Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1713 2116 2121 2817 2893

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mohammed Shafayet is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1713, with 274 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 75.5%, and the median days to allowance is 1028. The interview lift is a significant 35.8%, which is a very strong indicator of the value of direct communication.

For the 274 cases processed, the 75.5% allowance rate is already high, but the 35.8% lift suggests that almost any impasse can be resolved through an interview. The 1028-day median provides a standard expectation for the length of the process. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to maximize their success rate with this examiner in Art Unit 1713. The 35.8% lift is one of the most compelling reasons to engage in verbal dialogue during the 1028-day median prosecution period.

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

Performance Statistics

75.5%
Allow Rate
+7.5% vs TC avg
303
Total Applications
+35.8%
Interview Lift
1028
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 274 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18344072 METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18021360 METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING AN OPERATING MODE OF A MACHINE TOOL, AND MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18704548 WORK VEHICLE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND WORK VEHICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Komatsu Ltd.
18435047 METHOD OF GENERATING AN INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL PRODUCT DISASSEMBLY ROUTINE Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18395963 ALERT CLUSTER ANALYSIS APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection ATLASSIAN PTY LTD.
18688913 STATE PREDICTION DEVICE, STATE PREDICTION METHOD AND STATE PREDICTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18882059 DISTURBANCE COMPENSATION FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING RECIPES Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18416747 QUEUE TIME CONTROL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18494319 REAL-TIME PLASMA MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18757803 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ESTIMATION METHOD OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18463529 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation

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