Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: JONES, DAMERON LEVEST

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 1618 3991

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dameron Levest Jones is an examiner in Tech Center 3900 and Art Unit 1618. The profile shows 1085 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 67.7 percent. The total number of resolved cases establishes the reliability of the prosecution data. This specific percentage of 67.7 helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of an application reaching an allowance.

The interview lift is 31.3 percent. This figure shows the difference in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use the 31.3 percent lift to evaluate the utility of direct communication with the examiner during prosecution. This metric serves as a guide for deciding whether to request a formal discussion.

The median days to allowance is 1269. This period represents the middle value of the time taken to reach an allowance. With 1085 resolved cases, the 1269-day duration characterizes the experience for applications assigned to this examiner. Practitioners should plan for this timeline when seeking a grant in Art Unit 1618.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

67.7%
Allow Rate
+7.7% vs TC avg
1,131
Total Applications
+31.3%
Interview Lift
1269
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1085 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.6%
§102 Novelty
26.0%
§103 Obviousness
41.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19443984 CHEWABLE COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Harmony Foods LLC
18716761 CLOSO-DODECAIODODECABORATE COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF USE FOR SAME Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17630286 CELL PENETRATING PEPTIDE FUNCTIONALIZED PERFLUOROCARBON NANOEMULSION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING CELL POPULATIONS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18039301 ROOM-TEMPERATURE PHOSPHORESCENCE NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18329245 CASPASE-3-TRIGGERED MOLECULAR SELF-ASSEMBLING PET PROBES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17628497 PARTICLE-BASED METHOD FOR DEFINING A GUT MICROBIOTA IN HUMANS OR OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES Non-Final OA Washington University
17844456 CYCLIC PEPTIDES AS PROTEIN TARGETING AGENTS Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17873980 IN SITU FORMING COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR TISSUE RESTORATION Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18041470 TEXAPHYRIN DERIVATIVES FOR MANGANESE CHEMOTHERAPY, PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING, AND PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17905124 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF APC-DEFICIENT CANCER Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17782147 COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17730130 REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR LABELING MOLECULES WITH ASTATINE ISOTOPES IN HIGHER OXIDATION STATES Final Rejection University of Washington
18573604 Compounds For Molecular Imaging of Collagen Turnover and Methods Using Same Non-Final OA The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
18515076 DIMERIZATION STRATEGIES AND COMPOUNDS FOR MOLECULAR IMAGING AND/OR RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
17998334 PD-1 AS A PREDICTIVE MARKER FOR THERAPY IN CANCER Non-Final OA PRELUDE CORPORATION
17741686 ANTI-NUCLEOLIN AGENT-CONJUGATED NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
18711699 HAFNIUM (IV) OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITEIT GENT
18815955 Lyophilized Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising a Lipid Nanoparticle Non-Final OA Translate Bio, Inc.
18689166 ATHEROSCLEROSIS-TARGETED LIPOSOME NANOCARRIER DELIVERY SYSTEM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Beijing Inno Medicine Co., Ltd.

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