Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Maria S Ayad, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AYAD, MARIA S

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2145 2172 2175 2179

This examiner grants 35% of resolved cases

Analysis

Maria S. Ayad has 176 resolved cases in Tech Center 2100 and art unit 2145. The allowance rate is 35.2%, and the interview lift is 15.8%. The docket presents a lower allowance outcome with a positive interview association, so interviews may be useful for testing narrower claim positions and addressing the central rejection.

The median time to allowance is 1295 days. Applicants should plan for sustained prosecution and avoid relying on a single response cycle. Capital One Services LLC, Apple Inc., and Canon Inc. are leading companies. AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, and Harrity & Harrity, LLP are leading firms.

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

Performance Statistics

35.2%
Allow Rate
-19.8% vs TC avg
205
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
1295
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 176 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
56.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18648056 CONTEXTUAL DYNAMIC CONTENT ADAPTATION ACCORDING TO USER ENGAGEMENT LEVEL Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18463675 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CLIPBOARD OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18438395 DYNAMIC PRESENTATION OF CONTENT SUGGESTIONS FOR ANNOTATION Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18652605 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18732469 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18106589 MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL METHOD, LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18763590 ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING SYSTEM AND PARKING METHOD Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18774375 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUERY-FOCUSED SUMMARIZATION Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18157948 COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT TRAJECTORY REPRESENTATION FOR TRAFFIC PARTICIPANTS Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Maria S Ayad's allowance rate?

35.2% of resolved applications examined by Maria S Ayad were allowed (176 resolved cases), compared with 52.6% across Art Unit 2145 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Maria S Ayad?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Maria S Ayad take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Maria S Ayad took 1,295 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Maria S Ayad work in?

Maria S Ayad examines applications in Art Unit 2145 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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