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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Hilina K Demeter, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DEMETER, HILINA K

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2625 2671 2674

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

DEMETER, HILINA K is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2617. The record covers 682 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 72.1%. The median time to allowance is 1148 days. Interview lift is 18.8%, indicating that interviews have a measurable role in the reported allowance pattern.

The principal companies are Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Emerge Now Inc., and Snap Inc. The leading firms are SCHOX PC, ALSTON & BIRD LLP, and Artegis Law Group, LLP. Counsel can use the profile to establish timing expectations and decide whether interviews should accompany written responses in disputed matters.

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

Performance Statistics

72.1%
Allow Rate
+10.1% vs TC avg
715
Total Applications
+18.8%
Interview Lift
1148
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 682 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
63.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19124311 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19186938 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATION METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18800406 MULTI-TILE GRAPHICS PROCESSOR RENDERING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19028708 PROVIDING DETAILED DEVICE CAPABILITIES FOR SPLIT-RENDERING NEGOTIATION Non-Final OA TENCENT AMERICA LLC
19017677 On Demand Geometry and Acceleration Structure Creation with Tile Object Lists Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited
19009797 ORGANIZING A GRAPHIC DESIGN DOCUMENT USING SEMANTIC LAYERS Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hilina K Demeter's allowance rate?

72.1% of resolved applications examined by Hilina K Demeter were allowed (682 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hilina K Demeter?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hilina K Demeter take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hilina K Demeter took 1,148 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hilina K Demeter work in?

Hilina K Demeter examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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