVING LOW SIDE REACTIVITY AND ENZYME INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2021March 2025Allow4011YesNo
17455173Treatment and prevention of neuropathology associated with neurodegenerative diseasesNovember 2021January 2024Allow2620NoNo
17605671MICROORGANISM FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACID HAVING INCREASED CYTOCHROME C ACTIVITY, AND L-AMINO ACID PRODUCTION METHOD USING SAMEOctober 2021May 2025Allow4321NoNo
17485682Feruloyl Esterase and Application thereofSeptember 2021January 2025Allow4021NoNo
17482391PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING HYDROGENSeptember 2021May 2025Allow4321YesNo
17439600Co-Culture of Myxobacteria and Bacillus for Enhanced Metabolite ProductionSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2811YesNo
17447266GAS FERMENTATION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PROTEIN-BASED BIOPLASTICSSeptember 2021January 2025Abandon4111NoNo
17398841PREGABALIN ARTIFICIAL HAPTEN, ARTIFICIAL ANTIGEN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFAugust 2021October 2023Allow2711YesNo
17427834OPTIMIZED METHOD FOR INDUSTRIAL EXPLOITATION OF UNICELLULAR RED ALGAEAugust 2021December 2024Abandon4121NoNo
17422373MICROBIOME ENGINEERING THROUGH ENGINEERED MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENTSJuly 2021May 2025Abandon4611NoNo
17367224BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR FOR DETERMINING THE EFFICACY OF AN OXIDATIVE STERILIZATION PROCESS AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2021August 2025Allow4951YesNo
17418759ONCOLYTIC VIRUS EXPRESSING INTERFERON AND APPLICATION THEREFORJune 2021January 2025Allow4311YesNo
17413672Method For Increasing The Production Of Biomass and Lipids in Chlorella VulgarisJune 2021January 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17311426MICROALGAL STRAIN AND ITS USE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LIPIDSJune 2021September 2023Allow2710NoNo
17293189METHOD FOR PRODUCING SECRETED BETA-GALACTOSIDASEMay 2021September 2025Allow5321YesNo
17306251ADVANCED ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TO CARBOXYLIC ACIDSMay 2021December 2024Allow4340YesNo
17286306ENZYME ADDITION TO OMEGA 3 FERMENTATION BROTH FOR THE REDUCTION OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES THROUGH STERILIZED DEXTROSE SOLUTIONApril 2021November 2023Allow3101YesNo
17279686ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING DEPHOSPHORYLATED NUCLEIC ACID AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LABELED NUCLEIC ACIDMarch 2021February 2024Allow3500NoNo
17203599METHOD OF ISOLATING NUCLEIC ACIDS FOR LONG SEQUENCING READSMarch 2021November 2025Abandon5631NoNo
17273678METHOD FOR ENRICHING A BIOMASS WITH PROTEINSMarch 2021January 2026Allow5860YesNo
17272862MICROORGANISM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRIACYLGLYCEROLMarch 2021June 2023Allow2830YesNo
17267347MICROORGANISMS WITH IMPROVED 1,3-PROPANEDIOL AND BUTYRIC ACID PRODUCTIONFebruary 2021July 2023Allow2911YesNo
17266984MICROORGANISM PRODUCING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACIDFebruary 2021November 2022Allow2110YesNo
17161889Nanoparticle-Based Lipase Biosensor Utilizing a Custom-Synthesized Peptidyl-Ester SubstrateJanuary 2021June 2023Allow2810YesNo
17153106CROP PROTECTION IN ALGAE BY EXOGENOUS TERPENE EXPRESSIONJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3321NoNo
17260293ENCAPSULATED MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS OF USING SAMEJanuary 2021March 2023Allow2620YesNo
17258832D-XYLOSE DEHYDROGENASE FROM CORYNEFORM BACTERIA AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING D-XYLONATEJanuary 2021January 2025Allow4931YesNo
17137464METHOD FOR PREPARING VANILLIN BY FERMENTATION WITH EUGENOL AS SUBSTRATEDecember 2020May 2022Allow1610NoNo
17137887Polypeptides with Lipase Activity and Uses ThereofDecember 2020May 2023Allow2921YesNo
17124348RECOMBINANT ALGAE HAVING HIGH LIPID PRODUCTIVITYDecember 2020August 2023Allow3220YesNo
15734484MICROBIAL CONSORTIA PRODUCING DIPICOLINIC ACID AND METHODS FOR SELECTING MICROBES FOR CO-FORMULATION WITH CARRIERSDecember 2020May 2025Allow5321YesNo
17055576METHOD FOR OBTAINING FAT-SOLUBLE AND WATER-SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS FROM MICROALGAE BY MODULATING THE POLARITY OF VEGETABLE OR ANIMAL OILSNovember 2020January 2024Abandon3821NoNo
17051248COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 RECEPTOR CHIMERIC AUTOANTIBODY RECEPTOR T CELLSOctober 2020July 2024Abandon4401NoNo
17082594Bacteroides ovatus for Relieving Endotoxin Infection and Application thereofOctober 2020April 2022Allow1810YesNo
17049855Increasing activity of 2'fucosyllactose transporters endogenous to microbial cellsOctober 2020April 2024Allow4251YesNo
17071947LACTIC ACID BACTERIAL COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL VAGINAL INFECTIONS BY GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS AND, IF PRESENT, OF CONCURRENT FUNGAL INFECTIONSOctober 2020February 2025Allow5250YesNo
17045141TERPENE GLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOFOctober 2020April 2025Abandon5421NoNo
17036736BACTERIA IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTSeptember 2020June 2022Abandon2001NoNo
17040127BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE DETECTION SENSORSeptember 2020April 2024Abandon4301NoNo
17020596DYNAMICALLY-ADAPTIVE LIVE THERAPEUTIC AGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2801YesNo
16975321MODIFIED PlySs2 LYSINS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2020July 2024Abandon4711NoNo
16966322IN-VITRO MODEL OF THE HUMAN GUT MICROBIOME AND USES THEREOF IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF XENOBIOTICSJuly 2020June 2025Allow5961YesNo
16965184THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR FRONTOTEMPORAL LOBAR DEGENERATION, METHOD FOR SCREENING THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR FRONTOTEMPORAL LOBAR DEGENERATION AND METHOD FOR TREATING FRONTOTEMPORAL LOBAR DEGENERATIONJuly 2020July 2024Abandon4810NoNo
16938052POST-SPORULATION MODIFICATION OF SPORES AND BIOLOGICAL INDICATORJuly 2020October 2022Allow2711NoNo
16937055METHODS FOR MITIGATING THE INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF LIGNIN AND SOLUBLE PHENOLICS FOR ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF CELLULOSEJuly 2020January 2022Allow1800YesNo
16903068WHOLE STILLAGE SEPARATIONJune 2020October 2021Allow1600YesNo
16772588COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO DETECT MICROORGNAISMSJune 2020May 2024Abandon4751NoNo
16897798COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR PROTECTING MICROORGANISMSJune 2020June 2022Allow2411YesNo
16758950CULTURING METHOD FOR GENUS RHIZOBIUM BACTERIAApril 2020October 2023Allow4230YesNo
16759077A Strain Of Bactericidal Nitrogen-Fixing Pseudomonas Protegens, A Fermentation Method And An Application ThereofApril 2020November 2022Abandon3131NoNo
16837148METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROORGANISMS BIOFILMS FABRICATIONApril 2020December 2022Abandon3210NoNo
16651760METHODS AND DEVICESMarch 2020October 2022Abandon3001NoNo
16648872PRODUCTION OF RETINYL ESTERSMarch 2020October 2023Allow4322YesNo
16648879PRODUCTION OF RETINYL ESTERSMarch 2020March 2024Allow4822YesYes
16823330Medium Material for Removing Phenol Contamination from Groundwater, Method of Producing the Same, and Use of the SameMarch 2020November 2022Allow3210YesNo
16824500IMMUNOSTIMULATORY BACTERIA ENGINEERED TO COLONIZE TUMORS, TUMOR-RESIDENT IMMUNE CELLS, AND THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENTMarch 2020February 2024Allow4731NoNo
16646936MEANS AND METHODS TO MODULATE PROBIOTIC POTENCY OF THE YEAST SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDIIMarch 2020March 2024Allow4830YesNo
16804562COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BACTERIA IN FORMATIONSFebruary 2020May 2024Allow5150YesNo
16787149PROCESS AND METHOD FOR STILLAGE FERMENTATIONFebruary 2020October 2022Abandon3220NoNo
16635474NOVEL PSICOSE-6-PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE, COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING PSICOSE INCLUDING SAID ENZYME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PSICOSE USING SAID ENZYMEJanuary 2020September 2024Allow5541YesNo
16745748SENSORS FOR DETECTING AND IMAGING OF CANCER METASTASISJanuary 2020July 2023Allow4231NoNo
16741899METHOD OF SAMPLE PREPARATION ON A SPECTROMETRIC SAMPLE SUPPORTJanuary 2020July 2023Allow4230NoNo
16626008IMPROVED REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE AND METHODS OF USEDecember 2019January 2023Allow3611YesNo
16624569ASSAY FOR SCREENING MODULATORS OF HOLOPHOSPHATASE ACTIVITYDecember 2019January 2023Abandon3701NoNo
16700557GENETICALLY MODIFIED ALGA, SEQUENCES AND METHODS THEREOFDecember 2019November 2022Allow3511YesNo
16615705PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL QUANTIFICATION METHOD AND QUANTIFICATION KITNovember 2019June 2022Allow3120NoNo
16612075PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING MICROBES, COMPOSITIONS, AND USESNovember 2019May 2024Abandon5531NoNo
16667045METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING SOIL AND PLANTSOctober 2019April 2023Allow4220NoNo
16665210DEMONSTRABLE EFFICACY ACROSS OR WITHIN PATIENT POPULATIONSOctober 2019April 2022Abandon3010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KANE, TREVOR LOGAN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
1.0%
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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
0.9%
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

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 KANE, TREVOR LOGAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KANE, TREVOR LOGAN works in Art Unit 1657 and has examined 85 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KANE, TREVOR LOGAN's allowance rate of 65.9% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KANE, TREVOR LOGAN receive 2.04 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 KANE, TREVOR LOGAN is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 18% 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 +62.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KANE, TREVOR LOGAN. This interview benefit is in the 97% 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, 28.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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 26.1% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

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, 50.0% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 2% 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 2% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.

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.