Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NEJAD, MAHDI H

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3653 3723 3725 3727 3752 4100

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mahdi H. Nejad is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3653. The examiner has 639 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 73.9 percent, which represents the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 29.2 percent. This 29.2 percent figure indicates that interviews correlate with an increased probability of allowance. When considering the 639 resolved cases, the 29.2 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a beneficial tactic for practitioners. The 73.9 percent baseline allowance rate is a key metric for evaluating the prosecution environment.

The median days to allowance is 1033. This 1033-day timeline reflects the duration for successful applications to reach a grant. The 1033-day figure provides a benchmark for expected pendency in Art Unit 3653. Practitioners can use this 1033-day median and the 639 resolved cases to inform their strategy and manage expectations for the timing of a final outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+13.9% vs TC avg
669
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 639 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
29.0%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18595886 SHOCK ABSORBER ATTACHMENT JIG Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18691068 CARRIER PLATFORM, DETECTION DEVICE AND BASE THEREFOR Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18413247 CONSTRUCTION ROBOT HAVING A LIFTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING WORK ON A BUILDING ELEMENT Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18415751 WAFER RETAINING DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18929425 SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE SUPPORT LEVELING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18407033 Substrate Lift Pins and Substrate Supports and Process Chambers Incorporating Same Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18565199 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TORQUE LIMITING SPRINKLER INSTALLATION TOOLS Non-Final OA Tyco Fire Products LP
18957126 FASTENER DRIVER TOOL Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18656627 GRIPPER, ROCK DRILLING UNIT AND METHOD Non-Final OA SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
18887693 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR CLAMPING Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18393850 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.

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