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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ajith Jacob, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as JACOB, AJITH

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2161

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

JACOB, AJITH is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2161. The record includes 510 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 79.0%, and a median of 1220 days to allowance. The interview lift is 4.1%, a positive but limited interview metric in relation to the overall profile.

The listed companies are Google LLC, Fujifilm Corporation, and NVIDIA Corporation. The listed firms are Akona IP PC - Roku, BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP, and Greenberg Traurig, LLP - AMD, Inc. Practitioners can use the 79.0% allowance rate to frame recorded outcomes and the 1220-day median to plan around prosecution duration. The 4.1% interview lift supports considering interviews, while the profile does not indicate that interviews are the principal distinguishing feature.

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

Performance Statistics

79.0%
Allow Rate
+24.0% vs TC avg
524
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
1220
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 510 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
34.7%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
3.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18068304 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18487361 ANSWER FACTS FROM STRUCTURED CONTENT Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18909636 ORGANIZING MAPPED REGIONS INTO DISCRETIZED SEGMENTS FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19098406 CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection OTSUKA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ajith Jacob's allowance rate?

79.0% of resolved applications examined by Ajith Jacob were allowed (510 resolved cases), compared with 72.5% across Art Unit 2161 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ajith Jacob?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ajith Jacob take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ajith Jacob took 1,220 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ajith Jacob work in?

Ajith Jacob examines applications in Art Unit 2161 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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