Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Shahed Ahmed, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AHMED, SHAHED

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813 2823

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.9%
Allow Rate
+22.9% vs TC avg
1,051
Total Applications
-0.1%
Interview Lift
713
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1010 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
53.5%
§103 Obviousness
17.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18646294 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18416008 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18703667 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18645785 SIC MOSFET, SIC MOSFET PREPARATION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
17947071 FERRORELECTRIC FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FEFET) DEVICES WITH LOW OPERATING VOLTAGE CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18646337 DIE-TO-DIE LINKS USING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18622694 DIE TO WAFER BONDING METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH THERMAL CONTACT DIE SHAPE CONTROL Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18593490 THIN DIODES Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
18779425 METHOD FOR ELIMINATING DIVOT FORMATION AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18645747 PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18597846 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18420550 TREATMENT FOR TUNING THRESHOLD VOLTAGES OF TRANSISTORS Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18405973 INTERCONNECT LAYER WITH DIFFERENT DIELECTRIC REGIONS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18836354 DICING/DIE-BONDING FILM AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Shahed Ahmed's allowance rate?

90.9% of resolved applications examined by Shahed Ahmed were allowed (1,010 resolved cases), compared with 80.3% across Art Unit 2813 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Shahed Ahmed?

This examiner's interview lift is -0.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Shahed Ahmed take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Shahed Ahmed took 713 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Shahed Ahmed work in?

Shahed Ahmed examines applications in Art Unit 2813 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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