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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Heim Kirin Grewal, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GREWAL, HEIM KIRIN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Analysis

Heim Kirin Grewal is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2812. The profile contains 48 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 91.7%, and a median of 1256 days to allowance. The interview lift is 1.4%, indicating little measured association between interviews and allowance outcomes in this record. Because the resolved-case total is 48, the figures offer useful early guidance but should not be treated as a complete long-term pattern.

The listed companies are Intel Corporation, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Akona IP PC - Intel, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and CONLEY ROSE, P.C. Those names provide context for the electrical and semiconductor matters represented in the available docket.

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

Performance Statistics

91.7%
Allow Rate
+23.7% vs TC avg
77
Total Applications
+1.4%
Interview Lift
1256
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 48 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
29.8%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18625295 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18790691 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17990448 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18715846 LIGHT-RECEIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17955187 SELF-ALIGNMENT LAYER WITH LOW-K MATERIAL PROXIMATE TO VIAS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17829706 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES WITH TRANSISTORS HAVING ANGLED GATES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17482747 LOCALIZED HIGH PERMEABILITY MAGNETIC REGIONS IN GLASS PATCH FOR ENHANCED POWER DELIVERY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18693614 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18198043 MEMORY DEVICE WITH HIGH-MOBILITY OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CHANNEL AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18149215 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Heim Kirin Grewal's allowance rate?

91.7% of resolved applications examined by Heim Kirin Grewal were allowed (48 resolved cases), compared with 82.1% across Art Unit 2812 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Heim Kirin Grewal?

This examiner's interview lift is +1.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Heim Kirin Grewal take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Heim Kirin Grewal took 1,256 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Heim Kirin Grewal work in?

Heim Kirin Grewal examines applications in Art Unit 2812 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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