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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Muluemebet Gurmu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GURMU, MULUEMEBET

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2132 2152 2155 2156 2163 2191 2457

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

GURMU, MULUEMEBET is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2132. The record includes 500 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 80.2%, and an interview lift of 17.2%. The median time to allowance is 1143 days. The allowance measure shows that a majority of recorded cases reached allowance, while the interview measure indicates a positive relationship between interviews and allowance outcomes. The median timeline suggests that prosecution planning should allow for continued examination activity.

The leading companies are Intel Corporation, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Snowflake Inc. The leading firms are Artegis Law Group, LLP, Clause Eight, and CROWELL & MORING LLP. The company mix spans computing, telecommunications, and software. Counsel may use the profile to support early claim analysis and targeted interview preparation, especially where technical distinctions are complex. Written responses should remain closely tied to the claimed architecture, operation, and cited references.

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

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+22.2% vs TC avg
532
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
1143
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 500 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.6%
§101 Eligibility
3.4%
§102 Novelty
67.8%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19475801 CREATING A LARGE SCALE HEAD-RELATED FILTER DATABASE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18717275 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATING DEEP LEANING INFERENCE BASED ON HW-AWARE SPARSITY PATTERN Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19291451 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA PRUNING VIA DYNAMIC PARTITION MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA BNSF Railway Company
19080648 OPTIMIZING PROMPT AUGMENTATION Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18748071 METHOD FOR FINDING AT LEAST ONE OPTIMAL POST-TRAINING QUANTIZATION MODEL AND A NON-TRANSITORY MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19184310 RESOURCE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Palantir Technologies Inc.
18899917 METADATA-DRIVEN ANALYTICAL DATA MODELING Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
19209982 Correlation Analysis System, Integrated System, Correlation Analysis Method, and Correlation Analysis Program Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18640326 WRITEABLE PARTITIONS WITHIN READ-ONLY REPLICATED RECORDS Non-Final OA NUTANIX, INC.
18646234 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING HUMAN-MODEL ALIGNMENT USING METADATA AND ARTIFACTS, PATIENT INFORMATION, OR SYNTHETIC DATA Non-Final OA NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Muluemebet Gurmu's allowance rate?

80.2% of resolved applications examined by Muluemebet Gurmu were allowed (500 resolved cases), compared with 73.3% across Art Unit 2132 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Muluemebet Gurmu?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Muluemebet Gurmu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Muluemebet Gurmu took 1,143 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Muluemebet Gurmu work in?

Muluemebet Gurmu examines applications in Art Unit 2132 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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