Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Richa Mishra Sonifrank, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SONIFRANK, RICHA MISHRA

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2627 2654 2655 2673 2674

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

SONIFRANK, RICHA MISHRA works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2627. The record includes 398 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 67.1%, and a median of 1105 days to allowance. This volume provides a useful historical base, while the allowance rate indicates that prosecution outcomes are distributed between allowance and non-allowance results.

The interview lift is 23.8%, making interviews a material consideration when developing an office-action response strategy. Google LLC, Salesforce Inc., and Apple Inc. are the leading companies listed. The principal firms are Gray Ice Higdon (Google LLC), AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. The median timing supports planning for a prolonged prosecution cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

67.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
427
Total Applications
+23.8%
Interview Lift
1105
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 398 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
62.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18951350 INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED ASSISTANT IN A HOME ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18481954 AI ENGINE FOR TRAINING CREDIT CARD CHATBOT Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
19029706 REMOTE INVOCATION OF MOBILE DEVICE ACTIONS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18116201 PROCESSING NATURAL LANGUAGE USING MACHINE LEARNING TO DETERMINE SLOT VALUES BASED ON SLOT DESCRIPTORS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
19026450 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18969979 Apparatus and Method and for Correcting Result of Speech Recognition by Using Camera Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18788847 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO TRIGGER A VOICE CAPABLE DEVICE BASED ON SPEAKING CADENCE Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18817996 Generative Language Model Human Readable Plan Generation And Refinement In A Database System Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
18750469 Systems And Methods For Generative Language Model Database System Integration Architecture Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
18814787 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION IN A NATURAL LANGUAGE USER INTERFACE Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18511589 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEURAL SPATIAL SPEECH CODING FOR MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18528874 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART ENTITY CLONING Final Rejection YAHOO ASSETS LLC
18501444 KEYWORD EXTRACTION TO GENERATE SUBJECT LINES Final Rejection Shopify Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Richa Mishra Sonifrank's allowance rate?

67.1% of resolved applications examined by Richa Mishra Sonifrank were allowed (398 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2627 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Richa Mishra Sonifrank?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Richa Mishra Sonifrank take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Richa Mishra Sonifrank took 1,105 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Richa Mishra Sonifrank work in?

Richa Mishra Sonifrank examines applications in Art Unit 2627 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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