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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Mohamad O El Sayah, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3664

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 3658. The profile records 242 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 74.8%, and a median of 961 days to allowance. Interviews correspond to a 4.4% lift in the allowance rate.

The data shows a meaningful allowance history, but the median timeline indicates that applicants should account for prosecution duration when setting product or portfolio milestones. The modest interview lift suggests that an interview may support prosecution in appropriate cases, although the record does not indicate that interviews alone determine outcomes.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., NVIDIA Corporation, and TORC Robotics Inc. are the leading companies listed. VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP, AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, and ANDRUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, LLP are the leading firms. Practitioners can use these participants as reference points when assessing filing and amendment approaches.

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

Performance Statistics

74.8%
Allow Rate
+22.8% vs TC avg
281
Total Applications
+4.4%
Interview Lift
961
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 242 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18949734 ROBOT SYSTEM, TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOT SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR TERMINAL Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18966746 VEHICLE Final Rejection SUBARU CORPORATION
19119536 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF A SURGICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
19083151 MODE SETTING VALUE SET GENERATION DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18917324 OCCUPANT-SPECIFIC IN-VEHICLE SIGNAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
19266298 FUEL CIRCUIT FOR AN APPARATUS, ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18732666 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18184446 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A POINT-TO-POINT DRIVER MESSENGER FOR ADVANCED COOPERATIVE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18599741 AFFORDANCE-BASED CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19152838 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18878900 EXTRACTION MACHINE CONTROL DEVICE, EXTRACTION MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND EXTRACTION MACHINE SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18545856 LANE CHANGE PLANNING AND CONTROL IN AUTONOMOUS MACHINE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17585394 TECHNIQUES TO PLACE OBJECTS USING NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18972190 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVEMENT OF ROBOT IN ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY Non-Final OA ORTHOSOFT ULC
18759414 REPOSITIONABLE SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND METHODS OF REPOSITIONING A SENSOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18731197 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING OPERATING PLATFORMS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mohamad O El Sayah's allowance rate?

74.8% of resolved applications examined by Mohamad O El Sayah were allowed (242 resolved cases), compared with 61.9% across Art Unit 3658 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mohamad O El Sayah?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mohamad O El Sayah take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mohamad O El Sayah took 961 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mohamad O El Sayah work in?

Mohamad O El Sayah examines applications in Art Unit 3658 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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