Listed by the USPTO as KARWAN, SIHAR A
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2422 3656 3658 3661 3664
This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases
Sihar A. Karwan has 417 resolved cases in Art Unit 2422. The examiner has a 56.4% allowance rate and a median days to allowance of 1125. These metrics suggest a moderate level of difficulty and a standard timeline for Tech Center 3600.
The interview lift pct of 27.3% is substantial, indicating that interviews are a highly effective way to improve the 56.4% allowance rate. Top companies like Boston Dynamics Inc., Sony Group Corporation, and Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc. are active here.
Firms such as BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD, Dickinson Wright PLLC, and HG Law LLP frequently manage these cases. The 1125-day median days to allowance provides a benchmark for prosecution planning. Given the 56.4% allowance rate, the 27.3% interview lift pct is a vital tool for practitioners to secure a grant.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18862988 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL | Non-Final OA | Sony Group Corporation |
| 18793535 | HEAD MOVEMENT CONTROL OF A VIEWING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| 18509581 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRIVING THEREOF | Final Rejection | Kia Corporation |
| 18781849 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING DRIVING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | DENSO CORPORATION |
| 18858347 | METHOD FOR MONITORING WHETHER A VEHICLE HAS CROSSED A BOUNDARY OF A ZONE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CAN DRIVE, AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH |
| 18362096 | ASSIST SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
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Build Your Strategy56.4% of resolved applications examined by Sihar A Karwan were allowed (417 resolved cases), compared with 64.2% across Art Unit 2422 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +27.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Sihar A Karwan took 1,125 days on average from filing to allowance.
Sihar A Karwan examines applications in Art Unit 2422 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
