Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1623 1651 1693

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

Samuel Leonard Galster serves in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1623. He has 114 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 50.9 percent. This figure represents the likelihood of an application resulting in a patent grant. The 114 resolved cases provide a solid statistical foundation for this allowance rate.

The interview lift is 43.2 percent. This metric shows the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. By comparing the 43.2 percent lift to the 50.9 percent allowance rate, practitioners can assess the impact of verbal advocacy. The data suggests that interviews provide a measurable benefit for applications assigned to Art Unit 1623.

The median days to allowance is 1178. This value indicates the typical duration of the examination process for successful applications. The 1178-day median is a relevant factor for applicants to consider when managing their patent portfolios. These metrics, from the 114 resolved cases to the 50.9 percent allowance rate, characterize the examiner's work in Tech Center 1600.

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

Performance Statistics

50.9%
Allow Rate
-9.1% vs TC avg
166
Total Applications
+43.2%
Interview Lift
1178
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 114 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18723131 PROCESS FOR THE BACKBONE DEPROTECTION OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES CONTAINING A TERMINAL ALKYL PHOSPHONATE GROUP Non-Final OA NOVO NORDISK A/S
18539559 OIL-RESISTANT AGENT Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18627239 DOSING REGIMENS FOR USE IN PREVENTING RELAPSE OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA FOLLOWING ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION WITH VENETOCLAX IN COMBINATION WITH AZACITIDINE Non-Final OA ABBVIE INC.
18571126 TUNABLE DYNAMIC AND NON-DYNAMIC HYDROGEL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
19380466 4'-HALOGEN CONTAINING NUCLEOTIDE AND NUCLEOSIDE THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES RELATED THERETO Final Rejection EMORY UNIVERSITY
18558874 NUCLEOTIDE AND NUCLEOSIDE THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS, COMBINATIONS AND USES RELATED THERETO Final Rejection EMORY UNIVERSITY
18255757 STABLE AQUEOUS COMPOSITION FOR PRETERM TO PROMOTE EARLY POSTNAL GROWTH Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17616966 METHODS OF REJUVENATING AGED TISSUE BY INHIBITING 15-HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE (15-PGDH) Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18543979 DISULFIDE CONTAINING THERAPEUTICS Non-Final OA Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
18269213 MOLECULE FOR INDUCING SPONTANEOUS CALCIFICATION OF TUMOR CELLS AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
17291588 METHODS FOR CONSOLIDATING ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING POLYMERIC MATERIALS Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18571905 ANTI-FUNGAL COMPOSITION DERIVED FROM HESPERALOE Final Rejection Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
17633254 HYBRID AMIDE DERIVATIVES OF AMPHOTERICIN B Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
17265387 METHODS FOR REDUCING ABNORMAL SCAR FORMATION Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
17918725 THYCLOTIDES Non-Final OA The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services
18317564 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ALLEVIATING CONDITIONS CAUSED BY ABNORMAL SUBCUTANEOUS DEPOSIT OF ADIPOSE TISSUE OR FAT Non-Final OA Caliway Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
18263124 NOVEL METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIBODY-IMMUNOSTIMULATOR CONJUGATE Non-Final OA Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
18252838 COMPLEX OF BETA-GLUCAN AND NUCLEIC ACID HAVING CONTROLLED PARTICLE SIZE Final Rejection DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
17972909 METHODS OF DOSING OF APICAL SODIUM-DEPENDENT BILE ACID TRANSPORTER INHIBITORS (ASBTIs) Non-Final OA Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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