Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2118 3643

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sahar Faris Almatrahi is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2118 with 99 resolved cases. The allowance rate of 30.3 percent suggests a challenging prosecution environment where a minority of applications reach approval. This low rate of success implies that applicants should prepare for a potentially rigorous examination process. The limited number of resolved cases indicates a specific focus within the tech center.

The median time to allowance is 1004 days, reflecting an extended commitment to reach a grant. However, the data reveals a significant interview lift of 56.9 percent. This substantial increase in the probability of allowance following an interview suggests that direct engagement with the examiner is a highly effective strategy. Practitioners may find that discussing claim limitations or prior art directly can overcome the hurdles indicated by the 30.3 percent overall allowance rate. Utilizing the 56.9 percent lift is likely the most efficient way to navigate the 1004-day median pendency.

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

Performance Statistics

30.3%
Allow Rate
-21.7% vs TC avg
129
Total Applications
+56.9%
Interview Lift
1004
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 99 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
28.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19377436 SMART AUTONOMOUS TOWER SYSTEM FOR INSECT EXTERMINATION AND MONITORING Non-Final OA TECSOIL AUTOMAÇÃO E SISTEMAS S.A.
19295114 Selective Access System For A Feeder Non-Final OA Scimetries Limited Corp.
19218536 CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Provectus IP Pty Ltd
19208777 BIOCHAR GRANULE CONTAINING PELLETS Final Rejection The Andersons Inc.
19169764 AUTOMATIC PET FOOD DISPENSER Final Rejection MYTHOS PET FOODS INC.
18908134 POTTING MIX WITH GLASS FIBERS Non-Final OA Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
17531909 PET CHASE TOY Non-Final OA Hartdesign! Ltd.
19099977 PAIR OF GOGGLES FOR ANIMALS OF THE EQUINE SPECIES Final Rejection EQUIDIVA
19038471 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PLANT CULTIVATION Non-Final OA Gardyn Inc.
19029034 Pest Repellant System Final Rejection Symterra, Inc.
18875686 A SYSTEM FOR RETAINING WATER AND PROVIDING NUTRIENTS TO PLANTLETS Final Rejection GLOBAL TREEGRO INC.
18529891 VARIABLE-VOLUME CONE FOR RESTRAINING BIRDS Final Rejection ARDISAM, INC.
18765067 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROWING CROPS IN A MODULAR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Tavaci Technologies LLC
18413177 CANINE RETRIEVING TARGET THROWER Non-Final OA Dive Bomb Industries, LLC
18140928 TOY / TRAINING TOOL FOR ANIMAL CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Diggs Inc.
18479503 Livestock Weighing and Isolation System Non-Final OA 701x Inc.
18464950 AUTOMATIC ANIMAL FEEDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA PAWS FORWARD INC.
18190877 SQUID LURE FOR FISHING Non-Final OA Nomad Tackle Pty Ltd
17229975 SEEDLING PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Plow Horse Pulling, Inc.
17137851 Accessory Mount Non-Final OA FeraDyne Outdoors, LLC
17254769 COMBINATION LURE Final Rejection KOPPERS FISHING AND TACKLE CORP.
16992774 CEPHALOPOD FEEDER, FEEDING METHOD, AND CEPHALOPOD Final Rejection Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

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