Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2113 2114 2137

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Elmira Mehrmanesh is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2100, working within Art Unit 2113. The examiner has 749 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 83.8 percent. This 83.8 percent rate reflects the proportion of applications that reach a grant. For the 749 cases handled, this data provides a basis for understanding the probability of success during the examination process. The volume of resolved cases reflects the examiner's experience within Tech Center 2100.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 986. This 986-day timeline represents the duration for an application to move from filing to a grant. Applicants should consider this period when planning their patent strategy and resource allocation. The volume of 749 resolved cases suggests that this duration is a consistent aspect of the examiner's workflow in Art Unit 2113. This median provides a specific metric for evaluating the expected length of prosecution.

The data shows an interview lift of 6.8 percent. This 6.8 percent lift represents the change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted. It suggests that direct communication is a method for addressing the probability of a grant. For practitioners, utilizing an interview is an option to navigate the prosecution process and achieve a positive outcome. Practitioners can use this lift to evaluate the potential benefits of direct engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

83.8%
Allow Rate
+28.8% vs TC avg
766
Total Applications
+6.8%
Interview Lift
986
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 749 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.0%
§101 Eligibility
34.8%
§102 Novelty
32.5%
§103 Obviousness
10.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18479739 STORAGE DEVICE PREDICTING FAILURE USING MACHINE LEARNING AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18660592 REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF ANOMALY DETECTION NOISE IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18659385 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATABASE SYSTEM ANOMALY DETECTION AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
19061598 MESSAGE CALL REQUEST DATA HAVING ERROR FREQUENCY METRICS Non-Final OA ADP, Inc.
17653541 MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFICATION OF OBJECT STORE WORKLOADS Final Rejection NetApp, Inc.
18085254 EVENT-DRIVEN USER-BASED PRIMARY DEVICE FAILOVER SELECTION Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18347658 High frequency event-based hardware diagnostics Final Rejection MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18345664 AUTOMATIC PRIORITIZATION AND/OR FAILOVER FOR ANALYTICS DEVICES Non-Final OA The ADT Security Corporation

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