Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SCHLOOP, ALLISON ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1682 1683 1693

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Allison Elizabeth Schloop serves as an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1682. She has 46 resolved cases in her record. The allowance rate for these applications is 63.0 percent. This 63.0 percent figure indicates the proportion of cases that reach a successful conclusion. Practitioners can use the 46 resolved cases to evaluate the examiner's historical patterns.

The data shows an interview lift of 56.5 percent. This 56.5 percent value measures the increase in allowance probability when an interview is performed. A positive lift of 56.5 percent suggests that oral discussions are a highly effective tool for advancing prosecution. Applicants should consider this statistic when deciding whether to engage with the examiner directly.

The median days to allowance is 1448. This 1448-day period represents the typical length of time from filing to a patent grant. For those in Art Unit 1682, this 1448-day median is a primary indicator of the expected prosecution timeline. The 63.0 percent allowance rate and the 1448-day median provide a comprehensive view of the results in this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
+3.0% vs TC avg
95
Total Applications
+56.5%
Interview Lift
1448
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.9%
§101 Eligibility
6.5%
§102 Novelty
33.1%
§103 Obviousness
34.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18405884 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IN SITU ANALYSIS OF VARIANT SEQUENCES Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17915167 METHODS OF PROFILING TRANSLATION RATE Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18280164 NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18050809 PAPANICOLAOU TEST FOR OVARIAN AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCERS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
17771772 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND TREATING ESOPHAGEAL CANCER Final Rejection THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
17683246 SAME-SAMPLE ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
19240318 NEOANTIGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY Final Rejection Gradalis, Inc.
17560724 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIA AND FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH BACTERIAL AND CANDIDA VAGINOSIS Final Rejection Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
18051619 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING TRAPPED CHARGE FOR BILAYER FORMATION AND PORE INSERTION IN A NANOPORE ARRAY Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
17760033 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RAPID RNA-ADENYLATION AND RNA SEQUENCING Final Rejection Cornell University
17863808 METHOD FOR SYNCHRONOUSLY SEQUENCING SENSE STRAND AND ANTISENSE STRAND OF DNA Final Rejection MGI TECH CO., LTD.
17957643 SEQUENCING OF VIRAL DNA FOR PREDICTING DISEASE RELAPSE Final Rejection GRAIL, Inc.
18373441 GENE SPECIFIC TISSUE INFORMATION AND SEQUENCING Final Rejection Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG
17625333 METHODS OF DETECTING DISEASE AND TREATMENT RESPONSE IN cfDNA Non-Final OA THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18260011 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BINDING SITE ANALYSIS OF NUCLEOSOME DEPLETED CIRCULATING CELL FREE CHROMATIN FRAGMENTS Non-Final OA Belgian Volition SRL (BE/BE)
18315025 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SAMPLE NORMALIZATION Non-Final OA AccuraGen Holdings Limited
18054676 CELL-FREE DNA SIZE DETECTION Final Rejection AccuraGen Holdings Limited

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