USPTO Examiner LIN JERRY - Art Unit 1685

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19029541METHODS OF DETECTING AND ENRICHING CIRCULATING TUMOR DNAJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
18751165SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING NOISY GENETIC DATA AND DETERMINING CHROMOSOME COPY NUMBERJune 2024June 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18751187SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING NOISY GENETIC DATA AND DETERMINING CHROMOSOME COPY NUMBERJune 2024April 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18751158SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING NOISY GENETIC DATA AND DETERMINING CHROMOSOME COPY NUMBERJune 2024April 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18431647MULTIPLE-TIERED SCREENING AND SECOND ANALYSISFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1120YesNo
18485119DATABASE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN ENTITY AFFECTS A TRANSITIONOctober 2023December 2024Allow1430NoNo
18243569SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING NOISY GENETIC DATA AND DETERMINING CHROMOSOME COPY NUMBERSeptember 2023February 2024Allow631NoNo
18274416METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING TARGET NODE RELATED TO QUERIED ENTITY IN NETWORKJuly 2023February 2025Abandon1820YesNo
18357799AUTOMATED METHODS OF DETECTING CELL FREE DNAJuly 2023December 2024Allow1721YesNo
18353737PERSONALIZED WELLNESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2023March 2025Allow2051YesNo
17948221ATHLETE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR MANAGING STATE OF ATHLETE IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROTECTOR WORN BY ATHLETE, ATHLETE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND ATHLETE MANAGEMENT METHOD USING SAMESeptember 2022December 2024Allow2710NoNo
17883414AUTOMATED METHODS OF DETECTING CELL FREE DNAAugust 2022April 2025Allow3230YesNo
17857258SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVERAGING RELATEDNESS IN GENOMIC DATA ANALYSISJuly 2022March 2025Abandon3230YesNo
17835862MOLECULAR PROFILING OF TUMORSJune 2022May 2025Allow3531YesNo
17682484METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EARLY SIGNAL ATTENUATION DETECTION AND PROCESSINGFebruary 2022December 2022Allow920NoNo
17627672METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING PROSTATE BIOPSYJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3820NoNo
17396165PREDICTION DEVICE BASED ON INTER-ORGAN CROSS TALK SYSTEMAugust 2021November 2024Abandon3920YesNo
17396084PREDICTION DEVICE BASED ON INTER-ORGAN CROSS TALK SYSTEMAugust 2021November 2024Abandon3920YesNo
17343552METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND DETERMINING HLA STATUS USING IMMUNE REPERTOIRE SEQUENCINGJune 2021June 2025Allow4820YesNo
17308958Methods and Systems for Analyzing Nucleic Acid MoleculesMay 2021May 2025Allow4911YesNo
17220105METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE PREDICTION MODEL FOR SCREENING CORONARY ARTERY DISEASEApril 2021November 2024Abandon4310NoNo
17212799CODING ARCHITECTURES FOR AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF WAVEFORMSMarch 2021May 2025Allow4910YesNo
17165900Bioinformatics Systems, Apparatuses, and Methods for Performing Secondary and/or Tertiary ProcessingFebruary 2021April 2025Allow5020YesNo
17101824MOLECULAR DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2020April 2025Allow5210NoNo
17053955IMMUNE REPERTOIRE PATTERNSNovember 2020November 2024Abandon4811NoNo
16948162SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING LIGHT EMITTING DROPLETS USING AN IMAGE SENSOR AND LENS SYSTEMSeptember 2020April 2025Allow5511NoNo
17000109WORKFLOW FOR GENERATING COMPOUNDS WITH BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AGAINST A SPECIFIC BIOLOGICAL TARGETAugust 2020January 2025Allow5321YesNo
16760199METHOD FOR ESTIMATING INFLAMMATION AREA OF PERIODONTAL POCKETSJuly 2020November 2024Allow5520YesNo
16919247SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PATIENT-SPECIFIC DOSING AS A FUNCTION OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS UPDATED TO ACCOUNT FOR AN OBSERVED PATIENT RESPONSEJuly 2020March 2025Abandon5630NoYes
16918820SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING NOISY GENETIC DATA AND DETERMINING CHROMOSOME COPY NUMBERJuly 2020March 2024Allow4531NoNo
16825970Methods of Genomic Evaluation in LivestockMarch 2020April 2025Abandon6021NoNo
16618571INCREMENTALLY OPTIMIZED PHARMACOKINETIC AND PHARMACODYNAMIC MODELDecember 2019July 2024Allow5550NoNo
16664216CANCER BIOMARKERSOctober 2019January 2024Allow5131NoNo
16496196CANCER RISK BASED ON TUMOUR CLONALITYSeptember 2019December 2024Allow6040NoNo
16452888ANALYSIS METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJune 2019January 2025Abandon6031YesNo
16349820VALIDATION OF INFERRED ANTICANCER PATHWAYSMay 2019February 2023Allow4560YesYes
14526041METHOD OF OVERCOMING THERAPEUTIC LIMITATIONS OF NONUNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS AND CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGSOctober 2014June 2017Allow3210YesNo
14059826BRIDGED ELEMENT FOR DETECTION OF A TARGET SUBSTANCEOctober 2013March 2017Allow4110NoNo
13922445RAPID BREEDING OF PLANTSJune 2013March 2017Allow4511YesNo
13914174ANALYSIS OF DNA SAMPLESJune 2013February 2018Allow5630YesNo
13829855Virtual Simulator Method and System for Neuromuscular Training and Certification via a Communication NetworkMarch 2013August 2015Allow2920NoNo
13771523Mobile Sampling of Target SubstancesFebruary 2013June 2015Allow2820YesNo
13671754METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MANIPULATION OF TARGET CELLS USING A COMBINED APPLICATION OF ACOUSTICAL AND OPTICAL RADIATIONSNovember 2012March 2015Allow2811NoNo
13384227MEASURING CONTROL METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTMarch 2012March 2014Allow2620NoNo
13370699APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A CONDITION INDICATIONFebruary 2012November 2015Allow4520NoNo
13134267SELECTIVE RESONANCE OF CHEMICAL STRUCTURESJune 2011September 2012Allow1611NoNo
13072877METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE RETENTION OF PEPTIDES IN REVERSE PHASE CHROMATOGRAPHY USING LINEAR SOLVENT STRENGTH THEORYMarch 2011September 2013Allow3021NoNo
12996190STIMULATING TASK PRESENTATION DEVICE AND STIMULATING TASK PRESENTATION METHOD FOR LIVING BODY OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUSDecember 2010July 2013Allow3210YesNo
12927906METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING IMPROVED DATA PERFUSION MEASUREMENTSNovember 2010May 2012Allow1810NoNo
12864876LIPID TUMOUR PROFILEOctober 2010June 2015Allow5912YesNo
12936434Ligands For The GLP-1 Receptor And Methods For Discovery ThereofOctober 2010December 2013Allow3821YesNo
12777140METHOD OF DIAGNOSING MILD OSTEOARTHRITISMay 2010February 2013Allow3410NoNo
12682800ESTIMATION OF DIAGNOSTIC MARKERSApril 2010September 2013Allow4130NoNo
12709774METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING INITIAL CONCENTRATION OF NUCLEIC ACID FROM REAL-TIME NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION DATAFebruary 2010August 2012Allow3021NoNo
12698996Environmental Monitoring of Microbe Metabolic TransformationFebruary 2010December 2012Allow3411NoNo
12527888DETERMINATION OF QUALITY FEATURES IN AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL CROPSDecember 2009April 2013Allow4421YesNo
12597479HAPLOTYPE ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND PROGRAMOctober 2009November 2012Allow3711NoNo
12576864PROTEOME EPITOPE TAGS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF IN PROTEIN MODIFICATION ANALYSISOctober 2009September 2011Allow2420NoNo
12534393Mobile Sampling of Target SubstancesAugust 2009November 2012Allow4021YesNo
12502725CONCURRENT OPTIMIZATION IN SELECTION OF PRIMER AND CAPTURE PROBE SETS FOR NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSISJuly 2009February 2011Allow1910NoNo
12517552METHOD FOR ASSESSING DEGREE OF RELIABILITY OF NUCLEIC ACID BASE SEQUENCEJune 2009December 2011Allow3010NoNo
12476907INDIVIDUALIZED RANKING OF RISK OF HEALTH OUTCOMESJune 2009November 2013Allow5431NoNo
12351552Pharmaco-Genomic Mutation LabelingJanuary 2009March 2016Allow6061NoYes
12313419SELECTIVE RESONANCE OF CHEMICAL STRUCTURESNovember 2008November 2012Allow4821NoNo
11995006SIZING AND POSITIONING TECHNOLOGY FOR AN IN-THE-EAR MULTI-MEASUREMENT SENSOR TO ENABLE NIBP CALCULATIONNovember 2008January 2013Allow6020NoNo
12239563Pharmaco-Genomic Mutation LabelingSeptember 2008June 2016Allow6070NoYes
12158744METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PREDICTIVE BIOMARKERS FROM PATIENT DATASeptember 2008September 2012Allow5121NoYes
11814607METHOD FOR DETERMINING THERMAL STABILITY OF COLLAGEN OR COLLAGEN-LIKE PEPTIDEJune 2008June 2012Allow5920YesNo
11914122NANOFABRICATION PROCESSES AND DEVICES FOR THE CONTROLLED ASSEMBLY OF FUNCTIONALIZED NANOSTRUCTURESJune 2008February 2012Allow5211NoNo
12108327METHODS OF DETERMINING RELATIVE GENETIC LIKELIHOODS OF AN INDIVIDUAL MATCHING A POPULATIONApril 2008June 2012Allow5021YesNo
11916892Disease Diagnosis Support SystemDecember 2007October 2012Allow5920NoNo
11985841Computer systems and methods for identifying conserved cellular constituent clusters across datasetsNovember 2007September 2013Allow6020NoNo
11937825METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENOTYPINGNovember 2007June 2011Allow4311NoNo
11923946MAP-BASED GENOME MINING METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING REGULATORY LOCI CONTROLLING THE LEVEL OF GENE TRANSCRIPTS AND PRODUCTSOctober 2007October 2011Allow4821YesNo
11862103METHOD FOR PREDICTING ENZYME-CATALYZED REACTIONSSeptember 2007November 2012Allow6021NoNo
11904044Selective resonant reconfiguration of chemical structuresSeptember 2007December 2012Allow6032NoNo
11778163METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING PROTEIN SPECIFICITY OF BRAIN CELLS THAT EVOKE A GIVEN MENTAL STATE THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN SMALLER CONSTITUENTSJuly 2007October 2011Allow5111NoNo
11754363METHOD AND DEVICE TO DETECT THERAPEUTIC PROTEIN IMMUNOGENICITYMay 2007January 2012Allow5622NoNo
11727160METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TERM NORMALIZATIONMarch 2007January 2013Allow6030NoNo
11724058SYSTEM FOR OBFUSCATING IDENTITYMarch 2007April 2015Allow6062YesNo
11707014RATIONAL EVOLUTION OF CYTOKINES FOR HIGHER STABILITY, THE CYTOKINES AND ENCODING NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULESFebruary 2007July 2009Abandon2912NoNo
11703942TWO-STEP METHOD TO ALIGN THREE DIMENSIONAL LC-MS CHROMATOGRAPHIC SURFACESFebruary 2007December 2009Allow3421YesYes
11703331Pharmaco-genomic mutation labelingFebruary 2007October 2016Allow6080NoYes
11657209METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF DNA SEQUENCESJanuary 2007April 2011Allow5111NoNo
11656945SCREENING METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2007October 2010Allow4421YesNo
11635553METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BIO-COMPLEXES USING RULE-BASED TEMPLATESDecember 2006November 2010Allow4710NoNo
11536102METHOD FOR CHANGING A TARGET ARRAY, A METHOD FOR ANALYZING A STRUCTURE, AND AN APPARATUS, A STORAGE MEDIUM AND A TRANSMISSION MEDIUM THEREFORSeptember 2006March 2012Allow6031YesNo
10598479ESTIMATION OF CLINICAL CUT-OFFSAugust 2006June 2011Allow5812NoNo
11510753System for obfuscating identityAugust 2006March 2015Allow6063YesNo
11510754SYSTEM FOR OBFUSCATING IDENTITYAugust 2006November 2009Allow3821NoNo
11510756SYSTEM FOR OBFUSCATING IDENTITYAugust 2006August 2011Allow5912NoNo
11465633METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR ERROR DETERMINATION OF DRUG DOSE IN PHARMACEUTICAL MIXTURESAugust 2006September 2010Allow4911NoNo
10539291SERUM BIOMARKERS IN LUNG CANCERApril 2006June 2011Allow6041YesNo
10571958QUANTIFICATION SCHEMES FOR QUANTIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDSMarch 2006December 2010Allow5712NoNo
10568264COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFIERS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2006January 2011Allow5911NoNo
10540216VIRTUAL SIMULATOR METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION VIA A COMMUNICATION NETWORKJanuary 2006January 2013Allow6041YesNo
11008032METHODS OF STORING, ALIGNING, AND RETRIEVING HAPLOTYPE DATADecember 2004February 2010Allow6032YesNo
10496250METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF SEPSIS WITH DETERMINATION OF CA 19-9November 2004April 2009Allow5930YesNo
10951235METHOD OF ANALYZING INDUSTRIAL FOOD PRODUCTS, COSMETICS, AND/OR HYGIENE PRODUCTS, A MEASUREMENT INTERFACE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD, AND AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE INTERFACESeptember 2004June 2009Allow5651YesNo
10935622SMALL MOLECULES AND A PHARMACOPHORE MODEL FOR INHIBITION OF BOTULINUM TOXIN AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOFSeptember 2004March 2009Allow5451NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LIN, JERRY.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
91.8%
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
20
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(35.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(65.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
54.4%
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, 35.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

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 LIN, JERRY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LIN, JERRY works in Art Unit 1685 and has examined 132 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 51 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LIN, JERRY's allowance rate of 90.2% places them in the 71% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LIN, JERRY receive 2.99 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 95% 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 LIN, JERRY is 51 months. This places the examiner in the 0% 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 -1.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LIN, JERRY. This interview benefit is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 32% 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 39.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 53% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 41.7% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 9.1% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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 11.8% of allowed cases (in the 89% 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:

  • 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.
  • 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.

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.