USPTO Examiner BLUMEL BENJAMIN P - Art Unit 1671

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18941809NUCLEIC ACID VACCINE AGAINST THE SARS-COV-2 CORONAVIRUSNovember 2024May 2025Allow611YesNo
18804734RECOMBINANT VIRUS, COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, AND USES THEREOFAugust 2024December 2025Allow1621YesNo
18801071NUCLEIC ACID VACCINESAugust 2024June 2025Abandon1010YesNo
18665250METHODS OF DETECTION AND REMOVAL OF RHABDOVIRUSES FROM CELL LINESMay 2024September 2025Allow1611YesNo
18654557COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF ACNEMay 2024August 2025Allow1520YesNo
18635203TROPICAL DISEASE VACCINESApril 2024February 2026Abandon2201NoNo
18615895NOVEL MULTIVALENT NANOPARTICLE-BASED VACCINESMarch 2024February 2026Allow2321NoNo
18615011SELF-ASSEMBLING INSECT FERRITIN NANOPARTICLESMarch 2024December 2025Allow2111NoNo
18615472NUCLEIC ACID VACCINE AGAINST THE SARS-COV-2 CORONAVIRUSMarch 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18425919NEUTRALIZING ANTI-INFLUENZA A ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1810NoNo
18400533MICROMOLDED OR 3-D PRINTED PULSATILE RELEASE VACCINE FORMULATIONSDecember 2023January 2026Allow2421YesNo
18511859Boosting Immunogenicity of Vaccines Using Saponins and Agonists of the Intracellular Stimulator of Interferon Genes PathwayNovember 2023December 2025Abandon2530NoNo
18500926METHODS FOR PURIFICATION OF RECOMBINANT AAV VECTORSNovember 2023December 2025Abandon2511NoNo
18484856NOVEL ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) CLADE F VECTOR AND USES THEREFOROctober 2023January 2026Allow2821NoNo
18481345OPTIMIZED HOST/VECTOR SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING PROTECTIVE MONO- AND MULTIVALENT SUBUNIT VACCINES ON THE BASIS OF THE YEAST KLUYVEROMYCES LACTISOctober 2023July 2025Allow2111NoNo
18475942SCALABLE PRODUCTION METHOD FOR AAVSeptember 2023March 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18368968SINGLE CYCLE REPLICATING ADENOVIRUS VECTORSSeptember 2023August 2025Abandon2311NoNo
18448089Biological Therapeutics for Infection-Relating Disorders or ConditionsAugust 2023October 2025Abandon2621NoNo
18446965COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING PRODUCTION OF AN ANTIBODY LIKE PROTEIN AND RIBONUCLEIC ACIDAugust 2023October 2024Allow1421YesNo
18350646PRODUCTION OF FLU VACCINE IN MYCELIOPHTHORA THERMOPHILAJuly 2023February 2026Abandon3121NoNo
18349277GENE THERAPY FOR MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS IIIBJuly 2023January 2025Abandon1801NoNo
18348323NOVEL SEVERE FEVER WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA SYNDROME VIRUSJuly 2023May 2025Allow2221NoNo
18216118Anti-SARS-CoV-2-Spike Glycoprotein Antibodies and Antigen-Binding FragmentsJune 2023November 2024Allow1720YesNo
18322679PARENTERAL NOROVIRUS VACCINE FORMULATIONSMay 2023August 2025Allow2711NoNo
18140457LIPIDS AS SYNTHETIC VECTORS TO ENHANCE ANTIGEN PROCESSING AND PRESENTATION EX-VIVO IN DENDRITIC CELL THERAPYApril 2023April 2025Abandon2411NoNo
18298233METHOD TO IMPROVE VIRUS FILTRATION CAPACITYApril 2023May 2025Abandon2501NoNo
18115253LATERAL FLOW ASSAYS FOR NON-DIAGNOSTIC ANALYTESFebruary 2023August 2025Abandon2921NoNo
18021989ANTIVIRAL COMPOSITION AGAINST INFLUENZA A VIRUSFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18163145FcRn-Targeted Mucosal Vaccination Against Influenza InfectionsFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2311NoNo
18005573IMPROVED CORONAVIRUS VACCINEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1921YesNo
18148077GENE THERAPY FOR CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSESDecember 2022May 2025Allow2911NoNo
18063902METHOD OF TREATING INFLUENZA ADecember 2022March 2025Allow2720YesNo
18009022Fusion Protein of Pentamer and GB of Cytomegalovirus, and Vaccine Containing Said Fusion ProteinDecember 2022November 2025Allow3541YesNo
18055925AAV-MEDIATED EXPRESSION OF ANTI-INFLUENZA ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFNovember 2022April 2025Abandon2911NoNo
18053927HUMAN ANTIBODIES TO EBOLA VIRUS GLYCOPROTEINNovember 2022July 2024Allow2011NoNo
18048827DNA MOLECULES PRODUCING CUSTOM DESIGNED REPLICATING AND NON-REPLICATING NEGATIVE STRANDED RNA VIRUSES AND USES THERE OFOctober 2022September 2025Abandon3521NoNo
18048828DNA MOLECULES PRODUCING CUSTOM DESIGNED REPLICATING AND NON-REPLICATING NEGATIVE STRANDED RNA VIRUSES AND USES THERE OFOctober 2022February 2025Abandon2811NoNo
17931017Recombinant Nucleic Acid Construct Encoding Influenza Peptides and CompositionsSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3421YesNo
17876682VACCINIA VIRAL VECTORS ENCODING CHIMERIC VIRUS LIKE PARTICLESJuly 2022November 2024Allow2711NoNo
17869776METHODS FOR PREVENTING DENGUE AND HEPATITIS AJuly 2022September 2024Allow2611NoNo
17835830INFLUENZA VIRUSES WITH MUTANT PB2 GENE SEGMENT AS LIVE ATTENUATED VACCINESJune 2022May 2025Allow3521NoNo
17834340Methods and Compositions for Treating CancerJune 2022November 2025Allow4132YesNo
17756971PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CABOTEGRAVIRJune 2022February 2026Abandon4511NoNo
17782951METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING VIRAL INFECTIONS AND FOR ANALYZING EXOSOMES IN LIQUID SAMPLES BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPYJune 2022January 2026Abandon4301NoNo
17738539METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF SEVERE INFLUENZAMay 2022September 2024Allow2821YesNo
17737532INFECTIOUS DISEASE VACCINESMay 2022May 2025Abandon3621NoNo
17732141MODIFIED IMMUNIZATION VECTORSApril 2022February 2025Allow3321NoNo
17723054PARAMYXOVIRUS VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES AS PROTEIN DELIVERY VEHICLESApril 2022November 2024Allow3131YesNo
17692540RECOMBINANT VIRUS WITH DIMINISHED LATENCY AND METHODS OF USING SAMEMarch 2022January 2025Allow3421YesNo
17683171NUCLEIC ACID VACCINESFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3731YesNo
17677141NOVEL INFLUENZA ANTIGENSFebruary 2022December 2024Abandon3311NoNo
17591421LYSSAVIRUS ANTIGEN CONSTRUCTSFebruary 2022October 2024Abandon3321NoNo
17590173COMBINATION VACCINEFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3621NoNo
17572465SEASONAL RNA INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINESJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3711YesNo
17646227UNIVERSAL INFLUENZA VACCINE COMPOSITIONSDecember 2021December 2025Allow4831NoNo
17542337PARAMYXOVIRUS VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES AS PROTEIN DELIVERY VEHICLESDecember 2021December 2025Allow4921NoNo
17616583RECOMBINANT NON-STRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1, RECOMBINANT INFLUENZA VIRUS AND IMMUNOLOGICAL COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF TREATING OR PREVENTING DISEASE OR CONDITION CAUSED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH INFLUENZA VIRUSDecember 2021January 2026Allow5011NoNo
17616137Live Attenuated Universal Influenza Virus Vaccines, Methods and Uses ThereofDecember 2021February 2026Abandon5011NoNo
17535998METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING VIRUSES IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING A SINGLE ROUND BASED POOLINGNovember 2021July 2025Abandon4401NoNo
17527524METHODS AND KITS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF INFLUENZANovember 2021April 2025Allow4131YesNo
17516462REAL-TIME DETECTION OF INFLUENZA VIRUSNovember 2021April 2025Abandon4231NoNo
17510930ANTI-DENGUE VACCINES AND ANTIBODIESOctober 2021April 2025Allow4141NoNo
17458712IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONAugust 2021April 2025Allow4331NoNo
17399731PURIFICATION OF VIRUS LIKE PARTICLESAugust 2021December 2024Allow4030YesYes
17428921STABILIZED 9 AND 10 SEGMENTED INFLUENZA VIRUSES AS A VACCINE PLATFORM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAMEAugust 2021May 2025Allow4522YesNo
17294603LIVE ATTENUATED INFLUENZA B VIRUS COMPOSITIONS METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOFMay 2021August 2024Allow3921YesNo
17246955ZIKA VIRUS TREATMENT OF CD24-POSITIVE TUMORS AND DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH ABNORMAL T CELL ACTIVATION AND TREATING OR PREVENTING ZIKA VIRUS INFECTIONSMay 2021May 2025Allow4831YesNo
17212836RECOMBINANT MULTIVALENT INFLUENZA VIRUSESMarch 2021December 2024Allow4531NoNo
17199972NOVEL ADENOVIRAL VECTOR SYSTEM FOR GENE DELIVERYMarch 2021December 2024Allow4521NoNo
17260045BROADLY REACTIVE IMMUNOGENS OF INFLUENZA H3 VIRUS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJanuary 2021August 2024Allow4331NoNo
17259885METHODS FOR GENERATING PAN-EPITOPIC IMMUNOGENS OF INFLUENZA H3 VIRUS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJanuary 2021January 2026Abandon6041NoNo
17252638MOSAIC INFLUENZA VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOFDecember 2020March 2025Allow5131NoNo
17251736NUCLEIC ACID APTAMERS TARGETING LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION GENE 3 (LAG-3) AND USES THEREOFDecember 2020February 2026Abandon6031NoNo
17058379Antigenically Stealthed Oncolytic VirusesNovember 2020May 2025Allow5421YesNo
17041792METHODS OF GENERATING BROADLY PROTECTIVE VACCINE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING NEURAMINIDASESeptember 2020September 2025Allow5961YesNo
16982356METHOD FOR DETERMINING VACCINE EFFICACY IN AN INDIVIDUAL AND MEANS THEREFORESeptember 2020October 2025Abandon6031NoNo
16966345PSEUDORABIES VIRUS FOR TREATING TUMORSJuly 2020June 2025Allow5931YesNo
16959090GENE THERAPY FOR EOSINOPHILIC DISORDERSJune 2020October 2024Allow5161YesNo
16954583SWINE INFLUENZA A VIRUS VACCINEJune 2020March 2024Allow4431NoNo
16753657Microbiota Sequence Variants Of Tumor-Related Antigenic EpitopesApril 2020January 2026Abandon6041NoNo
16645140VACCINE MOLECULESMarch 2020December 2024Allow5741NoNo
16739182METHODS FOR IN VITRO EVOLUTION OF CONSTRUCTS DERIVED FROM VIRUSESJanuary 2020December 2024Allow5931NoNo
16607233Device and Method for Sample IsolationOctober 2019July 2024Allow5731NoNo
16595980ALPHAVIRUS-BASED REPLICONS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF BIOTHERAPEUTICSOctober 2019February 2025Allow6031NoNo
16426124Gene Therapy Vector Contamination AssayMay 2019December 2023Allow5560NoNo
16210750METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CATIONIC LIPIDS FOR STIMULATING TYPE 1 INTERFERON GENESDecember 2018January 2026Allow60101YesNo
16098834INFLUENZA MRNA VACCINESNovember 2018July 2025Allow6051NoNo
16144394NUCLEIC ACID VACCINESSeptember 2018March 2025Abandon6081YesYes
16036318NUCLEIC ACID VACCINESJuly 2018March 2025Abandon6081YesYes
16025296HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOFJuly 2018May 2019Allow1011NoNo
15637513HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOFJune 2017September 2017Allow210NoNo
15537109SYNERGISTIC CO-ADMINISTRATION OF COMPUTATIONALLY OPTIMIZED BROADLY REACTIVE ANTIGENS FOR HUMAN AND AVIAN H5N1 INFLUENZAJune 2017October 2019Allow2811NoNo
15400797COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLUENZA INFECTIONJanuary 2017March 2019Allow2621NoNo
15358845HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOFNovember 2016July 2017Allow720NoNo
15358868HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOFNovember 2016July 2017Allow720NoNo
15345697LECTIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO AN ANTIGENNovember 2016December 2017Allow1321NoNo
15290230T Cell ExpansionOctober 2016June 2018Allow2020YesNo
15106292Influenza-Specific T-Cell Receptor and its Uses in the Detection, Prevention and/or Treatment of InfluenzaJune 2016March 2019Allow3321NoNo
14973409HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOFDecember 2015February 2016Allow210NoNo
14949161HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOFNovember 2015April 2016Allow510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(14.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(85.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
16.8%
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, 14.3% 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 BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P works in Art Unit 1671 and has examined 196 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.9%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P's allowance rate of 94.9% places them in the 84% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P receive 2.63 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P 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 +6.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P. This interview benefit is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 51% 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 47.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 72% 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, 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 90.9% 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, 48.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% 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 23.5% of allowed cases (in the 99% 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 2.2% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • 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.
  • 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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