Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KHAN, IFTEKHAR A

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2123 2127 2128 2146 2187

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.6%
Allow Rate
+22.6% vs TC avg
611
Total Applications
+26.7%
Interview Lift
1257
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 586 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.5%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17951580 MASK LAYOUT DESIGN METHOD, MASK AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURING METHODS, MASKS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17804043 AUTOMATED LIVE PROPERTIES COMPONENT UPDATE IN RESERVOIR SIMULATION MODEL Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17668194 QUANTIFICATION OF EXPRESSIVE EXPERIMENTAL SEMI-VARIOGRAM RANGES UNCERTAINTIES Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18053425 AEROELASTIC ADJUSTMENT USING FLUTTER VECTOR STRAIN ENERGY Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
19086313 TEMPERATURE-WEIGHTED UNIVERSAL NODE COORDINATION Non-Final OA Lineage Logistics, LLC
18054156 METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTION PLANNING OF CHARGING PILES IN THE SMART CITIES AND INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEMS THEREOF Non-Final OA CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18642546 CONSTRAINT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING APPROACH TO MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY DESIGN Non-Final OA AUTODESK, INC.
18070326 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME VOLUMETRIC RENDERING OF DYNAMIC PARTICLES Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
17802879 XY Model Computing Device and Combination Optimization Problem Computing Device Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
17987628 Buffer Fusion and Layout Optimization Non-Final OA SambaNova Systems, Inc.
17725464 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE OPTIMAL NUMBER AND MIXTURE OF TYPES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AT ONE OR MORE POINTS OF INTEREST Final Rejection Volta Charging, LLC
17668025 THERMAL MODELING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING PROGRESSIVE HORIZONTAL SUBSECTIONS Non-Final OA NUtech Ventures
18588653 SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SOLAR PANEL PLACEMENT AND ENERGY OUTPUT Final Rejection Complete Solaria, Inc.
17906044 DETERMINING A DIMENSION ASSOCIATED WITH A WELLBORE Non-Final OA REVEAL ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
17847025 FILTERING DESIGNS USING BOUNDARIES DERIVED FROM OPTIMAL DESIGNS Non-Final OA Cytel Inc.
17847040 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRADE-OFF VISUAL ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Cytel Inc.
17631823 SIMULATION SYSTEM, SIMULATION PROGRAM, AND SIMULATION METHOD Final Rejection Global Security Inc.

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