Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tarek A Elarabi, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ELARABI, TAREK A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2493 3661 3667 3671

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

ELARABI, TAREK A is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 2493. The profile includes 240 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 69.2%, and a median of 989 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 37.8% lift in the allowance rate.

The allowance rate indicates that successful prosecution is attainable in the record, while the median timeline calls for applicants to plan beyond the initial examination stage. The interview lift is material and supports evaluating interviews where technical distinctions, claim construction, or cited art would benefit from direct discussion.

Qualcomm Incorporated, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Deere & Company are the leading companies listed. SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, and LEE & HAYES, P.C. are the leading firms. Their presence gives counsel identifiable examples of prosecution activity before this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

69.2%
Allow Rate
+17.2% vs TC avg
266
Total Applications
+37.8%
Interview Lift
989
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 240 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
33.1%
§102 Novelty
35.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19200770 CONTROLLED ENGINE ASSIST SYSTEM Final Rejection Deere & Company
18483832 VEHICLE OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET OBJECT IN A DETECTION AREA LOCATED BEHIND AND LATERAL OF A SUBJECT VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18737378 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL MONITORING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18330990 ADAPTERS FOR QUANTIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19469817 Recovery Of Electric Work Vehicles Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18947351 PREDICTING A TRAJECTORY USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18434172 OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18883140 TREAD WEAR PREDICTION ACCORDING TO SEGMENTATION OF TIRE LIFE Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tarek A Elarabi's allowance rate?

69.2% of resolved applications examined by Tarek A Elarabi were allowed (240 resolved cases), compared with 70.8% across Art Unit 2493 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tarek A Elarabi?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tarek A Elarabi take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tarek A Elarabi took 989 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tarek A Elarabi work in?

Tarek A Elarabi examines applications in Art Unit 2493 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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