Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: KHAN, TAHSEEN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1781 1783 3635 3678 4100

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tahseen Khan, based in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1781, has resolved 947 cases with an allowance rate of 61.7 percent. The median days to allowance is 1204. These metrics suggest a moderate level of difficulty and a prosecution cycle that typically lasts over 1204 days, with about six out of ten applications reaching a grant.

The interview lift is 20.5 percent, indicating that interviews are highly effective at moving cases toward allowance. This significant lift suggests that Khan is open to verbal arguments and clarifications. Practitioners should use interviews to address examiner concerns directly, as the data shows a clear statistical advantage for cases that include an interview compared to the 61.7 percent baseline rate.

For applicants, the 1204 median days to allowance requires a long-term perspective. However, the 20.5 percent interview lift provides a strong mechanism for improving the probability of success. Strategy should involve early engagement through interviews to resolve rejections and potentially streamline the path to an allowance in Art Unit 1781.

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

Performance Statistics

61.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
997
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
1204
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 947 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
71.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18792568 REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18764840 CONSTRUCTING PARTS USING CUT LAYER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Thermwood Corporation
19031209 ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH TEXTURED GLASS AND GLASS CERAMIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19011297 DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18793764 WINDOW, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WINDOW Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18937807 METHOD FOR PRINTING OBJECTS WITH INCLINATION ANGLES LESS THAN 45° WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING PLATE Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18287221 RECESS FILLING MATERIAL KIT, CURED PRODUCT THEREOF, AND RECESS FILLING METHOD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18695431 BIODEGRADABLE LAMINATING FILM AND CONTAINER MADE OUT OF IT Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18992857 METAL FILM AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18873714 MULTILAYER FILM AND PACKAGING MATERIAL USING SAME Non-Final OA Kuraray Co., Ltd.
19008783 GLASSES AND GLASS CERAMICS INCLUDING A METAL OXIDE CONCENTRATION GRADIENT Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18850388 SOFT MAGNETIC IRON ALLOY SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOFT MAGNETIC IRON ALLOY SHEET, AND IRON CORE AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE INCLUDING SOFT MAGNETIC IRON ALLOY SHEET Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
19037527 ENCAPSULATION MATERIALS FOR FLAT OPTICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18669324 COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18838251 NANOCATENANE STRUCTURE AND NANOMACHINE INCLUDING NANOCATENANE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18866624 DECORATIVE FILM Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
19077209 LAMINATE Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18988100 TRANSFER SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED BODY USING SAID TRANSFER SHEET AND MOLDED BODY, AND FRONT PLATE USING SAID MOLDED BODY AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18694783 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONNECTION FILM Final Rejection DEXERIALS CORPORATION
18550604 SCINTILLATOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA PROTERIAL, LTD.
18729797 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18729779 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18860318 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18729809 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18908906 ADHESIVE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
18873668 RECYCLABLE FILMS FOR PRODUCT PACKAGING Non-Final OA AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
16904779 COMPOSITE GYPSUM BOARD FORMED FROM HIGH-SALT STUCCO AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA United States Gypsum Company
18729632 LONG CUT CELLULOSE ACETATE STAPLE FIBERS FOR FILL MATERIALS Final Rejection Eastman Chemical (China) Co., Ltd
14726947 Uniform Thickness Thermal Barrier Coating For Non Line of Sight and Line of Sight Areas Final Rejection UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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