Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Mahidere S Sahle, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SAHLE, MAHIDERE S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872 2873 2878

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

SAHLE, MAHIDERE S is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2872. The docket includes 1144 resolved cases, with a 79.5% allowance rate and a 13.1% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 960 days. The large case record supports using these figures as practical indicators for prosecution planning.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd., and Largan Precision Co., Ltd. are the leading companies. NSIP LAW, Metis IP LLC, and Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. are the leading firms. The allowance profile is favorable, while the interview figure suggests that written claim and prior-art analysis should remain the principal focus.

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

Performance Statistics

79.5%
Allow Rate
+11.5% vs TC avg
1,199
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
960
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1144 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
64.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18579844 FRAME Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18972140 LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18544536 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18886610 AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY COMPRISING EYEPIECE HAVING A TRANSPARENT EMISSIVE DISPLAY Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
19018234 IMAGING MARKERS FOR VERIFYING BIOMETRY Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18276028 ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Nikon Corporation
18421323 CAVITY FOR INTENSITY BUILD UP OF MULTIPLE LASERS Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
18925692 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18795803 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18227396 LENS AND LENS MODULE INCLUDING LENS Final Rejection Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18954285 Multi-Laser Systems Having Modified Beam Profiles and Methods of Use Thereof Non-Final OA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
18251065 METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING OPTICAL ABERRATIONS AND/OR THE TOPOGRAPHY, AND/OR RECORDING REFERENCE IMAGES OF AN EYE Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
17279968 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE GEOMETRICO-MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A SUBJECT Final Rejection ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
18889361 GLASSES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18764337 GLASSES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
17931371 MULTI-ZONE EC WINDOWS Final Rejection View, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mahidere S Sahle's allowance rate?

79.5% of resolved applications examined by Mahidere S Sahle were allowed (1,144 resolved cases), compared with 64.9% across Art Unit 2872 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mahidere S Sahle?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mahidere S Sahle take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mahidere S Sahle took 960 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mahidere S Sahle work in?

Mahidere S Sahle examines applications in Art Unit 2872 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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