Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, TAJASH D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1758 3732 3765 3791

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tajash D. Patel is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1758. The examiner has a volume of 1590 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 80.8%. This 80.8% rate indicates a strong tendency toward granting applications within this art unit. The median days to allowance is 867, providing a benchmark for the speed of the grant process. The large sample of 1590 cases ensures that these metrics are statistically significant and representative of the examiner's long-term behavior.

The interview lift for this examiner is 7.3%. Although the baseline allowance rate is already 80.8%, the 7.3% lift shows that interviews still offer an advantage in the prosecution process. Practitioners can expect a relatively efficient experience, as evidenced by the 867-day median pendency. The data from Tech Center 3700 suggests that the examiner is receptive to patentable subject matter. These figures allow for a high degree of predictability when managing a portfolio of applications assigned to this specific examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

80.8%
Allow Rate
+10.8% vs TC avg
1,622
Total Applications
+7.3%
Interview Lift
867
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1590 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
25.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19638911 MOLLE RETENTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA First-Light USA, LLC
18800226 Methods And Devices For Transporting Yarn Non-Final OA COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
19463439 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A CUSTOM PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Riddell, Inc.
19027427 POSITION SPECIFIC PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET Final Rejection Riddell, Inc.
19026156 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS Final Rejection Riddell, Inc.
19026180 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS Final Rejection Riddell, Inc.
19026147 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS Final Rejection Riddell, Inc.
19026173 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS Final Rejection Riddell, Inc.
19026192 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS Final Rejection Riddell, Inc.
18973743 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A PERSON WEARING PROTECTIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT WHILE ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Final Rejection Riddell, Inc.
19458085 RECONFIGURABLE HELMET Non-Final OA GALVION LTD.
19330111 FASTENING DEVICE, COMBINATION OF FASTENING DEVICE, FUNCTIONAL UNIT AND RECEIVING UNIT, AND COMBINATION OF A HEAD-PROTECTIVE GEAR WITH SUCH A FASTENING DEVICE Final Rejection Cardo Systems, Ltd.
19473603 BALLISTIC HELMET WITH NESTABLE SEGMENTED BALLISTIC APPLIQUE Non-Final OA Lineweight LLC
19155048 AN ARRANGEMENT FOR ARRANGING NUMBER OF FILAMENTS TO A BUNDLE AND A METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SPINNOVA OYJ
19143046 PROTECTIVE GARMENT WITH EXPANDABLE SHOULDER PORTIONS Non-Final OA LION GROUP, INC.
19208860 Rail For Mounting Accessories to a Helmet Final Rejection Gentex Corporation
19200833 GARMENT Final Rejection J TUT UPPER HAND, LLC
19104273 STATIC DISSIPATIVE PROTECTIVE GLOVE Non-Final OA Ansell Limited
18278341 FLAT TEXTILE MATERIAL HAVING INTEGRATED POCKETS FOR RECEIVING ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL MEASUREMENT AND/OR CONTROL PURPOSES Non-Final OA KOB GmbH

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