Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Key Muhammad, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MUHAMMAD, KEY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

MUHAMMAD, KEY is assigned to Technology Center 2800 and Art Unit 2872. The profile contains 102 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 64.7%, and a median time to allowance of 1243 days. Interview lift is 22.8%. The case volume supports preliminary pattern review, while the timing data indicates that prosecution may require substantial time before allowance.

The listed companies are Essilor International, Apple Inc., and Ricoh Company, Ltd. The associated firms are Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and Casimir Jones, S.C. Counsel can use these names to locate related filings and assess response approaches. The interview figure gives examiner contact a useful place in the strategy, but the moderate allowance rate supports maintaining carefully supported claim positions through written prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

64.7%
Allow Rate
-3.3% vs TC avg
143
Total Applications
+22.8%
Interview Lift
1243
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 102 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17945886 Emitter Array with Integrated Beam-Splitting Prisms Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18693295 OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND LIGHT FOCUSING DEVICE Final Rejection KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
19056801 MOVABLE DEVICE, IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, HEAD-UP DISPLAY, LASER HEADLAMP, HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS, AND MOVING BODY Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18855974 AERIAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
17924504 HIGH COLOR UNIFORMITY DOUBLE MATERIAL DIFFRACTION GRATING COMPRISING STEP-LIKE CAVITIES Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18919035 LENS DRIVING APPARATUS, AND CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18699349 METHOD OF POST-OPERATIVE VISION SIMULATION AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING THE SAME Final Rejection KOC UNIVERSITESI

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Key Muhammad's allowance rate?

64.7% of resolved applications examined by Key Muhammad were allowed (102 resolved cases), compared with 64.9% across Art Unit 2872 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Key Muhammad?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Key Muhammad take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Key Muhammad took 1,243 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Key Muhammad work in?

Key Muhammad examines applications in Art Unit 2872 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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