USPTO Examiner RHOADES DEREK JAMES - Art Unit 1692

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19233768METHOD FOR PREPARING METHANOL BASED ON CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE, METHOD FOR PREPARING ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY POLYESTERJune 2025January 2026Allow710NoNo
19097967NITROGEN-DOPED CARBON-WRAPPED NICKEL CATALYST FOR SYNTHESIS OF HIGHER ALCOHOLS BY ASSEMBLY OF BIOETHANOL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORApril 2025November 2025Allow710NoNo
19021233PREPARATION METHOD OF BIOBASED ADIPIC ACIDJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1320YesNo
18848143METHOD FOR PREPARING BENZYLAMINE DERIVATIVE THROUGH AMINATION OF BENZYLIC C-H BOND UNDER VISIBLE LIGHT-INDUCED NICKEL CATALYSISSeptember 2024January 2026Abandon1620YesNo
18249825A METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF 1,2-PROPANEDIOLApril 2023February 2026Allow3410NoNo
18006430CRYSTALLINE FORM OF PHENTERMINE HYDROCHLORIDE AND PROCESS FOR OBTAINING SAMEJanuary 2023November 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18013776PHENALKYLAMINES AND METHODS OF TREATING MOOD DISORDERSDecember 2022September 2025Allow3310NoNo
17997769ALIPHATIC AMINE AND NITRILE SYNTHESIS THROUGH CATALYTIC CO HYDROGENATION IN THE PRESENCE OF AMMONIANovember 2022March 2026Allow4010YesNo
17921693PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACRYLIC ACIDOctober 2022January 2026Allow3810NoNo
17921168PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACRYLIC ACIDOctober 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
17907359PRODUCTION OF ALLYL ALCOHOL FROM GLYCEROL USING A REUSABLE CATALYST MADE FROM RHENIUMSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4020NoNo
17931559METHOD FOR RING HYDROGENATION OF DIALKYL TEREPHTHALATES WITH LOW BY-PRODUCT FORMATIONSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3910NoNo
17911352PROCESSES FOR REMOVING AND/OR REDUCING PERMANGANATE REDUCING COMPOUNDS AND ALKYL IODIDESSeptember 2022March 2026Abandon4210NoNo
17941067NOVEL BORATE COMPOUND-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3910NoNo
17815960SILICON PRECURSOR COMPOUND, COMPOSITION FOR FORMING SILICON-CONTAINING FILM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FORMING SILICON-CONTAINING FILMJuly 2022February 2026Allow4331YesNo
17793428METHOD OF PRODUCING A COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASESJuly 2022December 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17812956CITRONELLOL ALKOXYLATE SURFACTANTSJuly 2022September 2025Allow3820NoYes
17787965PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF HYDROPEROXY ALCOHOLS USING A HETEROGENOUS CATALYSTJune 2022January 2026Abandon4310NoNo
17782978PROCESS FOR CONVERTING AMIDE TO AMINEJune 2022November 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17805520PROCESS FOR PREPARING 2-(1,5,5-TRIMETHYL-2-CYCLOPENTENYL)ETHYL ACETATEJune 2022November 2025Abandon4120YesYes
17781809ISOMERIZATION METHOD OF CYCLOHEXANE DICARBOXYLIC ACIDJune 2022March 2026Allow4530NoNo
17781651MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MOLYBDENUM-BISMUTH COMPOSITE METAL OXIDEJune 2022February 2026Allow4520YesNo
17780593IMPROVED PROCESS FOR PREPARING UNSYMMETRICAL DIALKYL SULFIDESMay 2022January 2026Abandon4320NoNo
17777759ZEOLITE CATALYZED PROCESS FOR THE AMINATION OF PROPYLENE OXIDEMay 2022February 2026Allow4520YesNo
17773583PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN ALPHA-SUBSTITUTED ACRYLATEApril 2022November 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17761175METHOD FOR THE HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS USING A FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL HEATED BY MAGNETIC INDUCTION AND CATALYST SUPPORT USED FOR SAID METHODMarch 2022December 2025Allow4520YesNo
17641585METHOD FOR CO-PRODUCTION OF CARBOXYLIC ACID AND EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE BASED ON AEROBIC OXIDATIONMarch 2022February 2026Allow4720NoNo
17640251MATERIALS COMPRISING CARBON-EMBEDDED NICKEL NANOPARTICLES, PROCESSES FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE, AND USE AS HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTSMarch 2022October 2025Allow4311YesNo
17636242METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DISEASESFebruary 2022December 2025Abandon4620NoNo
17636297STANNOUS SALT COMPLEX CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-LACTIDE BY USING THE SAMEFebruary 2022January 2026Abandon4720NoNo
17633058RECOVERY OF WATER-FREE METHANESULFONIC ACID FROM THE BOTTOM STREAM OF A DISTILLATION COLUMNFebruary 2022January 2026Allow4820YesYes
17632653PRODUCTION OF ACROLEIN OR ACRYLIC ACID FROM ALLYL ALCOHOL WITH HIGH YIELD AND LOW IMPURITYFebruary 2022December 2025Allow4630NoNo
17632580MOLECULAR COMPLEXESFebruary 2022October 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17587571METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CRYSTALLINE AND AMORPHOUS FORMS OF 6,6’-DIPHENYL-2,2’-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHOXY)-1,1’-BINAPHTHYL AND THERMOPLASTIC RESIN THEREFROMJanuary 2022November 2025Allow4640YesNo
17628897A PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF EITHER ACROLEIN OR ACRYLIC ACID AS THE TARGET PRODUCT FROM PROPENEJanuary 2022January 2026Allow4830YesNo
17627086METHOD FOR THE SEPARATE EXTRACTION OF RICE BRAN OIL AND RICE BRAN WAXESJanuary 2022February 2026Allow4930NoNo
17625173METALLOSILICATE CATALYST REGENERATIONJanuary 2022September 2025Abandon4430NoNo
17618594METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYOL-BASED ESTERS OF KETOCARBOXYLIC ACIDSDecember 2021February 2026Allow5030YesNo
17617518COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FULLERENYL MESOCHLORIN NANO-PHOTOSENSITIZERS WITH COVALENTLY BOUND ANTIBIOTICS AND THEIR USES IN COMBINATION THERAPYDecember 2021November 2025Allow4721NoNo
17613765SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION OF ALKYNES TO ALKENES IN THE PRESENCE OF A PHOSPHORUS COMPOUND AND AN ORGANIC SULPHUR COMPOUNDNovember 2021March 2026Allow5240NoNo
17595444METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALKENYL PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDNovember 2021December 2025Allow4930YesNo
17521808CONTINUOUS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION METHOD OF HIGH-PURITY BISPHENOL A-BIS(DIPHENYL PHOSPHATE)November 2021November 2025Abandon4930NoNo
17519446Active OLED Display, Method for Preparing an Active OLED Display and CompoundNovember 2021March 2026Allow5230NoNo
17604198PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC SQUALANE AND SQUALANE DERIVATIVESOctober 2021December 2025Abandon5010NoNo
17430130NOVEL TRITERPENE DERIVATIVES AS HIV INHIBITORSAugust 2021January 2025Allow4111YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner RHOADES, DEREK JAMES - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RHOADES, DEREK JAMES works in Art Unit 1692 and has examined 8 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 50 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RHOADES, DEREK JAMES's allowance rate of 75.0% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RHOADES, DEREK JAMES receive 2.50 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RHOADES, DEREK JAMES is 50 months. This places the examiner in the 5% 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 +40.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RHOADES, DEREK JAMES. This interview benefit is in the 87% 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, 35.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 80% 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 0.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 0% 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.

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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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