Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GORADIA, SHEFALI DINESH

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

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shefali Dinesh Goradia serves as an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2624. She has managed 617 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 90.3 percent. The data includes an interview lift of 11.4 percent, representing the increase in allowance probability associated with examiner interviews. This 11.4 percent lift is a factor for practitioners to consider alongside the 90.3 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should consider scheduling interviews to clarify technical points and potentially improve the likelihood of a grant.

The median days to allowance for the 617 resolved cases is 882. This figure establishes the expected timeframe for reaching a successful conclusion in Art Unit 2624. The 90.3 percent allowance rate suggests a highly favorable environment for applicants seeking patent protection. Practitioners can use the 882 days to allowance to plan their prosecution budgets and manage client expectations. The 11.4 percent interview lift indicates that direct engagement remains a productive tactic in Tech Center 2600.

In Art Unit 2624, the resolved cases provide a stable statistical foundation for these observations. The 882 days to allowance is the median duration for successful outcomes. Understanding the relationship between the allowance rate and the interview lift helps in developing a realistic strategy. These figures offer a data-grounded view of the examination process. Practitioners can rely on these numbers to guide their interactions with the examiner and optimize their prosecution approach.

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

Performance Statistics

90.3%
Allow Rate
+28.3% vs TC avg
637
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
883
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 618 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.8%
§102 Novelty
36.3%
§103 Obviousness
12.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18652569 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EQUIVARIENCE IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) TRANSFORMATIONS Non-Final OA TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18840128 MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING SYSTEM, MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18272522 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18505916 AUTOMATED IMAGE CAPTIONING BASED ON COMPUTER VISION AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING Final Rejection Snap Inc.
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
18593079 POINT CLOUD PROCESSING APPARATUS, POINT CLOUD PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, AND POINT CLOUD PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18474552 ARTICLE DETECTION DEVICE, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND ARTICLE DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
18925738 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18480654 X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD, AND NONVOLATILE COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING MEDICAL IMAGE CORRECTION PROGRAM Final Rejection 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
18896329 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18822724 WATERMARK AS HONEYPOT FOR ADVERSARIAL DEFENSE Non-Final OA PayPal, Inc.
18840125 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COSMETIC PRODUCT Non-Final OA BASF SE
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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