Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SKAIST, AVI T.

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3674

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Avi T. Skaist has resolved 391 cases in Art Unit 3674. The examiner has an allowance rate of 64.2 percent. The interview lift is 42.4 percent. This high lift indicates that interviews are a particularly effective strategy for this examiner, significantly increasing the chances of allowance.

The median time to allowance is 987 days. This timeline is relatively efficient. With a 64.2 percent allowance rate and a 42.4 percent interview lift, practitioners have multiple paths to success, with direct engagement being a primary tool for resolving prosecution issues.

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

Performance Statistics

64.2%
Allow Rate
+12.2% vs TC avg
408
Total Applications
+42.4%
Interview Lift
987
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 391 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.3%
§102 Novelty
59.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19059449 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEALING A WELLBORE Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19424334 PROPPANT PARTICLES FORMED FROM FLUID COKE AND FLEXICOKE, FRACTURING FLUIDS COMPRISING SUCH PROPPANT PARTICLES, AND METHODS RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18647682 OXIDIZER ENHANCED EMULSIFIED SOLVENT SYSTEMS TO DISSOLVE AND REMOVE TAR Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18744062 LASER RADAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18848137 CONTROL CIRCUIT, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18860944 PROXIMITY SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PROXIMITY SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM AG
19261205 COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING FRICTION REDUCERS AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF IN OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS Non-Final OA CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

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