Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Shawn Michael Blain, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BLAIN, SHAWN MICHAEL

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2143 4100

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

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Allow Rate
-60.0% vs TC avg
3
Total Applications
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Interview Lift
0
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 0 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

25.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
37.5%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18486792 Efficient Knowledge Distillation Framework for Training Machine-Learned Models Non-Final OA Google LLC
18513600 STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL FINE-TUNING Non-Final OA Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

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Which art unit does examiner Shawn Michael Blain work in?

Shawn Michael Blain examines applications in Art Unit 2143 in Tech Center 4100.

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