Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Hiren P Patel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PATEL, HIREN P

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2191 2196

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

PATEL, HIREN P works in tech center 2100 and art unit 2191. The profile contains 443 resolved cases, with a 78.8% allowance rate and a 1,243-day median time to allowance. Its 35.6% interview lift provides a strong positive signal for applicants evaluating interview-based prosecution activity.

The listed companies are Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd., Google LLC, and ORACLE INTERNATIONAL Corporation. The listed firms are YOUNG BASILE, BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLP, and HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT). Interviews may deserve early strategic attention, but applicants should also plan for prosecution extending across the 1,243-day median.

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

Performance Statistics

78.8%
Allow Rate
+23.8% vs TC avg
462
Total Applications
+35.6%
Interview Lift
1243
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 443 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.1%
§101 Eligibility
9.9%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18757299 GENERIC CONCURRENCY RESTRICTION Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18896839 High Availability Multi-Single-Tenant Services Non-Final OA Google LLC
17858878 INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17858833 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OPERATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, SYSTEM, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18747652 LIVE MIGRATION OF A RUNNING PROCESS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18759468 CARBON-AWARE PREDICTIVE WORKLOAD SCHEDULING AND SCALING Non-Final OA Juniper Networks, Inc.
18316125 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA Final Rejection Arm Limited
18185641 Multi-Tree Reduction with Execution Skew Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hiren P Patel's allowance rate?

78.8% of resolved applications examined by Hiren P Patel were allowed (443 resolved cases), compared with 75.5% across Art Unit 2191 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hiren P Patel?

This examiner's interview lift is +35.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hiren P Patel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hiren P Patel took 1,243 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hiren P Patel work in?

Hiren P Patel examines applications in Art Unit 2191 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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