Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHECHTMAN, CHERYL MARIA

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

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Cheryl Maria Shechtman is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2157. Across 303 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 71.3 percent. For those cases that reach allowance, the median days to allowance is 1202. This 1202 median days figure provides a specific reference point for the duration of successful prosecution.

Interviews are a strategy for increasing the probability of a grant. Shechtman has an interview lift of 28.3 percent, which enhances the 71.3 percent baseline allowance rate. This 28.3 percent lift suggests that direct communication with the examiner is a way to resolve rejections and move applications toward a successful outcome in Art Unit 2157.

The 303 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating the examiner's performance. The 71.3 percent allowance rate and 1202 median days to allowance offer a picture of the expected timeline and success rate. The 28.3 percent interview lift remains a tactical consideration for any practitioner assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

71.3%
Allow Rate
+9.3% vs TC avg
333
Total Applications
+28.3%
Interview Lift
1202
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 303 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
38.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19092859 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND DATA TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18787375 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK CAPACITY PLANNING BASED ON DENOISED CLUSTERS Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
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
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.
18741938 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALISED CONTENT Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18994463 LANGUAGE ESCAPE METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CLOUD INTELLIGENCE ASSETS HOLDING (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED
18474428 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
18089574 RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
18980491 GENERATIVE AI INSIGHT ARCHIVES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18394405 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATABASE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Palantir Technologies Inc.
18751131 VizQL Data Service - Open APIs for Public Access to the Tableau Query Service Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18800430 SEMANTIC HASH MACHINE LEARNING FOR DUPLICATE TICKET IDENTIFICATION AND ALERTING Non-Final OA SAP SE
18351339 RECOMMENDATING PERSONALIZED DIGITAL DESIGN TEMPLATES UTILIZING CONTENT EMBEDDINGS Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18937496 AUTOMATED DETERMINING OF METADATA TAGS Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18090082 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATION OF LANE DATA Non-Final OA HERE Global B.V.

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