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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Omer S Khan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KHAN, OMER S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2612 2681 2683 2686 3796

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

KHAN, OMER S is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 2612. The profile covers 614 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 55.5%, and a median of 1191 days to allowance. Interview lift is 40.4%, indicating a higher allowance outcome for interview-associated cases than for the corresponding non-interview cases in the profile.

The listed companies are Canon Inc., ABB Schweiz AG, and Qualcomm Incorporated. The leading firms are BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC, CIC Consulting, and Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP. The interview result gives examiner interaction a meaningful place in prosecution planning. The allowance rate supplies broader historical context, and the median timing can help counsel plan response cycles and advise clients about expected duration.

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

Performance Statistics

55.5%
Allow Rate
-14.5% vs TC avg
641
Total Applications
+40.4%
Interview Lift
1191
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 614 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
57.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18456631 ITEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ITEM MANAGEMENT METHOD, READING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18918852 Conduit Systems with Internal Sensor Devices Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18390684 RFID READER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18724374 LEARNING DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM, INFERENCE DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL DEVICE, AND TRAINED MODEL GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18875835 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FALL OF A PERSON Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18642904 SENSOR DATA RETRIEVAL FROM RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) DEVICE Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18462750 ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR APPROACHING A VEHICLE TO A TARGET OBJECT SPATIALLY SPACED THEREFROM Non-Final OA JOST-WERKE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
18579763 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING JAMMING BETWEEN TAG READERS Final Rejection Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
18987279 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUPING OBJECTS FOR SENSOR-SHARING SERVICE Final Rejection KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Omer S Khan's allowance rate?

55.5% of resolved applications examined by Omer S Khan were allowed (614 resolved cases), compared with 70.3% across Art Unit 2612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Omer S Khan?

This examiner's interview lift is +40.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Omer S Khan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Omer S Khan took 1,191 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Omer S Khan work in?

Omer S Khan examines applications in Art Unit 2612 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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