Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AHMED, SHEEBA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1749 1781 1787 1788 1794

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sheeba Ahmed serves as an examiner in Tech Center 1700, working within Art Unit 1749. The examiner has overseen 1133 resolved cases, establishing a record of prosecution history. The data indicates an allowance rate of 80.7 percent. This percentage shows that a majority of applications reaching a final resolution under this examiner result in a patent grant.

The interview lift for this examiner is 14.4 percent. This lift indicates that interviews provide an increase in the likelihood of allowance compared to the 80.7 percent baseline rate. Practitioners should consider the value of an interview as a tool to clarify technical issues in Art Unit 1749.

The median days to allowance stands at 1054. This figure represents the timeframe from filing to grant for applications handled by this examiner. With 1133 resolved cases, the examiner has a documented pace of resolution within the 1700 Tech Center. Understanding these metrics helps in planning the resources and time required for applications.

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

Performance Statistics

80.7%
Allow Rate
+15.7% vs TC avg
1,172
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
1054
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1133 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
34.1%
§102 Novelty
35.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19021308 FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18772607 VEHICLE WINDOW GLASS AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GROUP CO., LTD.
18384587 COATING MATERIAL FOR A SURFACE OF AN AIRCRAFT WITH LIGHTNING PROTECTION Non-Final OA Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
19053844 Additive Manufacturing Powder And Additively Manufactured Body Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18388829 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19055504 LAMINATE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18691073 LAMINATE, LAMINATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SPACE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18700742 THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER POWDERS, PREPARING PROCESS THEREOF AND METHOD OF PREPARING 3D ARTICLE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18506572 Visible-Laser-Curable or Infrared-Laser-Curable Cationically Polymerizable Epoxy Resin Composition Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18849842 NOVEL COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIAL Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18355900 TREAD RUBBER COMPOSITION WITH MAJORITY RENEWABLE CONTENT Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18718564 Acrylate Film Composition to Prevent the Migration of Small Molecules Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18678105 MULTILAYER FILM, MULTILAYER BODY, PACKAGE AND PACKAGED ARTICLE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18867549 COATINGS COMPRISING NAD POLYMERS WITH VOLATILE SILOXANE Non-Final OA SWIMC LLC
17615614 SYSTEM OF A REINFORCED BODY ELEMENT Final Rejection SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
19113343 COATING FILM COMPOSITION HAVING HEAT INSULATION AND COATED METAL PLATE USING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18712754 FILM COMPRISING AN ETHYLENE-A-OLEFIN COPOLYMER Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18717045 MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURES COMPRISING SILANE COUPLING AGENTS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
19103617 COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE FUNCTIONAL LAYER, FUNCTIONAL LAYER FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, LAMINATE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
19003388 METHODS FOR COATING GRANULES AND THE GRANULES THEREOF Non-Final OA CERTAINTEED LLC
18989172 LATEX COMPOUNDS WITH ENHANCED WATER BARRIER PROTECTION Non-Final OA Signal Engineering Consulting LLC
18839654 LAMINATE Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.

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