Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SHIBEROU, MAHELET

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2171 2179

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHIBEROU, MAHELET is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2171. The data includes 583 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 73.6 percent, which reflects the frequency of grants for applications assigned to this examiner. Practitioners can use the 73.6 percent allowance rate to assess the likelihood of a positive outcome during prosecution. The 583 resolved cases provide a data set for analyzing the examiner's historical patterns in this specific technological area.

The interview lift is 26.5 percent. This metric indicates that the allowance rate is higher when an interview is conducted compared to the baseline rate of 73.6 percent. An interview lift of 26.5 percent suggests that direct communication is an effective strategy for overcoming rejections. Practitioners should consider scheduling an interview to clarify technical issues or to negotiate claim scope. This 26.5 percent lift shows a clear benefit to verbal engagement with the examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1002. This number represents the middle point of the time required to reach a grant. A median of 1002 days provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the examination process. The combination of the 73.6 percent allowance rate and the 1002-day pendency defines the current prosecution environment for this examiner. These figures help applicants to manage expectations regarding both the timing and the probability of success.

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

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+18.6% vs TC avg
607
Total Applications
+26.5%
Interview Lift
1002
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 583 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.6%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
66.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18946294 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND LAYOUT CONFIGURATION METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18802587 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING APPLICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18796609 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18676939 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING USER UTTERANCE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18677532 Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Selectively Accessing System Functions and Adjusting Settings of Computer Systems While Interacting with Three-Dimensional Environments Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18929612 INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18455642 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18836343 DISPLAY METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18826724 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18489537 CONFIGURATION FILES TO GROUP ACTIONS IN A SINGLE-CLICK ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18356271 INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD BASED ON SESSION, APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18834197 INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18705467 DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18840504 TRAINING DEVICE, ESTIMATION DEVICE, TRAINING METHOD, ESTIMATION METHOD, TRAINING PROGRAM, AND ESTIMATION PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18655981 AI GRAPHIC DESIGN TEXT EDITING ASSISTANT Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17609686 RECOMMENDING THEME PATTERNS OF A DOCUMENT Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18125723 FUNCTION EXECUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18941250 METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR OBJECT INTERACTION Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18856391 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROMPTING Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18893859 FACILITATING EXTENDED REALITY TARGET SELECTION BY BLENDING GAZE AND CONTROLLER RAYCASTING, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18794701 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING DATA USING ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MODELS FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND AUTOMATED PROCESSING Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18642662 Methods and Systems for Providing a Contextual User Interface to a Client Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18276136 PICTURE SHARING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Petal Cloud Technology Co., Ltd.

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