Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Umut Onat, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ONAT, UMUT

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2176 2194

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

ONAT, UMUT works in tech center 2100 and art unit 2176. The profile records 542 resolved cases, a 79.7% allowance rate, and a median of 1119 days to allowance. Interview lift is 28.7%, indicating a favorable relationship between interviews and allowance outcomes. The data supports using interviews as a meaningful part of prosecution planning, while the median timeline calls for realistic expectations about when results may arrive.

The principal companies are International Business Machines Corporation, Apple Inc., and NVIDIA Corporation. The leading firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLP. Counsel may benefit from pairing interview preparation with a concise explanation of technical distinctions and carefully selected amendments. The positive lift is useful for strategy, but it should not substitute for a complete written response and well-developed fallback positions.

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

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+24.7% vs TC avg
581
Total Applications
+28.7%
Interview Lift
1119
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 542 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18794221 DEPENDENCY ANALYZER IN APPLICATION DEPENDENCY DISCOVERY, REPORTING, AND MANAGEMENT TOOL Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
17868691 APPLICATION SESSION AND ENHANCEMENT FOR A WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18667875 TECHNIQUES FOR REGION BUILD ORCHESTRATION Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18806302 INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD AND DEVICE, EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18250562 METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL UNIT ON WHICH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS ARE EXECUTED Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18522312 PROGRAM CONTROL DEVICE, PROGRAM CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM CONTROL PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18058420 ADAPTIVELY OPTIMIZING FUNCTION CALL PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18130737 MULTI-CORE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A COMMUNICATION FUNCTION BETWEEN SOFTWARE COMPONENTS AND A METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
18022916 Computer-Implemented Method and System for the Dynamically Executing an Application Program by a Platform Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18815469 ZERO CODE METADATA-DRIVEN DYNAMIC API Non-Final OA ADP, Inc.
18887696 AI AGENT FOR DOWNSTREAM PRESCRIPTIVE AI MODEL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18679540 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN SYSTEM MEMORY DUMP CAPTURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18346217 TASK MANAGEMENT IN COMPILING PROCESS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18341391 Autonomous Deprovisioning of Virtual Machines Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18618308 PARALLIZATION OF NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
17721266 LAUNCHING CODE CONCURRENTLY Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18080531 SYSTEM, DEVICES AND/OR PROCESSES FOR RUNTIME LINKING OF SOFTWARE COMPONENT FUNCTION IMPLEMENTATIONS Non-Final OA Arm Limited
18885197 VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT CACHING FOR SERVERLESS WORKLOADS Non-Final OA Databricks, Inc.
18527935 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF ACTIVE ACOUSTIC CONTROL (AAC) Non-Final OA SILENTIUM LTD.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Umut Onat's allowance rate?

79.7% of resolved applications examined by Umut Onat were allowed (542 resolved cases), compared with 60.4% across Art Unit 2176 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Umut Onat?

This examiner's interview lift is +28.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Umut Onat take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Umut Onat took 1,119 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Umut Onat work in?

Umut Onat examines applications in Art Unit 2176 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month