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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Medhanit W Bahta, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BAHTA, MEDHANIT W

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1621 1622 1623 1671 1692 1759

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

BAHTA, MEDHANIT W is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 1700 and art unit 1621. The record includes 797 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 80.6%, and a median of 765 days to allowance. The interview lift is 27.8%.

The leading companies are Daikin Industries Ltd., Infinium Technology LLC, and BASF SE. The leading firms are WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P., OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and Clark+Elbing LLP. Practitioners can combine the allowance and timing record with interview preparation when planning prosecution, and can review the listed company and firm histories for relevant claim and response approaches.

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

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
845
Total Applications
+27.8%
Interview Lift
765
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 797 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
40.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18703748 PROCESS FOR FORMING ALKYL ESTER OF LEVULINIC ACID Non-Final OA BASF SE
17785092 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CYCLOHEXANOL AND CYCLOHEXANONE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18243225 HALOETHER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, VINYL ETHER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18118922 FLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACID SALT COMPOUND Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17554786 FLUOROETHYLENE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18714850 METHOD FOR PREPARING OXIME DERIVATIVE Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18572039 Method of Making Metal-Organic Frameworks With a Precursor and Crystallization Aid Final Rejection ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18270793 METHOD FOR ALKYLATING ACIDIC FUNCTIONAL GROUP Non-Final OA Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
18703825 PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING DIALKYL TEREPHTHALATES FROM POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18548990 PROCESSES FOR PURIFYING GLYCOL ETHERS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18296080 ESTER COMPOUND AND RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
18555027 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIMETHANOL COMPOUND HAVING NORBORNANE SKELETON Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
18897986 PRODUCTION PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR SYNTHESIZING BISPHENOL A BY RESIN METHOD Final Rejection TIANJIN UNIVERSITY
18282838 SELECTIVE CATALYTIC ALKENE ISOMERIZATION FOR MAKING FRAGRANCE INGREDIENTS OR INTERMEDIATES Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
18703113 SILYL ETHER DERIVATIVES OF POLYETHER POLYMERS Non-Final OA P2 SCIENCE, INC.
18009316 Process for the Efficient Preparation of (Bio)-Alkanediols Non-Final OA Symrise AG
18245572 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GLYCOLS Non-Final OA TECHNIP ENERGIES FRANCE SAS.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Medhanit W Bahta's allowance rate?

80.6% of resolved applications examined by Medhanit W Bahta were allowed (797 resolved cases), compared with 46.0% across Art Unit 1621 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Medhanit W Bahta?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Medhanit W Bahta take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Medhanit W Bahta took 765 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Medhanit W Bahta work in?

Medhanit W Bahta examines applications in Art Unit 1621 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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