USPTO Examiner DAVIS RUTH A - Art Unit 1699

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19250795COMPOSITIONJune 2025February 2026Allow810YesNo
19230710Animal Feeds and Feed Premixes Containing Betaine and a PhytaseJune 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19030861TREATMENT OF IMMUNE DISORDERSJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1210NoNo
19022162PROTEOLYTIC ENZYME COMPOSITIONJanuary 2025September 2025Allow820NoNo
18653104Agricultural compositions and methods for the delivery of plant health-promoting microbesMay 2024March 2026Allow2231YesNo
18631626POPULATION GENETICS APPROACH TO BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF MYCOTOXIN PRODUCTIONApril 2024August 2025Allow1611NoNo
18625676Animal Feeds and Feed Premixes Containing Betaine Hydrochloride and a PhytaseApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18606927CLINICAL FORMULATIONSMarch 2024May 2025Allow1420NoNo
18589142Methods and Compositions Relating to Microbial Treatment and Diagnosis of DisordersFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1920NoNo
18545335CELL CULTURE MEDIA COMPOSITIONS FOR PRIMARY CELLSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1511NoNo
18524351MICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RUMINANT HEALTH AND PERFORMANCENovember 2023October 2025Abandon2211NoNo
18516940GRANULE FOR DETECTING GLUCOSE IN PET URINE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAMENovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18506179POLYPEPTIDES HAVING LYZOZYME ACTIVITY, POLUNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME AND USES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOFNovember 2023June 2025Allow1911NoNo
18464583TREATMENT OF STRESS DISORDERS USING ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE INHIBITING NEUROTOXIC PROTEINS TO REDUCE STRESS LEVELSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18241009Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis with fimbriae and applications thereofAugust 2023June 2024Allow920YesNo
18279040PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS USEFUL IN THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERSAugust 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18446057METHOD FOR INCREASING FERROUS ION CONTENT IN BACILLUS COAGULANS AND COMPOUND MICROBIAL AGENTAugust 2023August 2024Abandon1220NoNo
18446301ASPARTIC PROTEASE FOR TREATMENT OF GLUTEN INTOLEREANCE, NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES ENCODING THE ASPARTIC PROTEASE, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE ASPARTIC PROTEASE, AND APPLICATION THEREOFAugust 2023March 2026Allow3101NoNo
18364080PRODUCING METHOD OF STRESS RELIEVERAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610YesNo
18357299TRANSGLUTAMINASE TREATED PRODUCTSJuly 2023October 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18224418Methods for Lysis of Cells Within a SampleJuly 2023February 2026Abandon3110NoNo
18215475Method for Inducing Lateral Branch Development of Eucheuma DenticulatumJune 2023July 2024Abandon1320NoNo
18335889REGULATE GUT MICROBIOTA TO TREAT NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERSJune 2023February 2025Allow2020NoNo
18267478BIOCONVERSION OF FERULIC ACID TO VANILLINJune 2023March 2026Abandon3301NoNo
18267252COMPOSITION FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING MYOPATHY, OBESITY OR DIABETESJune 2023March 2026Allow3311NoNo
18038143USE OF POLYPEPTIDE HAVING SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE ACTIVITY AND EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES FOR TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF RESPIRATORY VIRAL INFECTIONMay 2023March 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18036805Process for the production of a technical enzyme composition with low viscosity produced by a filamentous fungusMay 2023March 2026Abandon3401NoNo
18143529GENERATION OF METHANE FROM DIGESTION OF MARINE BROWN ALGAEMay 2023October 2023Allow610YesNo
18142802DECELLULARIZED BIOMATERIAL FROM NON-MAMMALIAN TISSUEMay 2023March 2025Allow2220NoNo
18029582Bacterial Superoxide DismutasesMarch 2023May 2025Allow2601NoNo
18028860A PROCESS TO TREAT A CARBON DIOXIDE COMPRISING GASMarch 2023January 2026Allow3411NoNo
18186257METHODS FOR FERMENTATIVE PRODUCTION OF MASSOIA LACTONEMarch 2023June 2024Allow1500NoNo
18181944BATCH FEED PROCESS FOR FERMENTING SUGARSMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3320NoNo
18175330YOGURT FOR REGULATING INTESTINAL TRACT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOFFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3520NoNo
18042793COMPOSITION COMPRISING TTF-NGR FOR USE IN TREATING SOFT-TISSUE SARCOMAFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110NoNo
18159664MANNOSYLERYTHRITOL LIPID BIOLOGICAL PESTICIDES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFJanuary 2023February 2026Abandon3701NoNo
18016692COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION OF DUMPING SYNDROME IN A POST-BARIATRIC SURGERY SETTINGJanuary 2023March 2026Abandon3810NoNo
18146212STABILIZED LIQUID AND LYOPHILIZED ADAMTS13 FORMULATIONSDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010NoNo
18012069Use of Microorganisms to Improve Plant Immune ResponseDecember 2022February 2026Abandon3810NoNo
18009243COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF GLUTARIC ACIDURIA AND ADMINISTRATION METHOD THEREFORDecember 2022November 2025Abandon3601NoNo
18071857COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PANCREATIC ENZYME DEFICIENCIES IN MAMMALSNovember 2022July 2025Allow3121NoNo
17999980NEW LIPASE ENZYMENovember 2022October 2025Allow3411NoNo
17999485ADAMTS13 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND DIAGNOSING COMPLICATIONS OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASENovember 2022December 2025Abandon3701NoNo
18056033DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSISNovember 2022February 2026Abandon3901NoNo
17924668ANTIVIRAL AGENTNovember 2022January 2026Abandon3810NoNo
17984485MICROBIAL INOCULANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSNovember 2022January 2026Allow3921NoNo
17972941TREATEMENT OF PATHOGEN INFECTIONS FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR USEOctober 2022October 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17996831PLASMINOGEN FOR USE IN TREATING AND PREVENTING LUNG DYSFUNCTIONOctober 2022August 2025Allow3410YesNo
17938562COLD PROTEASE TREATMENT METHOD FOR PREPARING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLESOctober 2022November 2025Abandon3701NoNo
17938487SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR 4D PRINTING FOR MEMBRANOUS TISSUE FABRICATIONOctober 2022February 2026Abandon4111NoNo
17937759BIOCONTROL AGENTS FOR USE AGAINST SOIL AND AIR-BORNE FUNGAL PATHOGENSOctober 2022September 2023Allow1121YesNo
17955437REDUCING IMMUNOGENICITY TO PEGLOTICASESeptember 2022August 2025Allow3511NoNo
17914265METHOD AND DRUG FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER DISEASESeptember 2022January 2026Abandon4011NoNo
17900130POMEGRANATE MOLASSES MEDIUM FOR CULTURING MICROBESAugust 2022September 2023Allow1221NoNo
17802280METHOD AND DRUG FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING ABNORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE CONDITIONAugust 2022January 2026Abandon4111YesNo
17875473Methods and Reagents Useful for Verification of the Integrity of a Urine Sample and the Detection of Counterfeit UrineJuly 2022July 2023Abandon1211NoNo
17870936TREATMENT OF IMMUNE DISORDERSJuly 2022November 2024Allow2820NoNo
17847653MEDIUM SUPPLEMENT FOR HIGH-YIELD INDUSTRIAL CULTURE OF FASTIDIOUS ANAEROBES AND MEDIUM COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAMEJune 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17847753FIBRINOLYTIC ENZYME COMPOSITION FOR FIBROSIS TREATMENTJune 2022July 2025Abandon3731YesNo
17844858METHODS FOR PROPAGATING MICROORGANISMS FOR FERMENTATION & RELATED METHODS & SYSTEMSJune 2022July 2024Allow2510NoNo
17787189EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES FROM MICROALGAEJune 2022December 2025Allow4211NoNo
17767702COMPOSITION COMPRISING GRAIN-DERIVED LACTIC ACID BACTERIA FOR RELIEVING HANGOVER AND BOWEL TROUBLEJune 2022August 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17780633Method for Improving Olfactory SensitivityMay 2022October 2025Abandon4111NoNo
17780358COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRESERVING PROBIOTIC VIABILITYMay 2022August 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17748096COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BACTERIAL STRAINSMay 2022June 2025Abandon3701NoNo
17748304Pichia kudriavzevii and multifunctional complex microbial inoculant and use thereofMay 2022March 2025Allow3411NoNo
17625864COMPOSITION CONTAINING PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII AND USES THEREOFMay 2022April 2025Allow3911YesNo
17776010METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT A SUBJECT HAS A PARKINSONIAN CONDITIONMay 2022May 2025Abandon3601NoNo
17741865METHODS FOR THE RAPID PREPARATION OF LABELED GLYCOSYLAMINES AND FOR THE ANALYSIS OF GLYCOSYLATED BIOMOLECULES PRODUCING THE SAMEMay 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17772658METHOD OF FIXATING AND STABILIZING NITRIC OXIDE METABOLITES THROUGH FERMENTATION OF NITROGEN-CONTAINING NATURAL SUBSTANCEApril 2022March 2026Allow4631NoNo
17754431NOVEL SKIN CARE COMPOSITIONApril 2022October 2025Abandon4320NoNo
17765644IMPROVED ISOLATION OF STEVIOL GLYCOSIDESMarch 2022February 2026Allow4721NoNo
17709403SHORT IN VIVO HALF-LIFE AND IN VIVO UNSTABLE RECOMBINANT MICROPLASMIN, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING THEREOF AND METHOD OF TREATING THROMBOEMBOLISM RELATED DISEASES INCLUDING ADMINISTRATION THEREOFMarch 2022February 2024Allow2331YesNo
17592623COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETOXIFYING BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINSFebruary 2022October 2024Abandon3201NoNo
17577208FAECALIBACTERIUM PRAUSNITZII AND DESULFOVIBRIO PIGER FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF DIABETES AND BOWEL DISEASESJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3720NoNo
17551942PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE SYMPTOMS OF ADDICTION AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING SAMEDecember 2021October 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17618705COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GROWING THE POPULATION OF MICROORGANISMS IN A GUT OF MONOGASTRIC ANIMALSDecember 2021March 2025Abandon3911NoNo
17544717STREPTOMYCES ANTIOXIDANS AND ITS USE IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PLANT DISEASESDecember 2021April 2023Allow1720NoNo
17521501Microbial Diagnostic Sampling SwabNovember 2021September 2025Abandon4610NoNo
17516875Corn Rootworm Biological ControlNovember 2021March 2024Allow2831YesNo
17508066MUSCLE TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEOctober 2021April 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17502478METHODS FOR CULTURING FILAMENTOUS FUNGI IN FERMENTATION MEDIAOctober 2021May 2022Allow710NoNo
17502486Methods for culturing filamentous fungi in fermentation mediaOctober 2021March 2022Allow510NoNo
17502448Methods for culturing filamentous fungi in fermentation mediaOctober 2021May 2022Allow710NoNo
17501325COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR CELL CULTURE SUSTAINED RELEASEOctober 2021September 2024Abandon3501NoNo
17492386TRANSMUCOSAL AND TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY SYSTEMSOctober 2021July 2024Allow3411NoNo
17486302METHOD FOR USING BIVALVE WASTE AS MEDIA FOR MICRO-ALGAL PRODUCTIONSeptember 2021February 2023Allow1610NoNo
17473501METHOD FOR CALORIMETRIC DETERMINATION OF THE LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE ACTIVITY IN HUMAN PLASMA ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2021January 2025Abandon4011NoNo
17411983METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO MICROBIAL TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF DISORDERSAugust 2021February 2022Allow610NoNo
17445827PROBIOTIC THERAPIES FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSAugust 2021October 2024Abandon3811NoNo
17407283NANO-ENZYME CONTAINERS FOR TEST ELEMENTSAugust 2021November 2024Allow3911NoNo
17431212MEDIUM SUPPLEMENT FOR HIGH-YIELD INDUSTRIAL CULTURE OF FASTIDIOUS ANAEROBES AND MEDIUM COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAMEAugust 2021May 2022Allow920YesNo
17396330MODULATION OF THE GUT MICROBIOME TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS OR DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMAugust 2021April 2025Allow4411NoNo
17427617METHOD FOR SCREENING THERAPEUTIC TARGET OF ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL SYNDROME AND USE OF TIGAR TARGET IN PREPARATION OF MEDICINE FOR TREATING RADIATION-INDUCED GASTROINTESTINAL SYNDROMEJuly 2021August 2024Abandon3621NoNo
17425582PROTEOLYTIC ENZYME COMPOSITIONJuly 2021December 2024Allow4120YesNo
17381843THERAPEUTIC MICROBIOTA FOR THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF FOOD ALLERGYJuly 2021June 2024Abandon3501NoNo
17382000Novel Composition to Improve Gut Health and Animal Performance and Methods of Making the SameJuly 2021March 2026Abandon5641NoNo
17378619BLADDER INJECTION PARADIGM FOR ADMINISTRATION OF BOTULINUM TOXINSJuly 2021August 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17355749Animal Feeds and Feed Premixes Containing Betaine Hydrochloride and a PhytaseJune 2021January 2024Allow3010NoNo
17354306MICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RUMINANT HEALTH AND PERFORMANCEJune 2021August 2023Allow2650NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DAVIS, RUTH A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
6
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
37.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
36
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
24
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
50.7%
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, 33.3% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner DAVIS, RUTH A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DAVIS, RUTH A works in Art Unit 1699 and has examined 391 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DAVIS, RUTH A's allowance rate of 74.9% 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 DAVIS, RUTH A receive 2.28 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 64% 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 DAVIS, RUTH A is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DAVIS, RUTH A. This interview benefit is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 20.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 22% 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 48.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 73% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 70.8% 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, 62.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 67% 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 8.2% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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 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:

  • 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

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