Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SULTANA, NAHIDA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1718 1743 1744 1754 1785 1786 1791 3781

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nahida Sultana serves as a patent examiner in Tech Center 3700, working within Art Unit 1718. The examiner has reached a resolution in 1334 cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 78.2 percent. This 78.2 percent rate provides a measure of how often applications are granted. Practitioners can use this data to evaluate the probability of a favorable outcome when an application is assigned to this examiner.

The record shows an interview lift of 8.7 percent. This positive 8.7 percent lift indicates that applications involving an interview are more likely to be allowed than those that are not. This suggests that direct discussion with the examiner is a productive method for resolving issues. Practitioners should consider the 8.7 percent lift when deciding whether to request an interview during prosecution in Tech Center 3700.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 971. This 971 figure represents the middle point of the time required to move from filing to a patent grant. With 1334 resolved cases, this median offers a benchmark for the duration of the prosecution process. These figures assist in managing expectations for both the timing and the results of applications in Art Unit 1718.

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

Performance Statistics

78.2%
Allow Rate
+8.2% vs TC avg
1,364
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1335 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18671475 ARTICLE COMPRISING NON-WELDABLE SUPERALLOYS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
19065793 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INK CONTAINER Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19244705 METHOD OF FORMING A COMPOSITE PREFORM Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18839475 PROCESS OF PRODUCING A MULTI-FILAMENT, MULTI-FILAMENT PRODUCED THEREFROM AND USE OF THE MULTI-FILAMENT Non-Final OA BASF SE
19062351 DRY ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18962558 RESIN COMPOSITION FOR INJECTION MOLDING, INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
19106231 SHAPED-OBJECT MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND SHAPED-OBJECT MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
19037845 MULTILAYER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AUTOMOBILE PART, AIRCRAFT PART, AND DAMPING MATERIAL FOR CARBON-FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18952118 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON FIBER BUNDLE COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON FIBER BUNDLE COMPOSITE SHEET Final Rejection MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18824201 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING A CONTINUOUS REINFORCED CATHETER SHAFT Non-Final OA Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
18237176 LARGE-SCALE CONTINUOUS FIBER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED-COMPRESSION MOLDED COMPOSITE Final Rejection UT-Battelle, LLC

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