Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3651 3661 3663 3668

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mohamed A. Algehaim is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3651. He has managed 227 resolved cases, and his allowance rate is 59.0 percent. This percentage reflects the proportion of his cases that reach a grant rather than abandonment. The 227 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating his prosecution outcomes and understanding the typical results for applications on his docket.

The interview lift for this examiner is 20.6 percent. This figure represents the increase in the probability of an allowance when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use this 20.6 percent lift to evaluate the potential benefits of direct communication with the examiner. The data shows that interviews are associated with a positive change in the likelihood of a grant compared to the baseline allowance rate of 59.0 percent.

The median days to allowance is 1139. This number represents the middle point of the time distribution for cases that result in a patent grant. For applications in Art Unit 3651, this 1139 median day figure serves as a timeline for the expected duration of the process. Practitioners should use these metrics to inform their prosecution strategy and manage client expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

59.0%
Allow Rate
+7.0% vs TC avg
267
Total Applications
+20.6%
Interview Lift
1139
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 227 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18601208 LAWN MAINTENANCE MACHINE Final Rejection MAKITA CORPORATION
18228299 COMPUTATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18871144 DETERMINING A CLUTCH TEMPERATURE OF A VEHICLE CLUTCH BY MEANS OF ON-DEMAND ACTIVATION OF A NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18978994 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO UPDATE USER INTERFACES Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18596374 SEAT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18520138 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19103411 Electrical Flow Heater for a Vehicle, in Particular an Electric Vehicle, Operating Method for the Flow Heater and Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18017314 Method and System for Predicting the Functional Quality of a Driver Assistance Function Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18830082 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT OBSTACLE DETECTION Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18258905 WORK MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA KOMATSU LTD.
17881176 WORKING ROBOT SYSTEM Non-Final OA YAMABIKO CORPORATION
18322041 OFF-ROAD VEHICLE DYNAMICS Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
19327240 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-MODAL VISUAL REASONING USING DYNAMIC SCENE GRAPHS AND KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS Non-Final OA QpiAI India Private Limited
18495071 DECISION MAKING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17750070 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INFORMATION Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
19217192 UTILIZING A PLURALITY OF POSITION SYSTEMS TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES WITHIN A COVERED ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Crown Equipment Corporation
18319210 Systems and Methods for Shared Parking Permit Violation Detection Final Rejection GENETEC INC.
18531901 REFERENCE TRAJECTORY GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING REFERENCE TRAJECTORY Non-Final OA Woven by Toyota, Inc.

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