Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: AKHAVANNIK, HADI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2624 2662 2664 2666 2669 2676 3645

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hadi Akhavannik is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, working in Art Unit 2624. The examiner has a volume of 1012 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 85.9 percent. This rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants seeking patent protection under this examiner's review.

The interview lift is 13.1 percent. This positive lift indicates that interviews are a tool for advancing prosecution, providing an increase over the baseline 85.9 percent allowance rate. Practitioners should consider an interview as a way to further ensure a positive outcome in Art Unit 2624.

The median days to allowance is 973. This duration provides an expectation for the length of the prosecution process. With 1012 resolved cases, the examiner has an extensive history in Tech Center 3600. The combination of an 85.9 percent allowance rate and a 973 day median provides an outlook for applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+33.9% vs TC avg
1,035
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
973
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1012 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
25.8%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
2.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18944242 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH ORIGINAL CONTENT AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18365013 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18830011 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, INSPECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18847866 Systems And Methods For Quantifying Blood Loss With A Surgical Sponge Management System Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18748681 DEVICE AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18663793 SYNTHETIC TRAINING DATA GENERATION FOR BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED RISK MONITORING Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18273938 PRODUCT DESIGN GENERATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, PRODUCT DESIGN GENERATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PRODUCT DESIGN GENERATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STORED THEREON Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18670818 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GRAIN DENSITY AND POROSITY DETERMINATION FOR PLANNED WELLS Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18434291 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS USING EMULATED DATASETS Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18933311 COMPOSITE IMAGE GENERATION OPTIMIZED FOR GUEST CONTEXT STARTUP Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18984640 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING SKETCH Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18984914 KEYPOINT DETECTION METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGING, AND MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18873688 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18616792 MOTION VECTORS BASED ON REGIONS OF INTEREST Non-Final OA ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
18771219 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CRACK DETECTION USING A FULLY CONVOLUTIONAL NETWORK Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18983242 MACHINE-LEARNING ALGORITHMS FOR LOW-POWER APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA SoftEye, Inc.

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