Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Maria De Jesus Rivera, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RIVERA, MARIA DE JESUS

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2122 2151 2182

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

RIVERA, MARIA DE JESUS is assigned to tech center 2100 and art unit 2122. The record contains 32 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 62.5%. Median time to allowance is 1530 days, making timing a material consideration for applicants evaluating prosecution strategy.

The interview lift is 22.0%, which supports giving interviews a defined role in cases with unresolved issues. The listed companies are NEC Corporation, Intel Corporation, and Canon Inc. The listed firms are CHIP LAW GROUP, Hoffmann & Baron LLP, and McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP. Because the case record is limited, practitioners should treat these figures as directional and give priority to application-specific claim and prior-art analysis.

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

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
+7.5% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
+22.0%
Interview Lift
1530
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 32 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17644387 SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18013416 SOLUTION ACCURACY GUARANTEEING ANNEALING CALCULATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18011329 INCONSISTENCY DETERMINATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17796329 INFORMATION PROCESSING CIRCUIT Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18083366 UNSIGNED INTEGER MULTIPLY-ACCUMULATE PROCESSORS, METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND INSTRUCTIONS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17484439 Embedded Programmable Logic Device for Acceleration in Deep Learning-Focused Processors Final Rejection Altera Corporation
17876378 CONVOLUTION HARDWARE ACCELERATOR Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
17769845 OPERATION CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18054834 FUSED MULTIPLY-ADD LOGIC TO PROCESS INPUT OPERANDS INCLUDING FLOATING-POINT VALUES AND INTEGER VALUES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18104550 Integrated Circuit for Generating Random Vectors Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18156552 IN-MEMORY COMPUTING METHOD AND CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY, AND MEMORY STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Maria De Jesus Rivera's allowance rate?

62.5% of resolved applications examined by Maria De Jesus Rivera were allowed (32 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Maria De Jesus Rivera?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Maria De Jesus Rivera take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Maria De Jesus Rivera took 1,530 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Maria De Jesus Rivera work in?

Maria De Jesus Rivera examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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