Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GELAGAY, SHEWAYE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2137 2400 2436 2437

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shewaye Gelagay, operating in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2137, has 281 resolved cases. The examiner has an allowance rate of 71.9 percent, but a very long median days to allowance of 1688. This indicates that while success is likely, the process is exceptionally slow.

The interview lift for this examiner is 45.4 percent, which is remarkably high. This suggests that interviews are a powerful tool for advancing cases and overcoming rejections. When the 45.4 percent lift is considered, the benefit of direct engagement becomes clear for practitioners seeking to improve upon the 71.9 percent baseline. The 281 resolved cases provide a solid foundation for these metrics.

Practitioners should factor the 1688-day median pendency into their long-term planning and client communications. Given the 45.4 percent interview lift, an interview is a highly recommended tactic to resolve outstanding issues more efficiently. These data points offer a reliable guide for navigating prosecution in Art Unit 2137.

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

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+13.9% vs TC avg
298
Total Applications
+45.4%
Interview Lift
1688
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 281 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.7%
§101 Eligibility
11.6%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17952118 CROSS PLATFORM CREDENTIAL SHARING Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18996395 Access Control Method and Device, and Program Deployment Method and Device Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18179459 QKD APPARATUS, QKD SYSTEM, QKD START CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
19019303 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19099048 COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18096007 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ROUTING MESSAGES BETWEEN PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORKS Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18455661 SECURITY VULNERABILITY CONSTRAINTS FOR MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18101105 DIGITAL WITNESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING AND CONFIRMING THE INTEGRITY OF A DIGITAL ARTIFACT Final Rejection New York University
18131041 CLIENT-SIDE COMPOSITION ANALYSIS Final Rejection MICRO FOCUS LLC
18376681 Optical System for Phase Modulation Final Rejection Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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