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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kailey Elizabeth Cash, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1672 1682 1683

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Analysis

CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 1600 and art unit 1637. The record contains 21 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 28.6% and a median of 1351 days to allowance. The interview lift is 64.3%, indicating a strong association between interviews and allowance outcomes within a limited record.

Company matters include THE GENERAL HOSPITAL Corporation, Rprd Diagnostics LLC, and Abbott Laboratories. The associated firms are pH IP Law, WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, and ALSTON & BIRD LLP. Practitioners should prepare carefully for interviews while treating the small resolved-case record as directional and planning for an extended prosecution timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-31.4% vs TC avg
78
Total Applications
+64.3%
Interview Lift
1351
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.4%
§102 Novelty
34.8%
§103 Obviousness
31.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18557631 HIGH THROUGHPUT NUCLEIC ACID TESTING OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Non-Final OA ABBOTT LABORATORIES
17687376 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BARCODING CELLS AND CELL BEADS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18203189 Quantum Dot-Peptide PNA-DNA Complexes as a Platform Reporter System for Multiplexed Detection in Cell-Free Transcription Translation-Based Biosensors Non-Final OA The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18468384 PANELS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18000222 SINGLE CELL COMBINATORIAL INDEXING FROM AMPLIFIED NUCLEIC ACIDS Final Rejection THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18264741 A CONTINUOUS METRIC TO MEASURE ENDOTYPE AND CORTICOSTEROID INTERACTION IN SEPTIC SHOCK Final Rejection VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
17999960 NON-EXTENSIBLE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES IN DNA AMPLIFICATION REACTIONS Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18372576 CULTURE-FREE BIPHASIC APPROACH FOR RAPID DETECTION OF PATHOGENS FROM WHOLE BLOOD Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
18578997 MODIFIED ADAPTERS FOR ENZYMATIC DNA DEAMINATION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR EPIGENETIC SEQUENCING OF FREE AND IMMOBILIZED DNA Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18709782 FRAGMENT CONSENSUS METHODS FOR ULTRASENSITIVE DETECTION OF ABERRANT METHYLATION Non-Final OA Foundation Medicine, Inc.
18580427 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER Non-Final OA Mercy Bioanalytics, Inc.
17631558 MULTIPLEX LIGATION-DEPENDENT PROBE MICROARRAY DETECTION Final Rejection FLASHDX SHENZHEN INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kailey Elizabeth Cash's allowance rate?

28.6% of resolved applications examined by Kailey Elizabeth Cash were allowed (21 resolved cases), compared with 45.4% across Art Unit 1637 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kailey Elizabeth Cash?

This examiner's interview lift is +64.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kailey Elizabeth Cash take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kailey Elizabeth Cash took 1,351 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kailey Elizabeth Cash work in?

Kailey Elizabeth Cash examines applications in Art Unit 1637 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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