Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KHAN, SHAHID K

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2146 2175 2178 4100

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shahid K. Khan is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2146, where he has handled 410 resolved cases. He maintains an allowance rate of 74.6 percent. The median days to allowance is 1063, which is a typical duration for cases in this technology area, providing a predictable path for the 74.6 percent of cases that result in a grant.

The interview lift is 15.3 percent, showing that interviews are a productive way to advance prosecution. The combination of a solid 74.6 percent baseline allowance rate and a healthy interview lift suggests that applicants have a good chance of success. Practitioners should consider interviews as a standard part of their strategy to resolve any outstanding issues and secure an allowance more effectively.

In summary, Khan offers a favorable environment for patent applicants. The 1063 median days to allowance indicates a steady pace of prosecution. By utilizing the 15.3 percent interview lift, practitioners can further enhance their chances of success. Strategy should focus on clear communication and using interviews to address examiner concerns directly.

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

Performance Statistics

74.6%
Allow Rate
+14.6% vs TC avg
429
Total Applications
+15.3%
Interview Lift
1063
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 410 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
56.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17804082 Regression and Time Series Forecasting Final Rejection Google LLC
18360095 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17784720 METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING GENETIC DATA Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
18104506 CIRCULAR-BUFFER FOR GENERATING MACHINE LEARNING ESTIMATES OF STREAMING OBSERVATIONS IN REAL TIME Non-Final OA ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18691568 METHODS AND DEVICES RELATED TO EXPERIENCE-APPROPRIATE EXTENDED REALITY NOTIFICATIONS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18388596 HIGH-FIDELITY SYNTHETIC METRICS DATA Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18477761 SELF-SUPERVISED PRETRAINING OF DOCUMENT INFORMATION EXTRACTION MODELS WITH INFORMATIVE WORD MASKING Non-Final OA SAP SE
17679985 TENSOR MODIFICATION BASED ON PROCESSING RESOURCES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18302154 Energy-Efficient Recurrent Neural Network Accelerator Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18391455 RANGE BASED HARDWARE OPTIMIZATION OF NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
18242654 METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT DEFER EDGE-WEIGHT CALCULATION AND GRAPH COMPLETION PRIOR TO, AND DURING, OPTIMAL-GRAPH-TRAVERSAL DETERMINATION Non-Final OA VMware LLC
18416773 GRADIENT COMPUTATION IN HYBRID DIGITALLY TIED ANALOG BLOCKS WITH ARBITRARY CONNECTIVITY BY EQUILIBRIUM PROPAGATION Non-Final OA OpenAI Opco, LLC

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