USPTO Examiner STEELE AMBER D - Art Unit 1658

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19207094LEPTIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME TO SUPPORT WEIGHT LOSS AND/OR MAINTENANCEMay 2025September 2025Allow511NoNo
19192339ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE AND APPLICATION THEREOFApril 2025February 2026Abandon1001NoNo
19172886PAM3CSK4 INJECTION FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF MASLDApril 2025October 2025Allow601YesNo
19024178FACTOR IX POLYPEPTIDE MUTANT, ITS USES AND A METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTIONJanuary 2025October 2025Abandon901NoNo
18853789Treatment for Ocular FibrosisOctober 2024July 2025Allow1001NoNo
18903864THERAPEUTIC POLYPEPTIDEOctober 2024April 2025Allow601NoNo
18893357INCRETIN ANALOGS AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2024March 2025Allow611NoNo
18829844PEPTIDE COMPOSITIONS CAPABLE OF BINDING LANTHIONINE SYNTHETASE C-LIKE PROTEIN (LANCL) AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2024August 2025Allow1111NoNo
18806394PROCESSES AND INTERMEDIATES FOR PREPARING TIRZEPATIDEAugust 2024February 2025Allow601NoNo
18834531Recombinant Humanized Collagen Type III Alpha-1, and Expression Vector and Use ThereofJuly 2024January 2026Allow1811NoNo
18697004TRICYCLIC POLYPEPTIDE CONJUGATED DRUG AND USE THEREOFMarch 2024October 2025Allow1901NoNo
18611711GENE PPARalpha FOR IMPROVING DISEASE RESISTANCE OF HALF-SMOOTH TONGUE SOLE CYNOGLOSSUS SEMILAEVIS AND USE THEREOFMarch 2024September 2025Abandon1811NoNo
18612627HUMAN COLLAGEN 17-TYPE POLYPEPTIDE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFMarch 2024June 2025Allow1411NoNo
18612612HUMAN COLLAGEN 17-TYPE POLYPEPTIDE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFMarch 2024June 2025Allow1411NoNo
18601031COMPSTATIN ANALOGUES AND THEIR MEDICAL USESMarch 2024December 2025Allow2111NoNo
18584321PEPTIDE USED FOR IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICSFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1721YesNo
18444501Compositions comprising pharmaceutically acceptable salts of glucagon-like peptide-1 analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of amylin analogs, and uses thereofFebruary 2024October 2024Allow801NoNo
18424386HETEROTANDEM BICYCLIC PEPTIDE COMPLEXJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18420332Treatment of AscitesJanuary 2024September 2025Abandon2021NoYes
18578613SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDE AMPHIPHILES DISPLAYING A TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA 1 (TGF-ß1) MIMETIC EPITOPEJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2321NoNo
18390354MOLECULAR GUIDE SYSTEM PEPTIDES AND USES THEREOFDecember 2023June 2025Allow1821NoNo
18568525Peptide compounds targeting PD-1 receptor as well as preparation and applications thereofDecember 2023January 2025Allow1411NoNo
18524461COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ENDOMETRIOSISNovember 2023July 2025Allow1901NoNo
18492982VSIG8-BASED CHIMERIC PROTEINSOctober 2023May 2025Abandon1901NoNo
18491750Interference Peptides As Inhibitors Of Interactions Related To Ampar EndocytosisOctober 2023January 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18483108POLYPEPTIDES AND MEDICAL USES THEREOFOctober 2023June 2024Allow901NoNo
18554481PEPTIDE FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING INFLAMMATORY DISEASESOctober 2023March 2026Allow2900NoNo
18473073PEPTIDES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SKIN PIGMENTATIONSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1211NoNo
18467206FUSION PROTEIN COMPOSITION(S) COMPRISING MASKED TYPE I INTERFERONS (IFNA AND IFNB) FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND METHODS THEREOFSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1101NoNo
18550098Composition for Treatment and/or Prevention of a Corona Virus InfectionSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2900NoNo
18549552METHOD OF CLARIFYING A CRUDE PROTEIN SOLUTIONSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2900NoNo
18242653PEPTIDE USED FOR IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICSSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3000NoNo
18548832METHODS FOR CYCLIZATION OF (POLY)PEPTIDES COMPRISING Ny-HYDROXY- OR Ny-AMINO-L-ASPARAGINESeptember 2023February 2026Allow2900NoNo
18460300PEPTIDE-COMPOUND CYCLIZATION METHODSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1911NoNo
18446172PEPTIDES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIABETESAugust 2023December 2025Allow2911NoNo
18366558CONJUGATED HEPCIDIN MIMETICSAugust 2023October 2024Allow1401NoNo
18274952COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF METABOLIC AND LIVER DISORDERSJuly 2023May 2025Allow2140NoNo
18333628CYCLIC PEPTIDES FOR TRAPPING INTERLEUKIN-1 BETAJune 2023January 2026Allow3100NoNo
18317017Polypeptide Integrin AntagonistsMay 2023October 2024Abandon1701NoNo
18311049MODIFIED VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDESMay 2023January 2025Abandon2111NoNo
18306911RECOMBINANT CDHR3 PROTEIN FRAGMENTS INHIBIT RHINOVIRUS C BINDING AND REPLICATIONApril 2023June 2025Allow2511NoNo
18304159GELATIN PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GELATIN PARTICLES, GELATIN PARTICLE-CONTAINING CELL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GELATIN PARTICLE-CONTAINING CELLApril 2023August 2025Allow2821NoNo
18031978GLP-1/GIP DUAL AGONIST, LONG-ACTING CONJUGATE THEREOF, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAMEApril 2023November 2025Allow3100NoNo
18031762ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEApril 2023November 2025Allow3100NoNo
18130764INHIBITION OF TREM RECEPTOR SIGNALING WITH PEPTIDE VARIANTSApril 2023August 2024Allow1611NoNo
18030171PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF DIABETESApril 2023November 2025Allow3101NoNo
18182726SELF-ASSEMBLY OF PROTEIN-BASED BIOMATERIALS WITH MULTIPLE MORPHOLOGIESMarch 2023December 2024Allow2121NoNo
18119920ENGINEERED SEMAPHORINS AND USES THEREOFMarch 2023August 2024Abandon1701NoNo
18118587AUTOLOGOUS AND ALLOGENIC HIV-1 PROTEINS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LATENT HIV-1 INFECTIONMarch 2023July 2025Allow2911NoNo
18116331COOKED MILLET PROLAMIN PEPTIDE FOR INHIBITING ALPHA-AMYLASE AND ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASEMarch 2023February 2024Allow1111YesNo
18169971COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR BLOCKING ULTRAVIOLET RADIATIONFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1311NoNo
18165986COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TIGHT JUNCTION PERMEABILITYFebruary 2023April 2024Abandon1401NoNo
18104643PEPTIDYL INHIBITORS OF CALCINEURIN-NFAT INTERACTIONFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2411NoNo
18153973AN IMMUNOMODULATORY PROTEIN FOR ALLEVIATION AND/OR TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASESJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1911NoNo
18150680Interference Peptides As Inhibitors Of Interactions Related To Ampar EndocytosisJanuary 2023August 2023Allow811NoNo
18013344POLYPEPTIDE FOR REPAIRING MUCOSAL DAMAGE OR SKIN WOUND AND USE THEREOFDecember 2022May 2025Allow2812NoNo
18069797MODULATING ANGIOGENESIS BY PROTEOMIMETICS OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORDecember 2022October 2023Allow1001NoNo
18011155INHALATION FORMULATIONS OF ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDSDecember 2022August 2025Allow3200NoNo
18081964HYDROGEL FOR CELL-LADEN BIOPRINTING, BIOINK, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2022July 2025Allow3100NoNo
18061735IL-2RGAMMA BINDING COMPOUNDSDecember 2022October 2024Abandon2211NoNo
18008034PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCING RADIOTHERAPY COMPRISING FUSION PROTEIN CONTAINING IL-2 PROTEIN AND CD80 PROTEINDecember 2022July 2025Allow3200NoNo
18058134PEPTIDE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ACTIVITYNovember 2022December 2025Abandon3731NoNo
17995992PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ORGAN INJURIESOctober 2022June 2025Allow3200NoNo
17917391BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION REGULATING AGENT, EPIDERMAL METABOLISM PROMOTING AGENT, FAT ACCUMULATION INHIBITING AGENT, FAT DECOMPOSITION PROMOTING AGENT, ADIPONECTIN PRODUCTION PROMOTING AGENT, FUNCTIONAL FOOD, COSMETIC PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION REGULATING AGENTOctober 2022June 2025Allow3200NoNo
17958959COLLAGEN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEOctober 2022September 2024Allow2321NoNo
17935862Small Molecule Cancer Treatments that Cause Necrosis in Cancer Cells But Do Not Affect Normal CellsSeptember 2022May 2024Abandon2001NoNo
17914603METHODS AND COMPOSITIONSSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3200NoNo
17908258RECOMBINANT HUMAN TYPE XVII COLLAGEN, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFAugust 2022July 2023Allow1111NoNo
17823180PEPTIDE USED FOR IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICSAugust 2022December 2023Allow1521YesNo
17641539APPLICATION OF NON-IGF1R-BINDING SUBSTANCE IN PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASESAugust 2022February 2026Abandon4701NoNo
17800818MOLECULES TARGETING RAS PROTEINAugust 2022February 2026Abandon4201NoNo
17865438NOVEL FATTY ACID MODIFIED UROCORTIN 2 DERIVATIVES AND THE USES THEREOFJuly 2022July 2023Abandon1201NoNo
17811848PEPTIDE TARGETING MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS TOXIN-ANTITOXIN SYSTEM AND USE THEREOFJuly 2022July 2023Allow1201NoNo
17855305PLATFORMS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC DELIVERYJune 2022August 2023Allow1411YesNo
17854190PEPTIDES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIABETESJune 2022May 2023Allow1001NoNo
17844647METHODS OF TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISEASESJune 2022January 2026Abandon4301NoNo
17806834USE OF CGRP RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS IN NEUROPROTECTION AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSJune 2022June 2024Allow2411NoNo
17635561METAL-BINDING PEPTIDE, AND USE THEREOFJune 2022January 2026Abandon4701NoNo
17831556Treatment of AscitesJune 2022May 2024Abandon2311NoNo
17749004MODIFICATIONS OF PEPTIDE COMPOSITIONS TO INCREASE STABILITY AND DELIVERY EFFICIENCYMay 2022March 2024Abandon2211NoNo
17777227NANOPARTICLE-LIKE DELIVERY SYSTEMMay 2022September 2025Abandon4001NoNo
17741020IL-2RBETA BINDING COMPOUNDSMay 2022August 2024Abandon2721NoNo
17774873TUMOR-SPECIFIC POLYPEPTIDE SEQUENCE AND USE THEREOFMay 2022November 2025Allow4211NoNo
17738572ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USING SAMEMay 2022March 2024Allow2302NoNo
17737058POLYPEPTIDE FRAGMENT B (MP-B) AND USE THEREOFMay 2022June 2025Allow3701NoNo
17737862PEPTIDE-LIPID CONJUGATESMay 2022February 2026Allow4501NoNo
17719074COMBINATION THERAPY FOR C3 INHIBITIONApril 2022July 2025Abandon3902NoNo
17767403POLYPEPTIDE HAVING ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY, AND APPLICATION THEREOFApril 2022July 2025Allow3911NoNo
17761992HUMAN COLLAGEN 17-TYPE POLYPEPTIDE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFMarch 2022May 2024Allow2611NoNo
17695363METHODS FOR TREATING PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS OR SYMPTOMS THEREOF USING NCAM PEPTIDE MIMETICSMarch 2022June 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17642764NEW PEPTIDESMarch 2022December 2025Allow4511NoNo
17694478pH-SENSITIVE CYCLIC PEPTIDESMarch 2022June 2025Abandon3911NoNo
17654226NEUROTOXINS FOR USE IN INHIBITING CGRPMarch 2022July 2023Abandon1601NoNo
17687029COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF INHIBITING THE BINDING OF PLASMA IGG AUTOANTIBODIES TO SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTORMarch 2022June 2024Allow2731YesNo
17639547A PEPTIDE USED FOR IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICSMarch 2022November 2025Abandon4421NoNo
17672412PEPTIDE NANOPARTICLES AND USES THEREFORFebruary 2022February 2023Abandon1211YesNo
17634466THERAPEUTIC PEPTIDESFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3200NoNo
17592966HETEROTANDEM BICYCLIC PEPTIDE COMPLEXFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2011NoNo
17632463MELANOCYTE-REGULATING PEPTIDESFebruary 2022September 2025Allow4311NoNo
17580692COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HEART DISEASE BY INHIBITING THE ACTION OF mAKAP-betaJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2121NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner STEELE, AMBER D.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
4
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
49.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
30
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(10.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
27
(90.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
13.4%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 10.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner STEELE, AMBER D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner STEELE, AMBER D works in Art Unit 1658 and has examined 424 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 63.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner STEELE, AMBER D's allowance rate of 63.2% places them in the 23% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by STEELE, AMBER D receive 1.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by STEELE, AMBER D is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 67% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by STEELE, AMBER D. This interview benefit is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 37.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 53.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 57.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 75.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 2% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 2% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.