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Examiner Wheeler Thurman M

1619-WHEELER-THURMAN-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:1619 — Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Group:1610 — Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Compositions; Plant Growth Regulating Compositions: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs; In vivo Diagnostic Agents
Classes: 424 — Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
514 — Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
604 — Surgery
623 — Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor
426 — Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
206 — Special receptacle or package
435 — Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Phone:(571) 270-1307
Email:thurman.wheeler@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Gen Chem
Service:17 years
Grade:GS-12

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

79
3-Year Grant rate: 52% over 237 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 79th

With Examiner Wheeler, you have a 52% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Wheeler is a harder examiner and in the 79th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Wheeler, where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.

Comparison with Art Unit 1619

Examiner Wheeler's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 1619 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Wheeler 2.5
Art Unit 1619 2.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Wheeler has granted 98 of 182 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 54%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Wheeler has granted 26 of 55 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 47%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Wheeler, conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 13%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17140718 Drug Releasing Coatings For Balloon Catheters Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
18511042 Compositions And Methods For Treating Anemia Patented View
18340467 Niraparib Formulations Abandoned View
16882239 Particles Abandoned View
15306146 Cornea Mimetic Biomaterials: Vitrified Collagen-Cyclodextrin Implants Abandoned View
17345277 Method Of Killing Microbes Using C3-C5 N-Alkyl-Gamma-Butyrolactams And Antimicrobial Compositions Containing Same Patented View
17864827 Amphoteric Compounds Patented View
16815458 Method And System For Treating Vulvodynia Patented View
18297683 Medical Device Containing A Cake Composition Comprising Aripiprazole As An Active Ingredient, And A Cake Composition Comprising Aripiprazole As An Active Ingredient. Abandoned View
17909638 Application Of Fullerene And Derivatives Thereof In Regulating Intestinal Flora Abandoned View
17960110 Adjuvant Formulations Comprising Tlr4 Agonists And Methods Of Using The Same Abandoned View
15306159 Compositions Comprising Cyclodextrin Incorporated Collagen Matrices For Use In Biomedical Applications Abandoned View
18151402 Composition For Promoting Wound Healing Patented View
16615958 Staining Composition With Improved Staining Intensity Patented View
18431324 Polymer Coatings Containing Drug Powder Of Controlled Morphology Abandoned View
17006262 Method For The Preparation Of A 1,7-Bis (4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxyphenyl)-1,6-Heptadiene-3,5-Dione System In Polysorbates For The Formation Of Micelles In An Aqueous Medium Aimed At The Properties Of The Bioavailability Of Curcuminoids Abandoned View
18449358 Glycoproteins Having Lipid Mobilizing Properties And Therapeutic Uses Thereof Abandoned View
17316244 Low Particulate Lubricious Coating With Vinyl Pyrrolidone And Acidic Polymer-Containing Layers Patented View
16976270 Pharmaceutical Composition With Excellent Storage Stability Patented View
17822198 Cannabidiol Infused Candle Abandoned View
17358554 New Hydrogels Having A Silylated Structure, And Method For Obtaining Same Abandoned View
16337570 Biodegradable, Second-Harmonic-Generating Nanoprobe For Biomedical Imaging Applications Abandoned View
17589943 Photo-Activatable Compound, Its Preparation And Therapeutic Use Patented View
17278930 Liquid Polymer Delivery System For Extended Administration Of Drugs Abandoned View
18207289 Composite Sols Abandoned View
17506997 Composition Comprising Iron Oxide Magnetic Particles For A Treatment Of Liver Cancer Abandoned View
17177202 Antimicrobial Nanostructured Silver Perovskite Oxides Abandoned View
17281437 Formulation Comprising Ozonised Oil In The Treatment Of A Tumour Abandoned View
17992634 Pharmaceutical Delivery Systems For Hydrophobic Drugs And Compositions Comprising Same Abandoned View
17836314 Controlled Release Composition And Method Abandoned View
17055768 Conjugates Comprising A Temperature-Responsive Polymer And A Ligand Capable Of Binding Ergosterol Patented View
18093171 Drug Releasing Coatings For Balloon Catheters Abandoned View
17840455 Acid-Labile Chemotherapeutic Compounds And Compositions Abandoned View
18475634 Surface Zwitterionized Silicone Antifouling Coating And Preparation Method Thereof Abandoned View
15339035 Compositions For Chemically Treated Hair Abandoned View
17411284 Astaxanthin Nanoemulsion And Manufacturing Method Thereof Patented View
17673073 Polymer Nanoparticle, Polymer Composition, Method Of Making A Polymer Nanoparticle, Method For Treatment Of Bacterial Biofilms, And Method For Detection Of Bacterial Biofilms Patented View
17713134 Nutritional Compositions For The Management Of Hyponatremia Patented View
17267215 Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide-Containing Granules And Pharmaceutical Composition Patented View
17714010 Compositions And Methods For Treatment Of Immune Checkpoint Resistant Cancers Abandoned View
17176527 High Shine, Long Wear Color Cosmetic Compositions Abandoned View
17086862 Drug Delivery Systems Comprising Solid Solutions Of Weakly Basic Drugs Patented View
17544492 Bioadhesive Hydrogels Patented View
16492238 Method And Material For Differentiated Sequestration Of Substances Of Different Substance Groups With The Aid Of Hydrogels Containing Sulphated Or Sulphonated Components Abandoned View
17727301 Pharmaceutical Formulations For A Liquid Dosage Form And A Controlled Release Dosage Form Abandoned View
17321168 Cytosolic Delivery Of Peptides Using Protein Transduction Domain Mimics Patented View
16856893 Methods And Compositions Inhibiting Enveloped Viruses Using High Molecular Weight Hydrophobically Modified Alkali Swellable Emulsion Polymers Patented View
17466204 Pharmaceutical Compositions Of Fumaric Acid Esters Abandoned View
17408612 C3-C5 N-Alkyl-Gamma-Butyrolactam Containing Antimicrobial Compositions And Methods Of Using Same Patented View
17408598 Antimicrobial Compositions Containing Solvents Including A C3-C5 N-Alkyl-Gamma-Butyrolactam Patented View

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