Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SHELEHEDA, JAMES R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2424

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

James R. Sheleheda examines applications in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2424. With 716 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 67.6 percent. The median days to allowance for successful applications is 1096. This 1096 median days figure provides a specific timeline for practitioners to use when managing expectations for applications in this art unit.

Interviews are a tool for further increasing the likelihood of success. Sheleheda has an interview lift of 20.5 percent, which enhances the 67.6 percent baseline allowance rate. This 20.5 percent lift shows that direct communication with the examiner is a way to resolve rejections and move applications toward a successful outcome in Art Unit 2424.

The 716 resolved cases provide a data set for predicting outcomes. The 67.6 percent allowance rate and 1096 median days to allowance are key metrics for practitioners. The 20.5 percent interview lift confirms that examiner engagement is a successful strategy for securing a patent grant efficiently with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
+9.6% vs TC avg
743
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
1096
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 716 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
50.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18953499 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING A MESSAGE INCLUDING MEDIA CONTENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18920799 TWO-STAGE L1 CONTROL INFORMATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18859502 POWER CONTROL FOR A NETWORK-CONTROLLED REPEATER Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19290640 DATA FLOW IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18331826 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COUNT PEOPLE IN AN AUDIENCE Final Rejection The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
19213455 INTELLIGENT DELIVERY AND PLAYOUT TO PREVENT STALLING IN VIDEO STREAMING Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18729351 MESSAGE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND MESSAGE RECEIVING APPARATUS Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18938738 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18695611 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS FOR CARRIAGE OF RENDERABLE TEXT Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19237192 Performing Trick Plays of Segmented Video Content Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
17453578 RECORDED CONTENT STORAGE AND DELIVERY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18479664 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19227699 Dynamic Control of Media-Content Presentation Based on User Presence and/or User Profile Non-Final OA Roku, Inc.
19241130 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACES FOR MIXED MEDIA CONTENT TYPES Non-Final OA Spotify AB
17753670 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDED DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN WIRELESS INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES Final Rejection Northeastern University

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