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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Benyam Haile, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HAILE, BENYAM

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2681 2686 2688 3675 3791

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

HAILE, BENYAM is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 2681. The profile records 721 resolved cases, a 61.7% allowance rate, and a median of 881 days to allowance. The 24.6% interview lift indicates that interviews were associated with improved allowance outcomes in the measured cases, making interview readiness a relevant consideration.

The leading companies are Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Polaris Industries Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. - Polaris, OLIFF PLC, and SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. This information helps counsel place examiner-specific strategy in the context of recurring participants.

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

Performance Statistics

61.7%
Allow Rate
-8.3% vs TC avg
775
Total Applications
+24.6%
Interview Lift
881
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 721 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18440537 ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING MAGNET Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19290063 IN-HOME EVENT INTERCOM AND NOTIFICATIONS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18429220 CONTENT DELIVERY DURING CHARGING BASED ON CLASS OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18762941 METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN EVENT TO GENERATE AN ALERT INDICATING A SUBJECT IS LIKELY TO BE UNAUTHORIZED Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18939405 STEERING APPARATUS Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18588063 MOBILE OBJECT SETTING SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT SETTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17786432 COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS OF AN ELECTRICAL ACCUMULATOR BATTERY Final Rejection Commissariat à I'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
18604738 Bandwidth Compressed Data Movement and Footprint Compression Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18389495 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING DEFECT INFORMATION ON SURFACE OF VEHICLE BODY Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18642185 BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19231363 APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DIFFUSE REFLECTION NOISE OF ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18289083 OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION
17970110 CONVERSION ADAPTER Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19220870 CENTRAL SECURITY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Alarm.com Incorporated
18405357 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE BATTERY PACK BASED ON OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18802956 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CONFIGURING AN ALARM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18310581 Remote Control for a Wireless Load Control System Non-Final OA Lutron Technology Company LLC
18243373 METHOD FOR TRACKING THE STATUS OF AT LEAST ONE MEDICAL DEVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR RETRIEVING THE STATUS OF AT LEAST ONE MEDICAL DEVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18987619 SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING MEDICAL MONITORING DATA Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
18353291 911 LOCATION ACCURACY TESTING Final Rejection DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18949857 COOLING PLATE, WIRING BOARD ASSEMBLY AND DEVICE TESTING APPARATUS Final Rejection ADVANTEST Corporation
18808527 SLEEP STATUS DETECTION FOR APNEA-HYPOPNEA INDEX CALCULATION Non-Final OA ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
18563698 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18807465 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING USER CONDITION BASED ON AUDIO DATA Non-Final OA IpVenture, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Benyam Haile's allowance rate?

61.7% of resolved applications examined by Benyam Haile were allowed (721 resolved cases), compared with 85.6% across Art Unit 2681 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Benyam Haile?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Benyam Haile take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Benyam Haile took 881 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Benyam Haile work in?

Benyam Haile examines applications in Art Unit 2681 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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