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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ronald T Niebauer, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NIEBAUER, RONALD T

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1654 1658 1676 1691

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Analysis

NIEBAUER, RONALD T is assigned to tech center 1600 and art unit 1654. His profile covers 732 resolved cases and shows an allowance rate of 40.8%. The median time to allowance is 1319 days. Interview lift is 34.0%, suggesting that interviews have played a meaningful role in the reported allowance outcomes.

The principal applicants are Novartis AG, Genmont Biotech Incorporation, and Boston Scientific Corporation. The listed firms are QUARLES & BRADY LLP, Clark+Elbing LLP, and Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. This combination gives practitioners a focused view of the applicant and counsel mix appearing in the record. The allowance and timing measures support careful prosecution budgeting and early planning for substantive examiner engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

40.8%
Allow Rate
-19.2% vs TC avg
804
Total Applications
+34.0%
Interview Lift
1319
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 732 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
26.4%
§103 Obviousness
29.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18352345 NOVEL FATTY ACIDS AND THEIR USE IN CONJUGATION TO BIOMOLECULES Non-Final OA NOVARTIS AG
18449907 IODINATED CROSSLINKED HYDROGELS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18037287 PROTEIN HYDROGELS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
18246063 POLYMERS AND NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
18250406 PEPTIDE TAG AND TAGGED PROTEIN CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18004104 HUMAN RECOMBINANT ACE2-FC MUTANTS THAT DECOUPLE ANTI-SARS-COV-2 ACTIVITY FROM CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS Final Rejection Northwestern University
18812726 LONG ACTING GLP-1/GIP DUAL AGONISTS Non-Final OA SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
17323683 CBX8 CHROMDOMAIN INHIBITORS AND THE USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18604185 ANNEXIN TO INHIBIT BACTERIA Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18620645 METHODS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF PEPTOIDS USING GREEN SOLVENTS Non-Final OA The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
17617095 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR TISSUE REGENERATION Non-Final OA The Medical Research, Infrastructure and Health Services Fund of the Tel Aviv Medical Center

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ronald T Niebauer's allowance rate?

40.8% of resolved applications examined by Ronald T Niebauer were allowed (732 resolved cases), compared with 48.5% across Art Unit 1654 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ronald T Niebauer?

This examiner's interview lift is +34.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ronald T Niebauer take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ronald T Niebauer took 1,319 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ronald T Niebauer work in?

Ronald T Niebauer examines applications in Art Unit 1654 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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