Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Shaun A Roberts, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ROBERTS, SHAUN A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2626 2655 2657

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

ROBERTS, SHAUN A is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2626. The profile covers 672 resolved cases and reports an allowance rate of 76.2%. Median time to allowance is 1057 days, giving practitioners a concrete planning reference for prosecution duration.

Interview lift is 10.2%, indicating a positive but limited interview-related effect. The listed companies are Sage Global Services Limited, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. The listed firms are Barclay Damon LLP, ALSTON & BIRD LLP, and Bachmann Law Group PC. Counsel can emphasize clear written responses and use interviews to address specific claim construction or prior-art questions.

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

Performance Statistics

76.2%
Allow Rate
+14.2% vs TC avg
694
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
1057
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 672 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
52.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19051699 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING EQUIPMENT DATA Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18946629 Automatic Prompt Trainer for Applications Using Large Language Models (LLMs) Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
19043365 METHOD OF TEXT TRANSLATING, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18405402 INTEGRAL BAND-WISE PARAMETRIC AUDIO CODING Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19005475 Key Phrase Generation Using Indefinite Sequence Learning Non-Final OA eBay Inc.
18412677 Acoustic Echo Cancellation Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19038118 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL-BASED CUSTOMIZED REAL-TIME SIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Shaun A Roberts's allowance rate?

76.2% of resolved applications examined by Shaun A Roberts were allowed (672 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Shaun A Roberts?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Shaun A Roberts take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Shaun A Roberts took 1,057 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Shaun A Roberts work in?

Shaun A Roberts examines applications in Art Unit 2626 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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