Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHAUDRY, ATIF H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2853 3753

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Atif H Chaudry is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2853. The examiner has 1095 resolved cases. This volume of resolutions provides a basis for analyzing the examiner's prosecution patterns. The data offers a view of how applications are examined within this specific technical unit and the examiner's consistency in decision-making over time.

The allowance rate is 70.7 percent. This percentage shows the frequency of grants for applications that reach a final resolution with this examiner. The median days to allowance is 1001. This figure indicates the time from filing to the grant of a patent. Practitioners can use this duration to estimate the timeline for their own applications and manage client expectations regarding the prosecution phase.

The interview lift is 16.5 percent. This metric indicates that an interview is associated with an increase in the probability of an allowance. The positive lift suggests that verbal communication is an effective method for resolving rejections with this examiner. Applicants might prioritize scheduling an interview to address the examiner's concerns and potentially accelerate the path to a patent grant.

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

Performance Statistics

70.7%
Allow Rate
+0.7% vs TC avg
1,122
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1001
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1095 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
16.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18826946 DEGRADABLE VALVE FOR AN ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19285687 CONTROL VALVES WITH ADJUSTABLE VALVE PACKING AND PACKING HEALTH DETERMINATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Fisher Controls International LLC
18525265 MEMS FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID FLOW Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19217948 Methods of Measuring a Flowrate Through a Pulse Width Modulation Valve, and Related Agricultural Machines and Monitoring Systems Non-Final OA Precision Planting LLC
18997920 DEVICE FOR A VALVE IN PROCESS FLUID TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA GEMÜ Gebr. Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
18834336 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A PROCESS VALVE SHUT-OFF BODY Final Rejection GEMÜ Gebr. Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
18866368 GAS-FLOW ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A GAS BURNER APPLIANCE AND GAS BURNER APPLIANCE Final Rejection PITTWAY SARL

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