Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, RAKESH BHASKARBHAI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817 2837 2842 2843

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rakesh Bhaskarbhai Patel is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2817. The examiner has a large volume of 973 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 91.5 percent, which is exceptionally high and indicates a very favorable environment for applicants.

The interview lift is 13.5 percent. Even with a base allowance rate of 91.5 percent, the 13.5 percent lift shows that interviews still provide a significant benefit. Practitioners should consider an interview to resolve any minor issues quickly, as the 13.5 percent lift demonstrates that verbal communication is highly effective with this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 779. This 779 day timeline is very efficient for applications that reach a grant. Given the 91.5 percent allowance rate and the 13.5 percent interview lift, the 779 day period reflects a fast and successful prosecution path for the vast majority of applicants in Art Unit 2817.

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

Performance Statistics

91.5%
Allow Rate
+23.5% vs TC avg
988
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
779
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 973 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
30.4%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18290606 MULTI-COIL WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM INCLUDING PERMANENT MAGNETS Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18792761 EMBEDDED INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER FOR SOLIDLY-MOUNTED ACOUSTIC RESONATOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18769668 ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18534839 INDUCTOR COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18527766 MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18327756 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18572970 SLIM MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICE WITH STABLE WITHSTANDING VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18145497 INTEGRATED BALUN AND FILTER Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18404270 COIL COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18538396 COIIL COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
19176656 SHEAR HORIZONTAL MODE SPUR SUPPRESSION FOR TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18404362 COIL COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18542964 COIL DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18537468 COIL COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18416466 STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR AN INDUCTOR HAVING A WINDING WITH A FIRST SEGMENT CONNECTED TO TWO SECOND SEGMENTS Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.

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