Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Neel D Shah, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHAH, NEEL D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2857 2858 2868 2877

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHAH, NEEL D is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2857, with 634 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 86.9%, and the median time to allowance is 851 days. The interview lift is 7.7%, indicating a modest association between interviews and allowance outcomes. No art unit allowance or pendency baseline is supplied, so the profile is most useful for examiner-specific expectation setting.

The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sony Group Corporation, and Panasonic Holdings Corporation. The principal firms are BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C., CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and K&L Gates LLP. Applicants can approach this docket with a favorable allowance expectation while recognizing that interviews show limited incremental association in the available record. Strong initial claim drafting and focused written responses remain practical priorities.

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

Performance Statistics

86.9%
Allow Rate
+18.9% vs TC avg
662
Total Applications
+7.7%
Interview Lift
851
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 634 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.4%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19019859 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18781532 SENSOR DEVICE, WATER AMOUNT MEASUREMENT DEVICE, WATER AMOUNT MEASUREMENT METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18846860 BATTERY STATE ANALYSIS SYSTEM, BATTERY STATE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18973509 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18951660 INSPECTION METHOD AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
18790492 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DEVICE INSIDE THROUGH-SILICON VIA SURROUNDINGS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18960502 Quality control method for a cable specimen Non-Final OA NEXANS

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Neel D Shah's allowance rate?

86.9% of resolved applications examined by Neel D Shah were allowed (634 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2857 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Neel D Shah?

This examiner's interview lift is +7.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Neel D Shah take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Neel D Shah took 851 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Neel D Shah work in?

Neel D Shah examines applications in Art Unit 2857 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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