Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Adam Mohamed Alharbi is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3663. He has managed 656 resolved cases, and his allowance rate is 87.8 percent. This percentage reflects the proportion of his cases that reach a grant rather than abandonment. The 656 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 3.8 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 3.8 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 87.8 percent baseline.

The median days to allowance is 927. This number indicates the middle point of the time distribution for cases that result in a patent grant. For applications in Art Unit 3663, this 927 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

87.8%
Allow Rate
+35.8% vs TC avg
678
Total Applications
+3.8%
Interview Lift
927
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 656 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
58.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19284163 ROUTE PLANNING SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18750865 DECELERATION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DECELERATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19066499 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MULTI-RESOLUTION VOXEL SPACES Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18345926 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THROTTLING TO ACCELERATION TARGETS Final Rejection Lyft, Inc.
18277458 Predicting a Future Actual Speed of a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18899890 DETERMINING CAUSATION OF TRAFFIC EVENTS AND ENCOURAGING GOOD DRIVING BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA NETRADYNE, INC.
18737329 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING AND ANALYZING MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION USAGE Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
19029067 CLOUD-BASED DYNAMIC VEHICLE SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18724620 ELECTRIC VEHICLE, MOTOR CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., LTD.
19045019 KEYED CONTROL CONSOLE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE Final Rejection Raven Industries, Inc.
19223425 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION Non-Final OA Sonatus, Inc.
19223437 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION Non-Final OA Sonatus, Inc.
19223431 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION Non-Final OA Sonatus, Inc.
18768439 METHOD TO CONTROL AXLE TORQUES FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC ALL WHEEL DRIVE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC
19106077 SELF-PROPELLED AGRICULTURAL MACHINE WHOSE BALANCE CAN BE CONTROLLED AND ADJUSTED Non-Final OA KUHN SAS

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