Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Bickey Dhakal, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DHAKAL, BICKEY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2834 2837 2846 2877 2896

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

DHAKAL, BICKEY is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2834. The record includes 766 resolved cases, an 84.2% allowance rate, and a median of 857 days to allowance. The 16.5% interview lift is positive and provides a useful additional signal, although the overall allowance history is the stronger feature of the profile.

The listed companies are Otis Elevator Company, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, and Hitachi Ltd. The listed firms are Cantor Colburn LLP - Otis Elevator, OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and Anova Law Group PLLC. Practitioners can plan for a favorable prosecution environment while using interviews selectively to address material claim or prior-art questions.

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

Performance Statistics

84.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
808
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
857
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 766 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18782765 POWER TOOL INCLUDING POWER LIMITING MOTOR CONTROL Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
19042414 MULTIPLE PULSE INITIALIZATION OF A BLDC MOTOR ENCODER Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18719269 WIRELESS SENSOR AND RAISING/LOWERING DEVICE INFORMATION COLLECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18656464 BATTERY PACK PRE-CHARGING Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18704963 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A SITUATION OF BEING STUCK IN AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM, ELEVATOR SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Inventio AG
18835746 ELEVATOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18626732 DUAL MOTOR INVERTER SYSTEMS WITH INTEGRATED AC-TO-DC ONBOARD CHARGERS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18876867 MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18844232 TRANSFORMATION CONTROL DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18119375 DEMOLITION ROBOT WITH CONTROLLABLE CURRENT CONSUMPTION Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18649296 VARIABLE FREQUENCY PULSED ELECTRIC MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection BorgWarner Inc.
19046914 ELECTRIC CIRCUIT Non-Final OA MIRISE Technologies Corporation
18881509 ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR FAIL OPERATIONAL SENSING SYSTEM BASED ON TWO ANGULAR SENSORS Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME BELGE DE CONSTRUCTIONS AÉRONAUTIQUES, S.A.B.C.A.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bickey Dhakal's allowance rate?

84.2% of resolved applications examined by Bickey Dhakal were allowed (766 resolved cases), compared with 68.3% across Art Unit 2834 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bickey Dhakal?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bickey Dhakal take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bickey Dhakal took 857 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bickey Dhakal work in?

Bickey Dhakal examines applications in Art Unit 2834 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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