Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SEGED, NEBYATE SAMUEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758

This examiner grants 31% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nebyate Samuel Seged is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1758. She has 32 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 31.3 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant within her docket. This 31.3 percent rate is a recorded outcome for the 32 cases resolved in Tech Center 1700.

The interview lift is 49.3 percent. This 49.3 percent lift shows the increase in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. The median days to allowance is 1317. This timeline provides a median expectation for the duration of successful prosecution. The 1317-day median pendency is a key metric for applicants in Art Unit 1758.

Practitioners can use the 32 resolved cases to evaluate the consistency of these metrics. The 31.3 percent allowance rate is a factor for strategy. The 1317-day median pendency and the 49.3 percent lift offer a data-grounded view of the prosecution process for this examiner. These figures provide a basis for evaluating the impact of direct communication on the 31.3 percent baseline.

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

Performance Statistics

31.3%
Allow Rate
-33.7% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
+49.3%
Interview Lift
1317
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 32 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18039406 COATING FOR VEHICLE LAVATORY WITH LUMINESCING VISUAL INDICATION OF SANITIZATION Non-Final OA Safran Cabin Inc.
18965634 STERILIZATION DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER HAVING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17703156 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SANITIZING PORTIONS OF AN ENCLOSED SPACE AND ALLOCATING SANITIZING RESOURCES WITHIN THE ENCLOSED SPACE Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
17843692 SURFACE CLEANING DEVICE WITH ODOR MANAGEMENT Final Rejection SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
18074888 SCENT DIFFUSION CARTRIDGE CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Hanon Systems
18996224 ULTRAVIOLET-LIGHT-RADIATING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRAVIOLET-LIGHT-RADIATING DEVICE Non-Final OA USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17913528 PHOTO REACTOR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Colorado State University Research Foundation

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