Listed by the USPTO as AFZALI, SARANG
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2178 3636 3726 3729
This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases
AFZALI, SARANG has 948 resolved cases in tech center 3700 and art unit 2178. The allowance rate is 73.5%, and the interview lift is 44.8%. The median time to allowance is 1,098 days. The substantial resolved-case volume and favorable allowance result provide a useful planning foundation, while the interview figure supports meaningful examiner engagement.
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corporation, Black & Decker Inc., and JTEKT Corporation are the leading companies. BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C., OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and Sheridan Ross PC are the leading firms. Applicants may coordinate interviews with focused amendments and technical explanations.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18411152 | DRILL BIT | Final Rejection | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 18471366 | HOLESAW SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | BLACK & DECKER INC. |
| 18685376 | COMPOSITE GRINDING MACHINE | Non-Final OA | JTEKT CORPORATION |
| 18556348 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| 18914363 | DISTORTION-FREE MANUFACTURING OF LARGE TITANIUM INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTORS | Non-Final OA | RTX Corporation |
| 19229267 | HIGH ASPECT RATIO VIAS FILLED WITH LIQUID METAL FILL | Final Rejection | SAMTEC, INC. |
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Build Your Strategy73.5% of resolved applications examined by Sarang Afzali were allowed (948 resolved cases), compared with 61.2% across Art Unit 2178 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +44.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Sarang Afzali took 1,098 days on average from filing to allowance.
Sarang Afzali examines applications in Art Unit 2178 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).