Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, DEVANG R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1735 1784 1793 2893

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Devang R. Patel has 1043 resolved cases in Art Unit 1735 and Tech Center 2800. The examiner has a 65.6% allowance rate and a median days to allowance of 1049. This 1049-day figure represents the time from filing to grant for the 1043 resolved cases. Practitioners should use this timeline to manage client expectations.

The 39.2% interview lift is a significant factor. For the 1043 resolved cases, this lift suggests that interviews are highly impactful. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to improve the 65.6% allowance rate and navigate the 1049-day median timeline. The 39.2% interview lift provides a data-grounded reason for direct engagement with the examiner during prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

65.6%
Allow Rate
-2.4% vs TC avg
1,099
Total Applications
+39.2%
Interview Lift
1049
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1043 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
56.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18763304 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HEATING CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18382158 Ultrasonic Weld Pad Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17350724 SOLDERING NOZZLE, SYSTEM AND USE Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18453951 METHOD OF BONDING CHIPS AND A SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18580115 METHOD FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION MATERIAL OR FLUX MATERIAL TO A COMPONENT Final Rejection ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18926211 PROCESSING MECHANISM AND ULTRASONIC WELDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18726019 GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18579117 QUENCHING APPARATUS FOR METAL SHEET, CONTINUOUS ANNEALING EQUIPMENT, METHOD FOR QUENCHING METAL SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COATED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18569600 METHOD OF PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND ROLLING MILL FOR PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18836850 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BONDED BODY AND METHOD FOR BONDING BODIES TO BE BONDED Final Rejection Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
18110134 BONDING TOOL FOR PROVIDING CHIP ON WAFER BOND AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18641013 Metal Feature Bonding And Substrate Release Process Non-Final OA RAYTHEON COMPANY
18730067 STEEL MATERIAL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
19039037 Active Solder Paste Composition for Cladding Ceramic With Copper, Method for Cladding Ceramic With Copper, and Copper-Clad Ceramic Final Rejection BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18938460 Welding Device Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
19121786 Manufacturing large scale metal laminated object parts Final Rejection Alloy Enterprises Inc.
18805621 METHOD FOR PREPARING HIGH-PURITY INDIUM Non-Final OA Kunming University of Science and Technology
18996814 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING JOINED BODY Final Rejection NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD.
18706708 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING JOINED BODY Final Rejection NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD.
18743330 WELDING FIXTURE FOR BOX-TYPE PARTS, INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION LINE, AND METHOD FOR WELDING BOX-TYPE PARTS Non-Final OA QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

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