Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Zuheir Mheir, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MHEIR, ZUHEIR

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2156 2162 2198

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

MHEIR, ZUHEIR examines in tech center 2100 and art unit 2156. The record contains 80 resolved cases and a 77.5% allowance rate. The interview lift is 10.2%, indicating a modest positive association with allowance outcomes. The median time to allowance is 1156 days.

The listed companies are Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and NEC Laboratories America Inc. The listed firms are Dority & Manning, P.A. and Red Hat, Inc., Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC. The limited case volume makes the figures useful as directional guidance rather than a definitive forecast. The allowance rate supports a favorable initial assessment, while the interview result suggests that interviews should supplement, not displace, careful written prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

77.5%
Allow Rate
+22.5% vs TC avg
93
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
1156
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 80 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18545992 STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18543491 CONFIGURATION OF TARGET APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18541760 VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATION WITH VIRTUAL CPU DESCRIPTORS Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18541596 Hardware Mapping Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited
18459755 MANAGEMENT OF STATE INFORMATION USING A MESSAGE QUEUE Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Zuheir Mheir's allowance rate?

77.5% of resolved applications examined by Zuheir Mheir were allowed (80 resolved cases), compared with 57.7% across Art Unit 2156 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Zuheir Mheir?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Zuheir Mheir take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Zuheir Mheir took 1,156 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Zuheir Mheir work in?

Zuheir Mheir examines applications in Art Unit 2156 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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