Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nicole A K Schmieder, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SCHMIEDER, NICOLE A K

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2659 4100

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

SCHMIEDER, NICOLE A K is assigned to Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2659. Across 178 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 68.5%, the interview lift is 33.1%, and the median time to allowance is 998 days. The figures describe a prosecution record in which interviews are associated with a meaningful change in outcomes.

The principal companies are U.S. Bancorp, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The leading firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, CR MILES, P.C., and GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (BOS). Applicants may find it useful to prepare interview objectives alongside written responses for this examiner’s docket.

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

Performance Statistics

68.5%
Allow Rate
+8.5% vs TC avg
206
Total Applications
+33.1%
Interview Lift
998
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 178 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
47.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18909206 AUTOMATED PIPELINE FOR TRAINING LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA U.S. Bank National Association
18524208 SPEECH PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18233476 NOISE SUPPRESSION DEVICE, NOISE SUPPRESSION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING NOISE SUPPRESSION PROGRAM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19018462 Downmixer and Method of Downmixing Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18055591 Adaptively Muting Audio Transmission of User Speech for Assistant Systems Non-Final OA Meta Platforms, Inc.
18991502 COMPOSITIONALITY IN WEB AUTOMATION VIA CONSTRAINED HIERARCHICAL PLANNING OVER A SEMANTIC UI STATE-ACTION SPACE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18652041 DYNAMIC PRIORITIZATION OF CONTEXT AND SIMILARITY SEARCH FOR HETEROGENOUS DATA SOURCES Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18787018 SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROCESSING A SIGNAL Final Rejection SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nicole A K Schmieder's allowance rate?

68.5% of resolved applications examined by Nicole A K Schmieder were allowed (178 resolved cases), compared with 62.4% across Art Unit 2659 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nicole A K Schmieder?

This examiner's interview lift is +33.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nicole A K Schmieder take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nicole A K Schmieder took 998 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nicole A K Schmieder work in?

Nicole A K Schmieder examines applications in Art Unit 2659 in Tech Center 4100.

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