Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: STEELE, AMBER D

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1627 1639 1645 1654 1658 1676

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

Amber D. Steele serves as a patent examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1627. She has overseen 824 resolved cases. The examiner demonstrates an allowance rate of 58.9 percent, which indicates the proportion of applications that successfully reach issuance. This rate provides a clear expectation for practitioners regarding the probability of a grant when their cases are assigned to this examiner.

The median time to allowance is 1252 days. This duration defines the typical timeframe for the prosecution cycle for successful applications. When managing a portfolio, practitioners can use this 1252 day figure to estimate the period required to navigate the examination process in Art Unit 1627. The 824 resolved cases provide a stable basis for this temporal metric.

The data also reveals an interview lift of 9.3 percent. This positive lift indicates that conducting an interview with the examiner correlates with an increased likelihood of securing an allowance. Practitioners can use this 9.3 percent figure to evaluate the potential benefits of direct communication. These combined metrics offer a data-grounded view of the examination environment for applicants in Tech Center 1600.

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

Performance Statistics

58.9%
Allow Rate
-1.1% vs TC avg
881
Total Applications
+9.3%
Interview Lift
1252
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 824 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
26.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18404131 MANP Analogues Non-Final OA MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
17768537 Bi-Peptide with Affinity to Extracellular Matrix Proteins or Cells and to Growth Factors for Tissue Healing and Regeneration Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17778306 POLYPEPTIDE INHIBITORS OF NEUTROPHIL ELASTASE ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18564739 Substrate-specific adhesive peptides Non-Final OA HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
18265523 SCG2 NEUROPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
18580971 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING LIVER DISEASES, COMPRISING STC-1 OR DERIVATIVE THEREOF Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18872790 PREVENTING ALU SINES-MEDIATED PATHOLOGIES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
18533699 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PROLONG SURVIVAL OF TRANSPLANT AND RECIPIENT Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
17296795 PEPTIDE LIGANDS FOR CAPTURE OF HOST CELL PROTEINS Final Rejection North Carolina State University
18265883 METHODS OF MAKING WATER-SOLUBLE PROTEIN FORMED IN A BACTERIAL EXPRESSION SYSTEM, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
18290740 LABEL-FREE DETECTION OF PROTEASE ACTIVITY Non-Final OA OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
16632226 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDE-POLYMER NANOFIBERS FOR SUBLINGUAL IMMUNIZATION Non-Final OA Duke University
17169835 SEPARATION OF VWF AND VWF PROPEPTIDE BY CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
17610844 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING NEUROTROPHIC KERATITIS WHICH CONTAINS PACAP PEPTIDE OR STABILIZED PACAP PEPTIDE Final Rejection SENJU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

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