Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHOLEMAN, ABU S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2437 2495 2496

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner SHOLEMAN, ABU S is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2437. With 793 resolved cases, the examiner has a volume of completed work that can be analyzed. The allowance rate for these cases is 78.3 percent, indicating the frequency of patent grants. The median time to allowance is 1098 days, which serves as a benchmark for the length of the prosecution process. This 1098-day figure is a key metric for applicants managing their expectations for timing in this art unit.

The data also shows an interview lift of 27.5 percent. This lift indicates that cases with an interview are more likely to be allowed than those without one. When compared to the 78.3 percent allowance rate, the 27.5 percent lift suggests that oral advocacy is a strategy for overcoming rejections. The 793 resolved cases provide a statistical basis for these observations. Practitioners in Art Unit 2437 can use the 1098-day median and the 27.5 percent interview lift to inform their prosecution strategy and communication plans within Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+20.3% vs TC avg
832
Total Applications
+27.6%
Interview Lift
1099
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 796 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.4%
§102 Novelty
54.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18659289 TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17423643 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SHARED DIGITAL KEY Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19276998 AUTHENTICATED DEVICE USED TO UNLOCK ANOTHER DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19369397 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING-BASED INTERNET SECURITY Final Rejection May Patents Ltd.
19267597 DYNAMIC IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HASH-BASED CONSENT AND PERMISSIONING PROTOCOLS Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18962229 ENHANCED SECURITY IN SENSITIVE DATA TRANSFER OVER A NETWORK Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18816271 DYNAMIC CODE SEGMENT MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18593468 AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION OF MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION LAYERS OF A STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
18379328 CIPHERTEXT CONVERSION SYSTEM, CONVERSION KEY GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18663362 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK Inc.
18793545 SECURELY AND RELIABLY TRANSMITTING MESSAGES BETWEEN NETWORK DEVICES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18615793 TESTING ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL POLICIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION CONSISTENCY USING SYMBOLIC ABSTRACTION MODELS AND SATISFIABILITY SOLVER MODELS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18401838 SECOND FACTOR AUTHENTICATION IN AGENTLESS SOFTWARE AUTOMATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17534671 NETWORK TRUST WITH NON-PERMANENT DEVICE IDENTIFIERS Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18243259 MODEL ASSEMBLY WITH KNOWLEDGE DISTILLATION Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18151876 Applying Attestation Tokens to Multicast Routing Protocols Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
19095248 SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTED HASH-BASED PORTIONING OF NON-FUNGIBLE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES FOR DETECTION OF UNAUTHORIZED DUPLICATES Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18996621 API INVOKER AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18709613 BEAM CAPABILITY REPORTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18702719 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AUXILIARY INFORMATION, METHOD FOR RECEIVING AUXILIARY INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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