Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CABRAL, ROBERT S

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1614 1618

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Robert S. Cabral serves as an examiner within Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1614. The examiner has reached a final disposition in 866 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 62.6 percent. This percentage indicates the frequency with which applications are granted. The history of 866 cases provides a foundation for understanding the examiner's patterns in Art Unit 1614.

The data shows an interview lift of 32.5 percent. This metric reflects the difference in allowance probability when an interview occurs during the prosecution process. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 2033. This number represents the middle point of the time required for an application to move from its filing date to the issuance of a patent.

For those appearing before this examiner, the 62.6 percent allowance rate and the 32.5 percent interview lift are primary considerations for strategy. The 2033 median days to allowance offers a benchmark for the expected duration of the process. These figures summarize the current prosecution environment for Robert S. Cabral.

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

Performance Statistics

62.6%
Allow Rate
+2.6% vs TC avg
892
Total Applications
+32.5%
Interview Lift
2033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 866 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17998761 CARBON NANOTUBES AND COMPLEXES THEREOF FOR TREATING AND DETECTING OCULAR TUMORS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18886294 Near Infrared Fluorescent Dyes, Formulations and Related Methods Non-Final OA Washington University
18014729 ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND TO CANCER CELLS AND TARGET RADIONUCLIDES TO SAID CELLS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18272110 CAVITATION AGENT Final Rejection Oxford University Innovation Limited
18755082 ALPHA POLYGLUTAMATED ANTIFOLATES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA L.E.A.F. HOLDINGS GROUP LLC
18908740 ULTRASMALL NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18780262 METHOD OF TREATMENT FOR SOLID TUMORS CONTAINING HYPOXIA AND/OR STROMA FEATURES Non-Final OA Wayne State University
18913441 Compositions of Hypochlorous Acid (HOCL) and Methods Of Manufacture Thereof Non-Final OA WIAB WATER INNOVATION AB
18751742 Formulated and/or Co-Formulated Liposome Compositions Containing PD-1 Antagonist Prodrugs Useful in the Treatment of Cancer and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA Nammi Therapeutics, Inc.

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