USPTO Examiner PULLIAM JOSEPH CONSTANTINE - Art Unit 1687

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18814374MODELING PHYSICAL SYSTEMS WITH LARGE LANGUAGE MACHINE-LEARNED MODELSAugust 2024March 2026Allow1921YesNo
18639146ACTIVE LEARNING FOR DISCOVERING PAIRWISE INTERACTIONS VIA REPRESENTATION LEARNINGApril 2024January 2026Allow2150YesNo
18620367METHODS OF DETECTING CANCERMarch 2024February 2026Allow2331YesNo
18598694SPACIO-TEMPORAL DETERMINATION OF POLYPEPTIDE STRUCTUREMarch 2024February 2026Allow2330NoNo
18523709System of Predicting Sensitivity of Klebsiella against Cefoxitin and MethodNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1841YesNo
18460671GENOME GRAPH ANALYSIS METHOD, DEVICE AND MEDIUM BASED ON IN-MEMORY COMPUTINGSeptember 2023February 2025Abandon1820NoNo
17437063DIAGNOSIS OF NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITISSeptember 2021September 2025Abandon4901NoNo
17426058METHOD OF DIAGNOSING OVERACTIVE BLADDER DISORDERJuly 2021June 2025Allow4730NoNo
17326107PROTEIN STRUCTURE PREDICTION SYSTEMMay 2021February 2026Abandon5721NoNo
17295393USE OF NATURAL-ABUNDANCE STABLE ISOTOPES AND DNA GENOTYPING FOR IDENTIFYING BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTSMay 2021March 2025Abandon4601NoNo
17288684GENOMIC VARIANTS IN IG GENE REGIONS AND USES OF SAMEApril 2021August 2025Abandon5111NoNo
17222970SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASEApril 2021June 2025Abandon5021NoNo
17102508PROGRAM FOR OPERATING CELL CULTURE SUPPORT APPARATUS, CELL CULTURE SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING CELL CULTURE SUPPORT APPARATUSNovember 2020January 2026Allow6030YesNo
17051796METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING SUBJECTS BASED ON TIME SERIES PHENOTYPIC DATAOctober 2020May 2025Abandon5411NoNo
17061590METHODS FOR PRODUCING BIOTHERAPEUTICS WITH INCREASED STABILITY BY SEQUENCE OPTIMIZATIONOctober 2020June 2025Abandon5620NoNo
17041620ACTIVE LEARNING MODEL VALIDATIONSeptember 2020March 2025Abandon5320NoNo
16975989DETERMINING PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES BASED ON SEQUENCEAugust 2020February 2026Allow6030YesNo
16995853GENERATING ORGANIC SYNTHESIS PROCEDURES FROM SIMPLIFIED MOLECULAR-INPUT LINE-ENTRY SYSTEM REACTIONAugust 2020January 2026Abandon6040NoNo
16925152REAL-TIME NEURAL SPIKE DETECTIONJuly 2020March 2026Allow6050YesNo
16698678METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF GENETIC VARIATIONSNovember 2019March 2026Allow6060YesNo
16587909DEEP LEARNING PARTICLE CLASSIFICATION PLATFORMSeptember 2019March 2025Allow6030YesNo
16585679DESIGNING AND FOLDING STRUCTURAL PROTEINS FROM THE PRIMARY AMINO ACID SEQUENCESeptember 2019January 2026Allow6020YesYes
16578242INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2019December 2024Abandon6030YesNo
16575280SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELLULAR ANALYSIS USING NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCINGSeptember 2019April 2025Abandon6031NoNo
16574108SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISSECTING HETEROGENEOUS CELL POPULATIONSSeptember 2019February 2026Allow6050YesNo
16495015GENOMIC DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2019June 2025Allow6060YesNo
16477126METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL SCREENING FOR ANEUPLOIDYJuly 2019February 2026Allow6080YesNo
16458589CANCER CLASSIFIER MODELS, MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2019February 2025Abandon6040NoYes
16467930METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PARALOGSJune 2019December 2025Abandon6051YesNo
16397003TARGET MOLECULE-LIGAND BINDING MODE PREDICTION COMBINING DEEP LEARNING-BASED INFORMATICS WITH MOLECULAR DOCKINGApril 2019April 2025Abandon6060YesNo
16386696BOLUS CALCULATOR WITH PROBABILISTIC CARBOHYDRATE MEASUREMENTSApril 2019December 2024Allow6041YesNo
16383349METHODS FOR DETECTING AND SUPPRESSING ALIGNMENT ERRORS CAUSED BY FUSION EVENTSApril 2019April 2025Allow6040NoNo
16352739METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING, MANAGING, AND ANALYZING DATA OF HIGH DIMENSIONALITYMarch 2019December 2025Allow6060YesNo
16271980METHODS OF FILTERING SEQUENCED MICROBIOME SAMPLESFebruary 2019January 2025Abandon6041NoNo
16271571Self-Assembling Protein NanostructuresFebruary 2019February 2025Abandon6020YesNo
16257000COORDINATED IN VITRO AND IN SILICO BASED APPROACH FOR PREDICTING NANOMATERIAL BIODISTRIBUTIONJanuary 2019June 2025Abandon6040YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
91.7%
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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
77.4%
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, 50.0% 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 PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE works in Art Unit 1687 and has examined 30 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 43.3%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 10000 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE's allowance rate of 43.3% places them in the 8% 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 PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE receive 3.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 93% 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 PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE is 10000 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 +54.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE. This interview benefit is in the 95% 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, 16.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 13% 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 16.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 17% 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.

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 2% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 133.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% 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 15.4% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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:

  • 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

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.