Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2845

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ab Salam Alkassim Jr. is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2845. He has managed 439 resolved cases, and his allowance rate is 76.5 percent. This percentage reflects the proportion of his cases that reach a grant rather than abandonment. The 439 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 21.9 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 21.9 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 76.5 percent baseline.

The median days to allowance is 948. This number indicates the middle point of the time distribution for cases that result in a patent grant. For applications in Art Unit 2845, this 948 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

76.5%
Allow Rate
+8.5% vs TC avg
463
Total Applications
+21.9%
Interview Lift
948
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 439 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18768672 ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING ANTENNA Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18673526 ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18502979 Electronic Device Antenna Arrays Mounted Against a Dielectric Layer Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18881935 Wireless Network Device Operable in the 6 GHz Bandwidth Non-Final OA Google LLC
17906328 ANTENNA EXCITATION THROUGH LAPTOP HINGE Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18849320 FIXING MEMBER, ANTENNA SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18885764 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING DISCRETE ANTENNA DEVICE Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18548355 FREQUENCY SELECTIVE REFLECTOR AND REFLECTING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD
18899579 MONITORING OF INDUCTOR BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
18843770 BASE STATION AND METHOD OF EMITTING RADIO WAVES Non-Final OA NEC Platforms, Ltd.
18757352 Electronics card insitu testing apparatus and method utilizing unintended RF emission features Non-Final OA Nokomis, Inc.

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