Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Cheryl Maria Shechtman, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHECHTMAN, CHERYL MARIA

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2157 2159 2161 2163 2164 2167 2169 2681

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHECHTMAN, CHERYL MARIA is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2157. The profile includes 304 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 71.1%, and a median of 1200 days to allowance. The reported interview lift is 28.8%, showing a positive association with allowance outcomes.

The leading companies are Google LLC, Fujitsu Limited, and Capital One Services LLC. Listed firms include BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., CARRIER SHENDE AND ASSOCIATES PC, and DITTHAVONG, STEINER, & MLOTKOWSKI. Counsel can use the data to establish preliminary timing and allowance expectations, then decide whether an interview would help explain claim scope or resolve an issue more efficiently than written prosecution alone.

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

Performance Statistics

71.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
342
Total Applications
+28.8%
Interview Lift
1200
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 304 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
37.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19304782 COMMUNICATION TRANSMISSION USING A COMMUNICATION ALLOCATION BASED ON ITERATIVE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC.
19276541 Well Construction Equipment Framework Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18758425 DETERMINING TYPES OF DIGITAL COMPONENTS TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND Final Rejection Google LLC
18103255 Location-Based Mode(s) For Biasing Provisioning Of Content When An Automated Assistant Is Responding To Condensed Natural Language Inputs Final Rejection Google LLC
18741938 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALISED CONTENT Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
17977052 INFORMATION BROWSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION BROWSING DEVICE, INFORMATION BROWSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREIN Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18474428 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
18089574 RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
18937496 AUTOMATED DETERMINING OF METADATA TAGS Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18351339 RECOMMENDATING PERSONALIZED DIGITAL DESIGN TEMPLATES UTILIZING CONTENT EMBEDDINGS Final Rejection Adobe Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Cheryl Maria Shechtman's allowance rate?

71.1% of resolved applications examined by Cheryl Maria Shechtman were allowed (304 resolved cases), compared with 35.6% across Art Unit 2157 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Cheryl Maria Shechtman?

This examiner's interview lift is +28.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Cheryl Maria Shechtman take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Cheryl Maria Shechtman took 1,200 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Cheryl Maria Shechtman work in?

Cheryl Maria Shechtman examines applications in Art Unit 2157 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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