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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Isiaka O Akanbi, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AKANBI, ISIAKA O

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2877 2878 2882 2884 2886

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

AKANBI, ISIAKA O is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2800 and art unit 2877. The profile records 1,102 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 76.6%, and a median of 910 days to allowance. The interview lift is 22.9%, indicating that interviews are associated with improved allowance outcomes in the recorded cases.

The listed companies are Sony Group Corporation, Beckman Coulter Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are BakerHostetler, BENNETT JONES LLP, and Bodman PLC. These recurring participants give practitioners a concrete reference for the examiner’s docket, while the allowance and timing figures support planning for claim amendments and prosecution milestones.

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

Performance Statistics

76.6%
Allow Rate
+8.6% vs TC avg
1,144
Total Applications
+22.9%
Interview Lift
910
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1102 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
44.4%
§102 Novelty
40.4%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18924455 DEFECT INSPECTION SYSTEM AND DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18934246 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18578067 OBJECTIVE LENS AND SAMPLE ANALYZER Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18873008 COMPARATOR, LIGHT DETECTION ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18976737 OPTICAL FIBER MONITORING SYSTEM, REMOTE MONITORING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FIBER MONITORING METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18839307 FLUID ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHODS Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
18993075 SENSOR MODULE FOR RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY Non-Final OA ams International AG
19090475 SUBSTRATE EVALUATION METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18939263 FLOW CYTOMETER Final Rejection Beckman Coulter, Inc.
18938138 FLOW CYTOMETER Non-Final OA Beckman Coulter, Inc.
19190996 INSPECTION DEVICES AND INSPECTION METHODS Non-Final OA TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
18414622 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING DEEP ULTRAVIOLET REFLECTIVITY OF A PELLICLE FOR AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY MASK Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD.
19186153 METHOD OF PRODUCING REFERENCE-SPECTRUM LIBRARY FOR USE IN ESTIMATION OF FILM THICKNESS OF WORKPIECE Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18856459 A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AN INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND A DETECTOR HAVING A SQUARE-CORE FIBER Final Rejection ASML Netherlands B.V.
18414488 TEST METHOD FOR A WAFER AND WAFER Non-Final OA United Microelectronics Corp.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Isiaka O Akanbi's allowance rate?

76.6% of resolved applications examined by Isiaka O Akanbi were allowed (1,102 resolved cases), compared with 78.2% across Art Unit 2877 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Isiaka O Akanbi?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Isiaka O Akanbi take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Isiaka O Akanbi took 910 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Isiaka O Akanbi work in?

Isiaka O Akanbi examines applications in Art Unit 2877 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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