Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2400 2431 2441 2448 2454 2456 2457

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hamza N. Algibhah is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2400. He has managed 737 resolved cases, and his allowance rate is 79.1 percent. This percentage reflects the proportion of his cases that reach a grant rather than abandonment. The 737 resolved cases provide a large data set for evaluating his prosecution outcomes and understanding the typical results for applications on his docket.

The interview lift for this examiner is 3.3 percent. This figure represents the change in the likelihood of an allowance when an interview occurs during the prosecution of an application. Practitioners can use this 3.3 percent lift to decide whether to request a formal discussion with the examiner. The data shows that interviews are associated with a small positive shift in the probability of a grant compared to the 79.1 percent baseline.

The median days to allowance is 1092. This number indicates the middle point of the time distribution for cases that result in a patent grant. For applications in Art Unit 2400, this 1092 median day figure serves as a timeline for the duration of the process. Practitioners should use these statistics to inform their strategy and manage expectations regarding the timing of a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

79.1%
Allow Rate
+21.1% vs TC avg
762
Total Applications
+3.3%
Interview Lift
1092
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 737 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19030285 CONFIGURING ACCESSORY NETWORK CONNECTIONS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19211238 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT MEDIA METRICS ON COMPUTING DEVICES Non-Final OA The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
19056624 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-BROWSER WINDOW COMMUNICATION AND TASK HANDLING VIA BROADCAST MESSAGING Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18942207 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SESSION INTERACTION Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19125470 POLICY BASED ACTIVATION OF CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18490831 CONTINUOUS RECOGNITION OF USERS THROUGH TEXT ENTRY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19094977 DATASET GENERATION METHOD, INFORMATION SENDING METHOD, APPARATUSES, AND RELATED DEVICES Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17994951 Multiple Virtual Machines in a Mobile Virtualization Platform Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19012340 AGENTLESS END-TO-END AGENT MONITORING IN MULTI-CLOUD NETWORK(S) Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
19072692 TRACKING OF DIGITAL RESOURCES ACROSS MULTIPLE VIRTUAL REALITY COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18927659 TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE AGENT HEALTH Final Rejection Okta, Inc.
19042546 CONTAINERIZED ROUTING PROTOCOL PROCESS FOR VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS Non-Final OA Juniper Networks, Inc.
18908498 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRA VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL Non-Final OA Sonatus, Inc.
18743967 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION Non-Final OA Sonatus, Inc.
18532224 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRA VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL Final Rejection Sonatus, Inc.
18123183 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION Non-Final OA Sonatus, Inc.
19214337 PROXY ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL FOR DISTRIBUTED LOCAL AREA NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18738765 SECURE AUTHENTICATION OF DIGITAL HUMANS Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18476638 NETWORK MANAGEMENT USING CENTRAL COMPUTER SYSTEM-LOCATED SERVERS AND LOCAL BRANCH NETWORK-LOCATED SERVER AGENTS Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP

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