USPTO Examiner UNDERDAHL THANE E - Art Unit 1699

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19256777OCEANOBACILLUS JEDDAHENSE STRAIN HMF12 AND ITS APPLICATIONJuly 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19223085METHOD FOR SEPARATING AMOXICILLIN AND PHENYLACETIC ACID FROM REACTION SOLUTION IN ONE-STEP ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF AMOXICILLINMay 2025July 2025Allow200YesNo
19189316ONE-STEP METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING AMOXICILLIN FROM PENICILLIN OR SALT THEREOF THROUGH ENZYME CATALYSISApril 2025September 2025Allow511NoNo
19180258APPARATUS AND METHODS USING TETHERED ENZYMES FOR THE DETECTION OF THE ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF BIOMARKERSApril 2025December 2025Abandon811NoNo
19048619USE OF PLATELET-BASED PRODUCTS FOR TREATMENT OF CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE PROXIMATE BREAST IMPLANTFebruary 2025September 2025Allow700YesNo
18951938BIOCATALYSTS FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESISNovember 2024January 2026Allow1421NoNo
18763218METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING STARCH AND CELLULOSE IN CORN SAMPLESJuly 2024November 2025Allow1611YesNo
18424597CELL POPULATIONS OF CD31-POSITIVE, CD45-NEGATIVE, CD200-POSITIVE MAMMALIAN CELLS AND USE THEREOFJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1200NoNo
18390083APPARATUS AND METHODS USING TETHERED ENZYMES FOR THE DETECTION OF THE ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF BIOMARKERSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1521YesNo
18500708ETHYLENE OXIDE ABSORPTION LAYER FOR ANALYTE SENSING AND METHODNovember 2023July 2025Allow2020NoNo
18494167Methods and Compositions for Improving Quality of Life and Increasing Activity in Aging and Chronically Ill MammalsOctober 2023October 2025Allow2420YesNo
18480790ENZYME MEDIATOR FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS FOR USE WITH ANALYTE SENSORSOctober 2023September 2025Allow2401YesNo
18477766MICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS FOR FOWL HEALTH AND PERFORMANCESeptember 2023July 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18470720TREATMENT OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE INJURIESSeptember 2023June 2024Allow910YesNo
18369464HIGH PURITY STARCH STREAM METHODS AND SYSTEMSSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2721YesNo
18343187SELECTION AND USE OF UMBILICAL CORD CELL FRACTIONS SUITABLE FOR TRANSPLANTATIONJune 2023August 2025Abandon2601NoNo
18333957MICROBIOLOGICAL GROWTH MEDIA AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18031880METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION IN MEDIUM TEMPERATURE-HIGH TEMPERATURE TRANSITION ZONEApril 2023June 2024Allow1420YesNo
18134077NATIVE CELL DERIVED VESICLES CONTAINING TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS FOR THERAPYApril 2023March 2026Allow3501YesNo
18191791GENERATION OF TUMOR IMMUNITY USING ASTROCYTES AND ASTROCYTE-DENDRITIC CELL COMBINATIONSMarch 2023February 2026Allow3510NoNo
18245753METHODS FOR INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY OF THERAPEUTIC PROTEINSMarch 2023October 2025Allow3101NoNo
18164525CMOS-BASED LOW-POWER, LOW-NOISE POTENTIOSTAT CIRCUIT AND ITS INTEGRATION WITH AN ENFM-BASED GLUCOSE SENSORFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18155790COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, TREATING, OR ALLEVIATING VIRAL INFECTION DISEASES OR RESPIRATORY DISEASES COMPRISING VESICLE DERIVED FROM LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEIJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2100NoNo
18080371FEED SUPPLEMENT BOLUS WITH ACTIVE YEASTDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3710NoNo
17981448Application of TREM2hi macrophages in the preparation of drugs for the treatment of cardiac dysfunctionNovember 2022November 2025Allow3600YesNo
17981384Synthetic Microbial Community for Phyllosphere ApplicationNovember 2022May 2025Allow3111NoNo
17997346BINDING AGENTS AND USES THEREOF FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DELIVERYOctober 2022December 2025Allow3801YesNo
17920440SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SINGLE-CELL ENCAPSULATION AND CULTUREOctober 2022December 2025Allow3811YesNo
18048759CIRCULATING TUMOR CELL DIAGNOSTICS FOR LUNG CANCEROctober 2022May 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17967469REGENERATIVE NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF PRODUCTION, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2022February 2026Abandon4001NoNo
17964715Organotypic Brain Slice Culture Model of Human Neuroinflammatory Environment Associated with NeurodegenerationOctober 2022January 2026Abandon3901NoNo
17995708UNIT FOR ANGIOGENESIS PROMOTION AND/OR NERVE REGENERATIONOctober 2022January 2026Abandon3910NoNo
17912730COMPOSITIONS AND TREATMENTS FOR ISCHEMIC INJURIESSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3911NoNo
17906612BACILLUS VELEZENSIS, CULTURE METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1720NoNo
17946106METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELL-CONTAINING EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, CELL CULTURE METHOD, DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CELL-CONTAINING EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND CONTROL PROGRAMSeptember 2022December 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17912458USE OF MITOCHONDRIA TO TREAT AND/OR PREVENT TENDON INJURY OR ITS RELATED DISEASESeptember 2022January 2026Allow4120YesNo
17900862BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS STRAIN FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING COLITIS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR ALLEVIATING COLITISAugust 2022February 2024Allow1730NoNo
17802108Use Of Radiation To Predispose Platelet ActivationAugust 2022January 2026Abandon4001NoNo
17792396USE OF RHODOCOCCUS RUBER CELL WALL SKELETON IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINEJuly 2022February 2025Allow3100YesNo
17811542NOVEL LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM STRAIN, POLYSACCHARIDES DERIVED FROM STRAIN, AND USE THEREOFJuly 2022April 2023Allow911YesNo
17852940EFFICIENT MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CARBON SOURCE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAMEJune 2022December 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17789228Method For Producing Citric Acid by Degrading Roughages with the Rumen Fungus-methanogen Co-culture from Qinghai YaksJune 2022April 2024Allow2210YesNo
17757387INHIBITION OF TNF-ALPHA BY FIBROBLASTS AND FIBROBLAST EXOSOMESJune 2022November 2025Allow4101YesNo
17781490METHOD FOR PREPARING GALACTO-OLIGOSACHARIDES FROM LACTULOSEJune 2022May 2025Allow3500YesNo
17733887METHODS OF CROP RESIDUAL MANAGEMENT WITH MICROALGAE COMPOSITIONSApril 2022April 2025Allow3600YesNo
17772620PAENIBACILLUS ISOLATES AND USES THEREOFApril 2022September 2025Allow4111NoNo
17728833SEMI-CONTINUOUS CULTURE METHODSApril 2022July 2025Allow3810YesNo
17767843ENGINEERED TRIMERIC CD70 PROTEINS AND USES THEREOFApril 2022March 2025Allow3501YesNo
17658406PROCESS FOR PURIFICATION OF MALONIC ACID FROM FERMENTATION BROTHApril 2022February 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17712326CO-ENZYME Q10 FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USEApril 2022June 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17655825METHOD FOR FACILITATING MATURATION OF THE MAMMALIAN IMMUNE SYSTEMMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410YesNo
17699910HIGH CONCENTRATION ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF POMPE DISEASEMarch 2022May 2025Allow3820NoNo
17641431SPLIT INTEIN AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR RECOMBINANT POLYPEPTIDE USING THE SAMEMarch 2022October 2025Abandon4301NoNo
17653209TREATMENT OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE INJURIESMarch 2022July 2025Allow4110YesNo
17684258COMPOSTING SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2022September 2025Abandon4311NoNo
17673914HYDROTHERMAL-MECHANICAL CONVERSION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS TO ETHANOL OR OTHER FERMENTATION PRODUCTSFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17633950PREPARATION METHOD FOR SILK FIBROIN NERVE GRAFT FUSED WITH NT3February 2022August 2025Allow4200NoNo
17586347COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, TREATING, OR ALLEVIATING VIRAL INFECTION DISEASES OR RESPIRATORY DISEASES COMPRISING VESICLE DERIVED FROM LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEIJanuary 2022October 2022Allow911YesNo
17571209MICROBIOMES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING MEDIUM-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS FROM ORGANIC SUBSTRATESJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3711NoNo
17625220MODIFIED ESCHERICHIA COLI STRAIN NISSLE AND TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2501NoNo
17646819Autocatalytic Relay Loop Signal Amplification Mechanism and Applications ThereofJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2711YesNo
17618949IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO NICKING ENZYMESDecember 2021July 2025Allow4301YesNo
17547863LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION OF RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL CELLSDecember 2021April 2023Allow1621NoNo
17617332SYNTHETIC PRODUCTION OF SINGLE-STRANDED ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRAL DNA VECTORSDecember 2021October 2025Allow4711NoNo
17456215SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTIONNovember 2021December 2025Abandon4911NoNo
17455971METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE, DEVICE, AND KITNovember 2021May 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17523064Biocontrol Strain YW-1 and Preparation Method and Application of Biocontrol Agent ThereofNovember 2021August 2023Allow2110NoNo
17501753LARGE SCALE CELL CULTURE SYSTEM FOR MAKING MEAT AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTSOctober 2021June 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17497798DEVICE FOR ANALYSIS OF CELLULAR MOTILITYOctober 2021July 2025Allow4610YesNo
17488454DECELLULARISED CELL WALL STRUCTURES FROM FUNGUS AND USE THEREOF AS SCAFFOLD MATERIALSSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3310YesNo
17472366TREATMENT OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE INJURIESSeptember 2021February 2022Allow511NoNo
17409193CELL CULTURE PROCESS FOR MAKING A GLYCOPROTEINAugust 2021November 2024Allow3900NoNo
17406928TRANSGLUTAMINASE NANOFLOWERSAugust 2021August 2024Allow3601YesNo
17431708PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING MICROBES, COMPOSITIONS, AND USES THEREOFAugust 2021May 2025Abandon4501NoNo
17428109THERMOSPOROTHRIX HAZAKENSIS-DERIVED ANTIBACTERIALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCEAugust 2021November 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17378845ANTIFUNGAL PAENIBACILLUS STRAINS, FUSARICIDIN-TYPE COMPOUNDS, AND THEIR USEJuly 2021November 2024Allow4010YesNo
17359785SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUEL GRADE ETHANOL FROM CELLULOSIC AND HIGH STARCH COMBINED FEEDSTOCKSJune 2021April 2023Abandon2201NoNo
17355093PREPARATION OF RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM CELLSJune 2021September 2024Allow3910NoNo
17304185CULTURE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR ENUMERATING MOLD COLONIESJune 2021September 2024Allow3900YesNo
17338285TESTER PAPER AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR DETECTING A BACTERIAL INFECTIONJune 2021September 2024Allow4001NoNo
17314190GROWTH PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN PASTURE AND FEEDLOT SYSTEMSMay 2021July 2024Allow3820NoNo
17228058FREEZING AND ARCHIVING CELLS ON A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICEApril 2021May 2024Allow3700NoNo
17212376AUTOMATED TISSUE ENGINEERING SYSTEMMarch 2021February 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17275164MODIFIED ARCHAEAL FAMILY B POLYMERASESMarch 2021November 2025Allow5612YesNo
17189417SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR ADDING PRE-FERMENTATION SEPARATED NON-FERMENTABLES TO A POST-FERMENTATION STREAMMarch 2021April 2025Allow4910YesNo
17270516NOVEL CUTIBACTERIUM AVIDUM STRAIN, AND COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING ATOPIC DERMATITIS, COMPRISING STRAIN OR CULTURED PRODUCT THEREOFFebruary 2021September 2022Allow1810NoNo
17182039Method for Using Electrochemical Bioreactor Module with Recovery of CofactorFebruary 2021January 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17181115METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING STARCH CELLULOSE IN CORN SAMPLESFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3710NoNo
17174102ECONOMIC SUGAR STREAM, PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS OF PRODUCING SAMEFebruary 2021May 2024Allow3911YesNo
17166605METHODS OF TREATING CONGENITAL HEMOPHILIA WITH ANTI-FIBRINOLYTIC LOADED PLATELETSFebruary 2021January 2025Abandon4810NoNo
17265309METAL MATERIAL, METHOD OF CONTROLLING RESPONSE OF FERMENTATIVE MICROORGANISM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FERMENTED FOOD PRODUCTFebruary 2021August 2024Abandon4311NoNo
17265097Exopolysaccharide from Rhodopseudomonas palustris and Method for Preparing and Use ThereofFebruary 2021May 2022Allow1610YesNo
17151458PREPARATION OF HUMAN PLATELET LYSATE (HPL) FROM REFRIGERATED WHOLE BLOOD PLATELETSJanuary 2021November 2025Allow5830YesNo
17144739TISSUE-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJanuary 2021November 2023Allow3410NoNo
17258510AKKERMANSIA MUCINIPHILA EB-AMDK27 STRAIN AND USE THEREOFJanuary 2021July 2022Allow1810NoNo
17255201MODIFIED T CELLS AND USES THEREOFDecember 2020September 2024Allow4511NoNo
17116629SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METHANE FROM CO2December 2020April 2025Allow5221NoNo
17114827COMPOSITION FOR STRENGTHENING SKIN BARRIER, MOISTURIZING SKIN OR ANTI-AGINGDecember 2020July 2023Allow3120YesNo
17114152ORAL COMPOSITIONSDecember 2020June 2024Allow4311YesNo
15734280METHOD FOR CONVERTING CO2 BY MEANS OF BIOLOGICAL REDUCTIONDecember 2020September 2022Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner UNDERDAHL, THANE E.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(21.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(78.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
28.0%
Lower 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, 21.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner UNDERDAHL, THANE E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner UNDERDAHL, THANE E works in Art Unit 1699 and has examined 235 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner UNDERDAHL, THANE E's allowance rate of 77.4% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by UNDERDAHL, THANE E receive 1.71 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by UNDERDAHL, THANE E is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +31.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by UNDERDAHL, THANE E. This interview benefit is in the 79% 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, 32.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 28.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 71.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 53.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 55% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 59% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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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