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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Mamadou Faye, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FAYE, MAMADOU

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2884 3796

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

FAYE, MAMADOU is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2884. Across 873 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 78.5%, the interview lift is 6.5%, and median time to allowance is 869 days.

Siemens Healthineers AG, Koninklijke Philips N.V., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the leading companies represented. HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C., Acuity Law Group, P.C., and BakerHostetler are the leading firms. The allowance figure supports a favorable expectation for recorded outcomes, while the limited interview lift suggests that interviews should address specific issues rather than serve as the primary prosecution tool.

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

Performance Statistics

78.5%
Allow Rate
+8.5% vs TC avg
935
Total Applications
+6.5%
Interview Lift
869
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 873 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.6%
§102 Novelty
66.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19208269 X-RAY IMAGING DEVICE COMPRISING CAMERA, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18026149 Medical Imaging Device And Methods Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18861896 PHOTON COUNTING DETECTOR AND PHOTON COUNTING METHOD Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18850792 PHOTON COUNTING DETECTOR AND PHOTON COUNTING METHOD Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18977395 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TERAHERTZ TOMOGRAPHY ANALYSIS OF GOLF BALLS Final Rejection Acushnet Company
19115213 MARKER Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
19074097 PROGRAM AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DETECTION SIGNAL OF RADIATION TRANSMITTED THROUGH IMAGING SUBJECT TO GENERATE RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19230341 FIELD EFFECT EMITTER MICROSTRUCTURE HAVING A REDUCED GATE CURRENT Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
19077235 ESTIMATING A RATE OF RANDOMLY-OCCURRING COINCIDENCES IN A COUNTING X-RAY DETECTOR Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18597909 COLLISION AVOIDANCE WHEN POSITIONING A MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE AND A PATIENT POSITIONING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18615078 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINE LEARNING BASED MEDICAL IMAGING EVENT DETECTION AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18239067 BIOMECHANICAL DATA AUGMENTATION FOR AI AND IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers International AG
17617190 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME MULTICOLOR SHORTWAVE INFRARED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18492191 COMPONENT CORROSION PROGNOSTICS USING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)-SCAN AND METHODS Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18734990 Particle Analyzers Having Scintillation Counters, And Methods of Use Thereof Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mamadou Faye's allowance rate?

78.5% of resolved applications examined by Mamadou Faye were allowed (873 resolved cases), compared with 73.0% across Art Unit 2884 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mamadou Faye?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mamadou Faye take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mamadou Faye took 869 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mamadou Faye work in?

Mamadou Faye examines applications in Art Unit 2884 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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