Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ALHIJA, SAIF A

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2128 2147 2186 2187 2188 2615 3663 4100

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Saif A. Alhija is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2128. He has managed 605 resolved cases, and his allowance rate is 72.4 percent. This percentage reflects the proportion of his cases that reach a grant rather than abandonment. The 605 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 19.8 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 19.8 percent lift to decide whether to request a formal discussion with the examiner. The data shows that interviews are associated with a positive shift in the probability of a grant compared to the 72.4 percent baseline.

The median days to allowance is 1418. This number indicates the middle point of the time distribution for cases that result in a patent grant. For applications in Art Unit 2128, this 1418 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

72.4%
Allow Rate
+12.4% vs TC avg
643
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
1418
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 605 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
29.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18355772 COMPARATIVE FEEDBACK METRIC FOR DRIVER TRAINING Non-Final OA TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
17935120 MODELING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18301222 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR MODELING AN AIRCRAFT IN A TESTING TUNNEL AND A METHOD Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17998719 FEATURE-PRESERVING PROXY MESH GENERATION Final Rejection Google LLC
17812840 AUTOMATED DATA QUALITY MONITORING AND DATA GOVERNANCE USING STATISTICAL MODELS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
17605901 DETERMINING AN ARRANGEMENT OF LIGHT UNITS BASED ON IMAGE ANALYSIS Final Rejection SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
17898374 IDENTIFYING FORCES ON A TOOTH Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18035468 OPTIMIZATION DEVICE, OPTIMIZATION METHOD, AND OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17913478 EXECUTION PROCEDURE SEARCH DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17694294 Training Dataset, Training and Artificial Neural Network for the State Estimation of a Power Network Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17917009 SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING FEATURE VALUE OF MATERIAL Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
17915663 HIERARCHICAL REDUCED-ORDER MATRIX GENERATION DEVICE Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
17738660 INCREASING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LOG DATA USEFULNESS VIA PERTURBATION Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18168015 NETWORK VALIDATION USING A MULTI-TIERED APPLICATION TRAFFIC SIMULATOR Non-Final OA Arista Networks, Inc.
18108671 Planning Method and Communication Device Thereof Final Rejection Wistron Corporation
17815998 METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF GENERATING GEOMETRIC DESIGNS BASED ON SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGNS Final Rejection XEROX CORPORATION
17781747 RAILWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH CABLE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED METHOD Final Rejection WSP GLOBAL INC.

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