Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Muhammad Ijaz, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as IJAZ, MUHAMMAD

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2841 2847 3617 3631 3632 3722 3774 4100

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

IJAZ, MUHAMMAD is assigned to tech center 4100 and art unit 2841. The record includes 1047 resolved cases, a 74.3% allowance rate, and a median of 733 days to allowance. The 24.5% interview lift is positive, indicating that interviews can provide a meaningful advantage in a record with a favorable but not uniformly successful allowance result.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, and SUMITOMO RIKO Company Limited are the leading companies. HSML P.C., Brooks Kushman P.C., and Carnelian Law LLC are the listed firms. Applicants may use interviews to focus the prosecution dispute, then reinforce the agreed distinctions with concise written amendments and supporting explanations.

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

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
1,094
Total Applications
+24.5%
Interview Lift
733
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1047 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
39.1%
§103 Obviousness
32.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18494103 EDGE COVERING AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19112914 LIGHT-TRANSMITTAL PRESSING PLATE, PRESSURIZING ASSEMBLY, HEATING AND PRESSURIZING DEVICE AND LIGHT-EMITTING CHIP TRANSFER APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD
18426828 TOLERANCE COMPENSATION DEVICE Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
19262291 ADJUSTABLE CHOCK HAVING SLIDING FEATURE AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE ADJUSTABLE CHOCK Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
19274743 FRAMEWORK MEMBER Non-Final OA Fortescue Zero Limited
19264837 TRUNK SIZE ADAPTER AND TREE STAND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Shining Sea Trading Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Muhammad Ijaz's allowance rate?

74.3% of resolved applications examined by Muhammad Ijaz were allowed (1,047 resolved cases), compared with 85.1% across Art Unit 2841 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Muhammad Ijaz?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Muhammad Ijaz take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Muhammad Ijaz took 733 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Muhammad Ijaz work in?

Muhammad Ijaz examines applications in Art Unit 2841 in Tech Center 4100.

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