USPTO Examiner AUGER NOAH ANDREW - Art Unit 1687

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18785864PREDICTING mRNA PROPERTIES USING LARGE LANGUAGE TRANSFORMER MODELSJuly 2024March 2025Allow811YesNo
18469290METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING INSERTIONS AND DELETIONSSeptember 2023April 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18339887METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING INSERTIONS AND DELETIONSJune 2023January 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18115924IDENTIFYING CONTRAINDICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DYSLIPIDEMIA MANAGEMENTMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3351YesNo
17813535CROP MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2022December 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17838129NON-INVASIVE DETERMINATION OF LIKELY RESPONSE TO LIPID LOWERING THERAPIES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASEJune 2022December 2025Abandon4261YesNo
17382472SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE USING GENETIC INFORMATIONJuly 2021February 2024Abandon3190YesNo
17417116HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT METHODJune 2021February 2026Abandon5610NoNo
17352046SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING MULTISCALE DATA FOR VARIABLE, PATHWAY, AND COMPOUND DETECTIONJune 2021May 2025Abandon4721NoNo
17347261Kobophenol A for the treatment of Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionJune 2021April 2025Abandon4610NoNo
17312950CLOSED-LOOP ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS SYSTEM BASED ON WEARABLE MONITORING METHODJune 2021November 2024Allow4210NoNo
17309522DRUG DISCOVERY AND EARLY DISEASE IDENTIFICATION PLATFORM USING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, GENETICS AND STEM CELLSJune 2021September 2025Abandon5210NoNo
17325108REAL-TIME DETECTION OF ERRORS IN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESISMay 2021January 2026Allow5621YesNo
17294977MULTIPLEXED DROPLET-BASED SEQUENCING USING NATURAL GENETIC BARCODESMay 2021September 2025Abandon5211NoNo
17320976HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION REPAIR DEFICIENCY DETECTIONMay 2021November 2024Allow4210NoNo
17293418METHODS OF TREATING CANCER USING TUBULIN BINDING AGENTSMay 2021May 2025Abandon4801NoNo
17289695INTELLIGENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC TARGET IDENTIFICATIONApril 2021March 2026Abandon5921YesNo
17239118SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING SENSITIVITY TO ANTI-CANCER AGENT AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMS EXECUTING AN EVALUATING METHODApril 2021June 2024Abandon3750YesNo
17287956Omics Detection of Nonhomologous End Joining Repair Site SignaturesApril 2021December 2024Abandon4410NoNo
17284558MULTI-OMIC SEARCH ENGINE FOR INTEGRATIVE ANALYSIS OF CANCER GENOMIC AND CLINICAL DATAApril 2021November 2025Abandon5520NoNo
17282708METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINDING AFFINITY PREDICTION AND METHOD OF GENERATING A CANDIDATE PROTEIN-BINDING PEPTIDEApril 2021February 2026Allow5940YesNo
17195582Methods for Detecting Analytes in Excreta in an Analytical ToiletMarch 2021March 2025Abandon4810NoNo
17192305SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING SELF-ASSEMBLED NANOSTRUCTURESMarch 2021July 2025Abandon5320YesNo
17191004POLYGENIC RISK SCORE MODIFIES RISK OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE CONFERRED BY LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROLMarch 2021May 2025Abandon5110NoNo
17179395Data Compression for Artificial Intelligence-Based Base CallingFebruary 2021December 2025Allow5821YesNo
17176151Knowledge Distillation and Gradient Pruning-Based Compression of Artificial Intelligence-Based Base CallerFebruary 2021March 2025Allow4930YesNo
17172380SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CANCER PROGNOSISFebruary 2021December 2025Abandon5830NoNo
17166449SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROWAVE JAMMING OF MOLECULAR RECOGNITIONFebruary 2021November 2024Allow4610NoNo
17165189CROP MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2021October 2024Abandon4510NoNo
17146535SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELLING A HUMAN SUBJECTJanuary 2021June 2025Abandon5320YesNo
17134802Learning Method, Mixing Ratio Prediction Method, and Prediction DeviceDecember 2020February 2026Abandon6040YesNo
17253406DNA METHYLATION MARKERS FOR NONINVASIVE DETECTION OF CANCER AND USES THEREOFDecember 2020January 2026Allow6041YesNo
17108259PREDICTING ANIMAL TESTING MEASUREMENT LEVELSDecember 2020May 2025Abandon5420YesNo
17098477METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING OPTIMIZATION OF A CLUSTER COMPUTING NETWORK FOR SEQUENCING DATA ANALYSIS USING ADAPTIVE DATA PARALLELIZATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2020March 2026Abandon6041NoNo
16976421SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE NETWORK MODELING FOR COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS, BIOLOGY AND DRUG TARGET DISCOVERYAugust 2020February 2025Abandon5421NoNo
16966705CONTROL OF RESISTENT HARMFUL ORGANISMSJuly 2020July 2025Allow6030YesNo
16964183DIGITAL PCR DETECTION APPARATUS, DIGITAL PCR QUANTITATIVE DETECTION METHOD, MULTI-VOLUME DIGITAL PCR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS METHOD, DIGITAL PCR DETECTION METHOD, NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION MICROSPHERE, PREPARATION METHOD OF NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION MICROSPHERE, NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION MICROSPHERE KIT AND HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION METHODJuly 2020December 2025Allow6041YesNo
16883915METHODS UTILIZING SINGLE CELL GENETIC DATA FOR CELL POPULATION ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFMay 2020July 2025Allow6041YesNo
16850634SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TUMOR FRACTION ESTIMATION FROM SMALL VARIANTSApril 2020August 2025Allow6050YesNo
16539815METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING INSERTIONS AND DELETIONSAugust 2019February 2025Abandon6080YesNo
16445477SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING STRUCTURAL VARIANTSJune 2019January 2025Abandon6040NoNo
16395066DETECTING FETAL SUB-CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDIESApril 2019September 2024Allow6031YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner AUGER, NOAH ANDREW - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AUGER, NOAH ANDREW works in Art Unit 1687 and has examined 36 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 36.1%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 54 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AUGER, NOAH ANDREW's allowance rate of 36.1% places them in the 6% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by AUGER, NOAH ANDREW receive 2.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 78% 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 AUGER, NOAH ANDREW is 54 months. This places the examiner in the 2% 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 +38.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AUGER, NOAH ANDREW. This interview benefit is in the 86% 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, 16.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 16.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 83.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 86% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 3% 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 4% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • 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.
  • 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 RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • 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

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