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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ronak C Patel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PATEL, RONAK C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1611 1658 1718 1731 1787 1788 1794 3781

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

PATEL, RONAK C has 674 resolved cases in tech center 3700 and art unit 1611. The allowance rate is 51.2%, the interview lift is 56.2%, and the median time to allowance is 1291 days. The strong positive interview measure contrasts with an allowance rate near the middle of this record, making purposeful examiner engagement especially relevant without diminishing the need for substantive claim work.

Seiko Epson Corporation, Nanyang Technological University, and Asics Corporation are the listed companies. The listed firms are CHIP LAW GROUP, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York, and CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. Counsel should prepare interviews around specific paths to patentability and document any resulting agreement or distinction carefully.

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

Performance Statistics

51.2%
Allow Rate
-18.8% vs TC avg
738
Total Applications
+56.2%
Interview Lift
1291
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 674 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.9%
§102 Novelty
71.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17917489 ABRASIVE MATERIAL, A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ABRASIVE MATERIAL AND A SUBSTRATE COATED WITH AN ABRASIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection Rolls-Royce plc
18617094 INSULATOR-COATED SOFT MAGNETIC POWDER, MAGNETIC POWDER CORE, MAGNETIC ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18495371 SINTERING METAL POWDER Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18721149 COMPOSITE MEMBER Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18632387 COMPOSITE PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING Final Rejection General Electric Company
18299274 CONDUCTIVE TWO-DIMENSIONAL PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, CONDUCTIVE FILM, CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND CONDUCTIVE PASTE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19093931 LAMINATE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18850530 DIRECTED THERMAL CONDUCTION ARTICLE, COMPOSITE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Nanyang Technological University
18041385 INDUCTION HEATING-CURED ADHESIVES Non-Final OA NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ronak C Patel's allowance rate?

51.2% of resolved applications examined by Ronak C Patel were allowed (674 resolved cases), compared with 35.0% across Art Unit 1611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ronak C Patel?

This examiner's interview lift is +56.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ronak C Patel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ronak C Patel took 1,291 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ronak C Patel work in?

Ronak C Patel examines applications in Art Unit 1611 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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