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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Aleksey Olshannikov, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OLSHANNIKOV, ALEKSEY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2118 2142 2144 2145 3615 3653

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

OLSHANNIKOV, ALEKSEY has resolved 354 cases in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2118. The allowance rate is 55.1%, the interview lift is 52.1%, and the median time to allowance is 1172 days. The interview lift is nearly as prominent as the overall allowance rate, indicating that interview strategy may be especially relevant to this record. The allowance rate itself reflects a mixed result across resolved cases.

The principal companies are Apple Inc., Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The leading firms are CANTOR COLBURN LLP, Foley & Lardner LLP, and MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP. These affiliations give practitioners useful context for planning claim discussions and examiner engagement in Art Unit 2118.

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

Performance Statistics

55.1%
Allow Rate
+3.1% vs TC avg
399
Total Applications
+52.1%
Interview Lift
1172
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 354 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
60.2%
§103 Obviousness
17.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18890718 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18670568 Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces For Interactions with a Headphone Case Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18618435 TECHNIQUES FOR OUTPUT COMPONENT CONTROL ARCHITECTURES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18953466 INTERFACE INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18953460 TABLE CREATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18259799 Method for Monitoring A Continuous Industrial Process and System for Performing Said Method Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18272696 PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18971450 APPLICATION COMPONENT INTERACTION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18935639 DATA COPYING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18678336 CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF VARIABLE WHEEL Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18273967 SINGLE POINT SENSING Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18711788 METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR MONITORING OR CONTROLLING A MACHINE Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18138155 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Ricoh Company, Ltd.
18725466 CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
17715991 MULTI-CORNER IRRIGATION SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE STEERABLE POINTS WITHIN MOBILE IRRIGATION MACHINE AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME Non-Final OA Valmont Industries, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Aleksey Olshannikov's allowance rate?

55.1% of resolved applications examined by Aleksey Olshannikov were allowed (354 resolved cases), compared with 42.6% across Art Unit 2118 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Aleksey Olshannikov?

This examiner's interview lift is +52.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Aleksey Olshannikov take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Aleksey Olshannikov took 1,172 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Aleksey Olshannikov work in?

Aleksey Olshannikov examines applications in Art Unit 2118 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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