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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Shefali Dinesh Goradia, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GORADIA, SHEFALI DINESH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2661 2665 2669 2676

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

GORADIA, SHEFALI DINESH works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2624. The profile shows 622 resolved cases, a 90.2% allowance rate, and a median of 883 days to allowance. The substantial case record supports planning around an allowance outcome that is common in the available data, with timing that remains material for portfolio management.

Interviews correspond to a 10.8% allowance lift. Practitioners may use them to clarify technical issues and test focused amendments, while relying on the broader prosecution record for outcome expectations. The listed companies are Canon Inc., Panasonic Holdings Corporation, and NEC Corporation. The leading firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DURKEE, LLP, and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

90.2%
Allow Rate
+28.2% vs TC avg
652
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
883
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 622 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.8%
§102 Novelty
35.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18925738 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18191643 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18840128 MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING SYSTEM, MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19100798 DENTAL PLAQUE DETECTION DEVICE, DENTAL PLAQUE DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18372220 IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, AND IMAGE DECODING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18474552 ARTICLE DETECTION DEVICE, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND ARTICLE DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
18896329 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18832018 IMAGE DESCRIPTION GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT Final Rejection Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18840125 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COSMETIC PRODUCT Non-Final OA BASF SE
18828871 CODING SPLIT VERTEX OFFSETS IN POLYGONAL MESH COMPRESSION Final Rejection Tencent America LLC
18593079 POINT CLOUD PROCESSING APPARATUS, POINT CLOUD PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, AND POINT CLOUD PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
19008003 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION CATHETER'S SPLIINE WIRE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18859466 TRANSIENT DEFECT INSPECTION USING AN INSPECTION IMAGE Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Shefali Dinesh Goradia's allowance rate?

90.2% of resolved applications examined by Shefali Dinesh Goradia were allowed (622 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2624 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Shefali Dinesh Goradia?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Shefali Dinesh Goradia take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Shefali Dinesh Goradia took 883 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Shefali Dinesh Goradia work in?

Shefali Dinesh Goradia examines applications in Art Unit 2624 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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