Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Maurice C Smith, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SMITH, MAURICE C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1799 2800 2858 2877 2878

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
775
Total Applications
-4.2%
Interview Lift
791
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 739 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
32.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19127262 SPECTROSCOPIC DEVICE AND WAVELENGTH CORRECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18740375 PELAGIC LASER TOMOGRAPHER AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
19239465 METHODS FOR DETERMINING POSITIONAL FLOW STREAM VELOCITY AND SYSTEMS FOR SAME Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
19210548 EQUOL MEASUREMENT KIT AND EQUOL MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
18841867 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SPECTROMETER DEVICE Final Rejection TRINAMIX GMBH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Maurice C Smith's allowance rate?

84.6% of resolved applications examined by Maurice C Smith were allowed (739 resolved cases), compared with 50.4% across Art Unit 1799 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Maurice C Smith?

This examiner's interview lift is -4.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Maurice C Smith take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Maurice C Smith took 791 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Maurice C Smith work in?

Maurice C Smith examines applications in Art Unit 1799 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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