Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MAPAR, BIJAN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2128 2147 2148 2187 2189

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bijan Mapar has handled 489 resolved cases in Art Unit 2128, located in Tech Center 2100. He has an allowance rate of 67.5%, indicating a moderate path to patentability for applications under his review. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1305, which is a significant duration for applicants to consider when planning their prosecution strategies. This 1305-day pendency provides a clear expectation for the timeline in Art Unit 2128.

Interviews with Mapar provide a distinct benefit, as shown by an interview lift of 28.1%. This lift indicates that the probability of allowance increases when practitioners engage in direct discussion with the examiner. Given the 489 resolved cases and the 67.5% baseline allowance rate, the 28.1% lift suggests that interviews are a highly effective tactic for resolving issues and advancing prosecution. Practitioners should use this 28.1% lift to improve their 67.5% chance of securing a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

67.5%
Allow Rate
+12.5% vs TC avg
503
Total Applications
+28.1%
Interview Lift
1305
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 489 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18451222 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHAPE OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
17388034 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18315082 METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF FASTENED STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18361676 MACHINE AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING WELLS PRIORITY FOR CORROSION LOG UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18031891 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OPERATION IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OPERATION IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND OPERATION IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18150422 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
17767618 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING SIMULATION ON BASIS OF DIGITAL TWIN SERVICE Final Rejection KT CORPORATION
17736916 METHOD AND SOFTWARE TO GENERATE HEART RATE VARIABILITY POLAR MAP IMAGES WITH FILLED-IN PATIENT INFORMATION Final Rejection Khalifa University of Science and Technology
17568481 HYPER-CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE (HCI) PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT WITH SMARTNIC-BASED HARDWARE SIMULATION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18128659 CHILLER RATING ENGINE DIGITAL TWIN AND ENERGY BALANCE MODEL Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18120162 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND USING ASSISTIVE DIGITAL MODELS OF BUILDINGS AND BUILDING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
17766924 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATION OF ARBITRARILY SHAPED MAGNETIC BODY Final Rejection KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
17831790 CO-GENERATION OF COLLISION-FREE SHAPES IN ARBITRARY RELATIVE MOTION Final Rejection XEROX CORPORATION
18310853 Systems and methods for utilizing remote visualization for installing overhead fiber networks Non-Final OA ETAK Systems, LLC

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