Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2668 3648

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Samarina Makhdoom is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, Art Unit 3648. The examiner has 130 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 72.3 percent, which suggests a favorable environment for applicants. This 72.3 percent rate indicates that nearly three-quarters of the applications result in a patent grant.

The interview lift is 30.6 percent. This figure shows that interviews are effective and can significantly improve the chances of reaching an allowance. The median days to allowance is 1120 days. This 1120-day timeline is the typical duration for successful applications to navigate the process with this examiner in Art Unit 3648.

With 130 resolved cases, the 72.3 percent allowance rate is a key metric for practitioners. The 30.6 percent interview lift is an important consideration for prosecution strategy. The 1120 days median pendency provides a useful benchmark for the expected time to grant, helping applicants manage their timelines effectively.

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

Performance Statistics

72.0%
Allow Rate
+20.0% vs TC avg
202
Total Applications
+29.3%
Interview Lift
1123
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 132 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
73.1%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19057398 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND LOCATION MEASUREMENT METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18933738 VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRECIPITATION DETECTION Non-Final OA HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
18880363 ANTENNA DEVICE AND BEAM CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18961836 PHASE NOISE REMOVAL Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18235544 DIGITAL CHIRP OFDM RADAR AND RADAR SENSING METHODS Final Rejection NXP B.V.
19019050 RADAR APPARATUS, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING RADAR SIGNAL, AND RADAR SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18781533 RADAR DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
19064406 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR JOINT COMMUNICATIONS AND SENSING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19002213 ANTENNA ARCHITECTURE, AND METHOD FOR INCREASING ANTENNA GAIN Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19068371 CONTEXT AWARE RADAR FOR IN-CABIN SENSING Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18251281 Method for Evaluating at Least One GNSS Satellite Signal with Ambiguity Resolution Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18623760 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDING Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18721182 GROUPING SPACE VEHICLE BASED POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALS AND MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18529622 REGISTRATION OF A SENSING TARGET Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18356005 JOINT COMMUNICATION AND SENSING (JCS) RESOURCE CONFIGURATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18987006 Method and apparatus for radar sensing in a disaggregated radio access network Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18364287 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18219271 SIGNAL PROCESSOR, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND RADAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18035085 METHOD FOR POSITIONING IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18879293 CONTROL, CONTROL METHOD, IN-CABIN MONITORING SYSTEM, VEHICLE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
17628643 A MONITORING DEVICE FOR DETECTING PRESENCE IN A SPACE AND A METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18992476 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO RADARS Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS PLC
18684423 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18040262 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
19099490 Methods and Apparatus of Managing Communication Resources of a Wireless Communication Network for Radar Use Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18611903 Radar Processing Method And Apparatus Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18610716 Laser Device, Calibration of Laser Device and Verification of Radar Alignment Calibration Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18906157 GESTURE SENSOR USING RADIO-FREQUENCY SIGNALS Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18561239 RADAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18893599 SEQUENCED SHORT-RANGE VEHICLE RADAR Non-Final OA Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

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