USPTO Examiner FOLEY SHANON A - Art Unit 1671

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19012978VIRAL VECTOR DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR BOTH RESPIRATORY AND DIGESTIVE TRACTS OF PIGS AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510YesNo
18792611COXSACKIEVIRUS B4 STRAIN AND APPLICATION THEREOFAugust 2024May 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18660609PORCINE EPIDEMIC DIARRHEA VIRUS STRAINS AND IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS THEREFROMMay 2024February 2025Allow900YesNo
18644438ANTIBIOTIC FREE TREATMENT OF MASTITISApril 2024December 2024Allow811YesNo
18622330IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFMarch 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18614158PROTOPARVOVIRUS COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A PROTOPARVOVIRUS VARIANT VP1 CAPSID POLYPEPTIDE AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2024March 2025Allow1211YesNo
18443262METHOD FOR THE DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUSES (AAVs) USING AN AFFINITY MATRIXFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1120NoNo
18430151METHODS OF IMMUNOTHERAPYFebruary 2024December 2024Abandon1110NoNo
18418127RSV RNA VACCINESJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18396787Porcine Circovirus Type 3 (PCV3) Vaccines, and Production and Uses ThereofDecember 2023March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18394486RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS MRNA VACCINEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1200NoNo
18542330RECOMBINANT HERPESVIRUS OF TURKEY VECTORS EXPRESSING ANTIGENS OF AVIAN PATHOGENS AND USES THEREOFDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18530421FORMULATIONS OF DENGUE VIRUS VACCINE COMPOSITIONSDecember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18516237PCV2 ORF2 PROTEIN VARIANT AND VIRUS LIKE PARTICLES COMPOSED THEREOFNovember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18511123FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VACCINENovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18498879METHOD FOR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF LENTIVIRUS BY USING GMP-LEVEL SERUM-FREE SUSPENSION CELLSOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18492535ONCOLYTIC VIRUS IMPROVED IN SAFETY AND ANTICANCER EFFECTOctober 2023October 2024Allow1211NoNo
18287248LIQUID SIX COMBINED VACCINE COMPOSITIONOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18376177Compositions and Methods of Manufacturing Trivalent Filovirus VaccinesOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18476042IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110YesNo
18242627HORN FLY VACCINE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1821YesNo
18461369PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 3 IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1720NoNo
18366839VACCINATION AGAINST CORONAVIRUS WITH POLIOMYELITIS VACCINEAugust 2023March 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18354172ADENOVIRUSES AND METHODS FOR USING ADENOVIRUSESJuly 2023July 2024Allow1211NoNo
18216531Method Of Treating, Reducing, Or Alleviating A Medical Condition In A PatientJune 2023October 2024Allow1511NoNo
18331083VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES AND METHODS OF USEJune 2023July 2024Allow1420NoNo
18146995BUNYAVIRALES VACCINEDecember 2022April 2025Allow2812NoNo
18085478VACCINES FOR IN VIVO EXPRESSION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010NoNo
17813178VECTORS FOR ELICITING IMMUNE RESPONSES TO NON-DOMINANT EPITOPES IN THE HEMAGGLUTININ (HA) PROTEINJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17735010METHODS FOR LOWERING THE INFECTION RATE OF VIRUSESMay 2022April 2025Abandon3551YesNo
17707613METHODS OF PRODUCING AND CHARACTERIZING VIRUS VACCINE AND VIRUS VACCINE COMPOSITIONMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410YesNo
17579447Chimeric Papilloma Virus L1 ProteinJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2921YesNo
17618625PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME VACCINE VIRUSDecember 2021September 2024Allow3300NoNo
17544518VIRAL NANOPARTICLE MULTIMERSDecember 2021March 2025Allow3920NoNo
17485857Paramyxovirus and uses thereofSeptember 2021March 2025Abandon4221NoNo
17469313COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A NOROVIRUS NUCLEIC ACID AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3520NoNo
17436791NOVEL CORONAVIRUS ANTIBODY DETECTION KIT BASED ON MAGNETIC PARTICLE CHEMILUMINESCENCESeptember 2021April 2025Allow4310NoNo
17468419IMMUNOASSAY FOR SARS-CoV-2 ANTIBODIESSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4311NoNo
17431987ROTAVIRUS VP7 FUSION PROTEINS AND ROTAVIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES COMPRISING THEMAugust 2021May 2025Abandon4401NoNo
17395242METHOD FOR THE RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF COVID-19 USING A MOBILE GENETIC TESTING LABORATORYAugust 2021November 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17428967IMMUNOASSAY FOR SARS-CoV-2 ANTIBODIESAugust 2021October 2024Allow3920NoNo
17421278PLANT COLONIZATION ASSAYS USING NATURAL MICROBIAL BARCODESJuly 2021June 2025Allow4720YesNo
17420442COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUSJuly 2021November 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17418131PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION FOR TREATING HEPATITIS B, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFJune 2021January 2025Allow4310NoNo
17351363IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITION AGAINST SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2 (SARS-CoV-2)June 2021October 2024Allow4010NoNo
17414187Prime-Boost Vaccination RegimenJune 2021July 2024Allow3710NoNo
16978919ANTI-PD-1 VACCINE COMPOSITIONJune 2021December 2024Abandon5201NoNo
17312235VACCINE FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING CONGENITAL INFECTION WITH CYTOMEGALOVIRUSJune 2021February 2025Allow4540YesNo
17341928CORONAVIRUS VACCINE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJune 2021May 2025Allow4721NoNo
17299852HIV VACCINE IMMUNOGENSJune 2021October 2024Allow4111NoNo
17289850TOOLS FOR DETECTING COCOA SWOLLEN SHOOT VIRUS COAT PROTEIN ANTIGENApril 2021August 2024Allow4010NoNo
17288208VSG-BASED VACCINATION AND ANTIBODY GENERATION PLATFORM FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASESApril 2021December 2024Allow4311NoNo
17236099THERAPEUTIC MITIGATION OF EPITHELIAL INFECTIONApril 2021December 2024Allow4420NoNo
17285045VIRUS VACCINEApril 2021May 2025Abandon4911NoNo
17216619IMMUNE COMPOSITION CONTAINING gE-BASED FUSION PROTEIN OR NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULE ENCODING THE SAMEMarch 2021January 2025Abandon4621NoNo
17210252COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES FOR THERMALLY STABLE BROAD-SPECTRUM HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS FORMULATIONSMarch 2021April 2025Abandon4940NoNo
17273258DNA PLASMID-LAUNCHED LIVE-ATTENUATED VACCINES FOR PLUS-SENSE SINGLE STRANDED RNAMarch 2021March 2025Allow4831NoNo
17177724Novel Vaccine Compositions for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Porcine DeltacoronavirusFebruary 2021October 2024Allow4410NoNo
17268403RECOMBINANT NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUSES AND USES THEREOF FOR THE PREVENTION OF RSV DISEASE OR HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS DISEASEFebruary 2021April 2025Allow5021NoNo
16540326METHOD FOR PREPARING WHOLE BOVINE-DERIVED BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY AGAINST SEROTYPE O FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUSAugust 2019June 2020Allow1010NoNo
16240222LIVE ATTENUATED VIRUS VACCINES FOR LA CROSSE VIRUS AND OTHER BUNYAVIRIDAEJanuary 2019October 2019Allow910NoNo
15779106VACCINE ANTIGEN WITH INCREASED IMMUNOGENICITYMay 2018December 2018Allow620NoNo
15768356PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 3 IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEApril 2018June 2019Allow1410YesNo
15850696LIVE ATTENUATED VIRUS VACCINES FOR LA CROSSE VIRUS AND OTHER BUNYAVIRIDAEDecember 2017October 2018Allow1010NoNo
15836083Immortalized Porcine Alveolar MacrophageDecember 2017August 2018Allow910NoNo
15796403HAND, FOOT, AND MOUTH VACCINES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOFOctober 2017October 2018Allow1210NoNo
15722180IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR TREATING INFLAMMATION-MEDIATED CONDITIONS OF THE EYEOctober 2017October 2018Allow1310NoNo
15703640ADAPTATION OF ATTENUATED INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS (IBV) TO EMBRYONIC KIDNEY CELLS AND VACCINE THEREBY PRODUCEDSeptember 2017May 2018Allow810NoNo
15686675THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITION OF CAMEL MILKAugust 2017September 2018Abandon1320YesNo
15684358SENECAVIRUS A ANTIGENS AND METHODS OF USEAugust 2017January 2019Allow1711NoNo
15327759CONSTRAINED PROTEINS AND USES THEREFORJanuary 2017February 2019Allow2411YesNo
15125526PORCINE EPIDEMIC DIARRHEA VIRUS VACCINES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFSeptember 2016March 2018Allow1811NoNo
15102971Immortalized Porcine Alveolar MacrophageJune 2016September 2017Allow1510NoNo
15052713VACCINE COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN IMMUNOGENIC PROTEIN AND COMBINATION ADJUVANTS FOR USE IN ELICITING ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC T-CELL RESPONSESFebruary 2016August 2017Allow1811NoNo
15018857LIVE ATTENUATED VIRUS VACCINES FOR LA CROSSE VIRUS AND OTHER BUNYAVIRIDAEFebruary 2016September 2017Allow1921YesNo
14691079IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR TREATING INFLAMMATION-MEDIATED CONDITIONS OF THE EYEApril 2015June 2017Allow2620NoNo
14413385ARTERIVIRUS PROTEIN AND EXPRESSION MECHANISMSJanuary 2015December 2016Allow2311YesNo
14478870NOVEL RECOMBINANT BACULOVIRUS VECTOR AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2014January 2016Allow1610NoNo
14146480INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMJanuary 2014August 2015Allow1910NoNo
14108685MAMMALIAN CELLS FOR PROPAGATING VIRUSDecember 2013November 2015Allow2320NoNo
14122496TORQUE TENO VIRUS DIAGNOSTICSNovember 2013August 2015Allow2010NoNo
14119492IMMUNOSTIMULATORY OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDESNovember 2013December 2015Allow2421NoNo
14086902INFLUENZA HEMAGGLUTININ AND NEURAMINIDASE VARIANTSNovember 2013April 2015Allow1710NoNo
14035415LIVE ATTENUATED REPLICATION-COMPETENT ARTERIVIRUSES HAVING DECREASED DUB/DEISGYLATING ACTIVITYSeptember 2013May 2016Allow3221YesNo
13966565BACILLUS ISOLATES AND METHODS OF THEIR USE TO PROTECT AGAINST PLANT PATHOGENS AND VIRUS TRANSMISSIONAugust 2013August 2015Allow3320YesNo
13959304HANDHELD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM WITH CHIP-SCALE MICROSCOPE AND AUTOMATED IMAGE CAPTURE MECHANISMAugust 2013January 2016Allow3021NoNo
13922482OCULAR IMPLANT MADE BY A DOUBLE EXTRUSION PROCESJune 2013July 2015Allow2511NoNo
13821191FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS WITH INCREASED STABILITY AND ITS USE AS VACCINEMay 2013May 2015Allow2620YesNo
13886465Implants and methods for treating inflammation-mediated conditions of the eyeMay 2013December 2014Allow1910NoNo
13703626METHOD FOR ISOLATING HEPATITIS A VIRUS OR SPRING VIREMIA OF CARP VIRUSJanuary 2013September 2013Allow910NoNo
13633633LIVE ATTENUATED VIRUS VACCINES FOR LA CROSSE VIRUS AND OTHER BUNYAVIRIDAEOctober 2012September 2015Allow3640YesNo
13501895ISOLATION OF A VIRUS RELATED TO CANINE PARVOVIRUS-2 FROM A RACCOONApril 2012January 2014Allow2221NoNo
13396444PREVENTION AND REMEDIATION OF PETROLEUM RESERVOIR SOURING AND CORROSION BY TREATMENT WITH VIRULENT BACTERIOPHAGEFebruary 2012September 2013Allow1931YesNo
13308809SWINE INFLUENZA HEMAGGLUTININ VARIANTSDecember 2011December 2013Allow2421NoNo
13265024TAG PEPTIDE HAVING A PROTEASE RECOGNITION SEQUENCE AND USE THEREOFNovember 2011December 2012Allow1411NoNo
13258867POLYION COMPLEX COMPRISING HYDROPHOBIZED POLYAMINO ACID AND USE OF THE SAMENovember 2011July 2014Allow3410NoNo
13277989SENSORS FOR DETECTING SUBSTANCES INDICATIVE OF STROKE, ISCHEMIA, INFECTION OR INFLAMMATIONOctober 2011December 2011Allow200NoNo
13271451IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR TREATING INFLAMMATION-MEDIATED CONDITIONS OF THE EYEOctober 2011March 2012Allow610NoNo
13267870COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ATTRACTING NOCTUID MOTHSOctober 2011April 2013Allow1922NoNo
13230479WOUND CARE DEVICESeptember 2011December 2012Allow1520NoNo

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
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
91.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(80.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(20.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
94.4%
Higher 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, 80.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner FOLEY, SHANON A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FOLEY, SHANON A works in Art Unit 1671 and has examined 175 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.4%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FOLEY, SHANON A's allowance rate of 91.4% places them in the 75% 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 FOLEY, SHANON A receive 1.70 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 48% 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 30 months. This places the examiner in the 39% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FOLEY, SHANON A. This interview benefit is in the 25% 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, 37.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 68.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 90.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 70.0% 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, 44.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 49% 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 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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 7.5% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • 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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