Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sharrief I Broome, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BROOME, SHARRIEF I

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2872 3792

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

BROOME, SHARRIEF I works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2872. The profile includes 811 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 81.5%, and a median of 953 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 4.5% lift, which supports considering them as a targeted tool rather than as the defining feature of the prosecution record.

Essilor International, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the listed companies. The associated firms are Maschoff Brennan, OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. These organizations offer practical reference points for relevant technology and representation, while the case metrics frame expected allowance and timing conditions.

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

Performance Statistics

81.5%
Allow Rate
+11.5% vs TC avg
834
Total Applications
+4.5%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 811 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
34.0%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
13.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19030383 LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18936112 PERSONAL IMMERSIVE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
19001470 LIGHT SHIELDING UNIT AND LENS BARREL INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17673113 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18708895 SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A RELATIVE PERIPHERAL REFRACTION OF AN EYE OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND OPTICAL DEVICE FOR CAPTURING IMAGES OF THE EYE Final Rejection Essilor International
18701779 LENS ELEMENT Final Rejection Essilor International

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sharrief I Broome's allowance rate?

81.5% of resolved applications examined by Sharrief I Broome were allowed (811 resolved cases), compared with 64.9% across Art Unit 2872 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sharrief I Broome?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sharrief I Broome take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sharrief I Broome took 953 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sharrief I Broome work in?

Sharrief I Broome examines applications in Art Unit 2872 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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