Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AYAD, TAMIR

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1621 1725 1726 1755 1757 1795

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tamir Ayad is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1621. The data shows 724 resolved cases with an allowance rate pct of 42.3%. This 42.3% rate indicates that less than half of the applications reach a grant, with the majority resulting in abandonment or rejection. The median days to allowance is 1252, which is the timeframe for successful prosecution in this art unit. For the 724 resolved cases, this 1252-day median represents a multi-year commitment for applicants seeking a patent grant.

The interview lift pct is 47.9%. This 47.9% lift is an increase in the probability of allowance following an interview compared to the 42.3% baseline allowance rate. This suggests that direct communication is a highly effective method for addressing the examiner's concerns. By conducting an interview, practitioners can improve their chances of success by 47.9% over the 42.3% baseline. Navigating the 1252-day median timeline requires a strategy that incorporates these interviews to improve the likelihood of a grant in Art Unit 1621.

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

Performance Statistics

42.3%
Allow Rate
-22.7% vs TC avg
792
Total Applications
+47.9%
Interview Lift
1252
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 724 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
52.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19206413 VEHICLE, COOLING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19237929 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18490817 SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
15643282 POWER ROUTING MODULE FOR A SOLAR CELL ARRAY Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18398627 AMBIENT LIGHT ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18562490 SOLAR-CELL MODULE Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19118244 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19043624 BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19224677 HOLE CONTACT FOR ELECTRONIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
19166469 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE, AND PADDLE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
19305093 SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
18925822 SOLAR CELL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
18591051 SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA Trina Solar Co., Ltd
19246422 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18393756 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18437231 PEROVSKITE PHOTOACTIVE COMPOSITE LAYER, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA Gwangju Institute Of Science And Technology
18693763 BACK CONTACT CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY (TAIZHOU) CO., LTD.
18693720 BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY (TAIZHOU) CO., LTD.
18693705 BACK CONTACT BATTERY Non-Final OA LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY (TAIZHOU) CO., LTD.
16860658 THERMOELECTRIC ARRAY Non-Final OA The Aerospace Corporation
15604656 LAMINATED GLASS LUMINESCENT CONCENTRATOR Non-Final OA UbiQD, Inc.

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