Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

May A Abouelela, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ABOUELELA, MAY A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3645 3687 3736 3791 3796

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

ABOUELELA, MAY A is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3645, with 775 resolved cases. The profile shows a 75.4% allowance rate and a median of 1148 days to allowance. The 35.9% interview lift indicates that interviews are strongly associated with improved allowance outcomes.

Covidien L.P., Kurin Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the leading companies represented. FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Bochner PLLC, and Conley Rose, P.C. are the leading firms shown. The extended median timing supports early prosecution planning, while the interview result suggests that well-prepared discussions may be useful for addressing substantive barriers.

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

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+5.4% vs TC avg
815
Total Applications
+35.9%
Interview Lift
1148
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 775 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
33.7%
§103 Obviousness
29.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19643488 BLOOD SAMPLE OPTIMIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Kurin, Inc.
18909770 AMBIENT SNORE DETECTION ON IOT DEVICES WITH MICROPHONES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18800727 APNEA-BRADYCARDIA-DESATURATION EVENT MONITORING Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18275802 GUIDEWIRES AND METHODS OF DEPLOYMENT THEREOF Final Rejection Covidien LP
18287421 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18854119 SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A SOUND-BASED SENSING OF A SUBJECT IN A SENSING AREA Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18598309 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18835592 BALANCE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TRACKING Final Rejection Cochlear Limited
18597748 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN EMOTIONAL STATE Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18595628 OCULAR DERIVED BLOOD FLOW AND OXYGENATION VIA EYE TRACKING Final Rejection Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18661797 System and Method for Motion Detection and Accounting Final Rejection Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
18835322 SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection LumiraDx UK Ltd.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner May A Abouelela's allowance rate?

75.4% of resolved applications examined by May A Abouelela were allowed (775 resolved cases), compared with 67.5% across Art Unit 3645 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner May A Abouelela?

This examiner's interview lift is +35.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner May A Abouelela take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by May A Abouelela took 1,148 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner May A Abouelela work in?

May A Abouelela examines applications in Art Unit 3645 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month