Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Simeon Paul Drapeau, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2186 2188

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Analysis

In Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2186, DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL has resolved 20 cases. The allowance rate is 20.0%, with an interview lift of 54.3%. The median time to allowance is 1554 days. The small record limits generalization, but the figures identify a difficult allowance environment in which interviews have a substantial measured association and prosecution extends over a long median period.

The leading companies are Sony Group Corporation, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., and SUBARU Corporation. The leading firms are NSIP LAW, OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and Artegis Law Group, LLP. Practitioners may consider early, carefully prepared interviews alongside robust written positions and realistic expectations about prosecution duration.

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

Performance Statistics

20.0%
Allow Rate
-35.0% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+54.3%
Interview Lift
1554
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
29.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17735727 FORMATION AND RESERVOIR ROCK MODELING USING SYMBOLIC REGRESSION Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17687950 COMPOSITE LAMINATE DESIGNING METHOD AND AIRCRAFT Final Rejection SUBARU CORPORATION
18296795 EVENT TABLES FOR EFFICIENT EXPERIENCE REPLAY Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
17846917 SERVER DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR SPATIAL MAPPING OF A MODEL Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18014308 ENERGY FUNCTION DERIVATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18023768 CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A WIND TURBINE Final Rejection Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18101462 USER INTERFACE STATE MAPPING Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
17791311 POLISHING AMOUNT ESTIMATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
18453060 CO-SIMULATION SUPPORTING SAVE AND RESTART OF DIVERSE SIMULATORS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18295832 SIMULATION METHOD, SIMULATION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17634734 OPTICAL DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR 3D LIGHT FIELD DISPLAYS Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Simeon Paul Drapeau's allowance rate?

20.0% of resolved applications examined by Simeon Paul Drapeau were allowed (20 resolved cases), compared with 78.6% across Art Unit 2186 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Simeon Paul Drapeau?

This examiner's interview lift is +54.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Simeon Paul Drapeau take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Simeon Paul Drapeau took 1,554 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Simeon Paul Drapeau work in?

Simeon Paul Drapeau examines applications in Art Unit 2186 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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