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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Hetul B Patel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PATEL, HETUL B

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2186 3992

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

PATEL, HETUL B is assigned to tech center 3900 and art unit 2186. He has 211 resolved cases, a 63.0% allowance rate, and a 1,218-day median time to allowance. The interview lift is 3.0%, indicating only a limited positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available record.

The listed companies are ABB Schweiz AG, Microchip Technology Incorporated, and Fujifilm Holdings Corporation. The listed firms are Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP and JCIPRNET. Practitioners should give greater weight to substantive claim and prior-art strategy than to interviews alone, particularly given the recorded allowance and timing figures.

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

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
+3.0% vs TC avg
217
Total Applications
+3.0%
Interview Lift
1218
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 211 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19226407 Computer-Implemented Method and System for Configurating an Electrical Information of at Least One Module Using an Engineering Tool Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hetul B Patel's allowance rate?

63.0% of resolved applications examined by Hetul B Patel were allowed (211 resolved cases), compared with 78.6% across Art Unit 2186 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hetul B Patel?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hetul B Patel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hetul B Patel took 1,218 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hetul B Patel work in?

Hetul B Patel examines applications in Art Unit 2186 in Tech Center 3900.

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