Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Andrew B Schnirel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2629 2699

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.0%
Allow Rate
-11.0% vs TC avg
533
Total Applications
-6.2%
Interview Lift
1343
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 500 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18570744 CALIBRATING A TRANSPARENT WEARABLE DISPLAY Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18369328 Method and Device for Waking a Computing System Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18493431 DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING TRANSISTOR SUPPLYING INITIALIZATION VOLTAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19173265 METHODS, DEVICES, AND MEDIA FOR MANAGING A VIRTUAL WORKSPACE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19023776 MULTI-SCREEN RUNNING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19143334 DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
19001564 Electronic device Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
19075988 TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE MEMBRANE Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18863965 PROVIDING INTERACTIVE CONTENT IN SCREEN SHARING Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18621522 DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18225598 AUTOMOTIVE AND INDUSTRIAL MOTION SENSORY DEVICE Final Rejection SIM IP HXR LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Andrew B Schnirel's allowance rate?

51.0% of resolved applications examined by Andrew B Schnirel were allowed (500 resolved cases), compared with 66.5% across Art Unit 2625 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Andrew B Schnirel?

This examiner's interview lift is -6.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Andrew B Schnirel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Andrew B Schnirel took 1,343 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Andrew B Schnirel work in?

Andrew B Schnirel examines applications in Art Unit 2625 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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