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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Faisal M Zaman, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZAMAN, FAISAL M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2111 2175 2185 2186 2838

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

ZAMAN, FAISAL M is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2111. The profile shows 943 resolved cases, a 67.2% allowance rate, and a median of 1037 days to allowance. The substantial record indicates that a majority of resolved cases reached allowance, with prosecution measured over an extended timeline.

The interview lift is 13.3%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. Texas Instruments Incorporated, SambaNova Systems Inc., and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. are the listed companies. The listed firms are Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple), HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT), and HOLTZ, HOLTZ & VOLEK PC. Practitioners can use these recurring names as context for application strategy in art unit 2111.

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

Performance Statistics

67.2%
Allow Rate
-0.8% vs TC avg
982
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
1037
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 943 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
65.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19213754 Blocking Latency Events in Multi-Die Architecture Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18671833 Method for Performing System and Power Management Over a Serial Data Communication Interface Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19025909 POWER CONSERVING CLOCK CIRCUIT WITH FAST START-UP Non-Final OA Google LLC
19065302 Processing System, Writing System For Real Time Clock Device, And Function Setting Method For Real Time Clock Device Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18859609 SYSTEM OPERATION PLANNING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, SYSTEM OPERATION PLANNING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18657592 CONTROL LOOP SUB-SYSTEM VOLTAGE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17711784 CLOCKING ARCHITECTURE FOR A MULTI-DIE PACKAGE Non-Final OA Altera Corporation
18959384 CHAINED RESOURCE LOCKING Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19173240 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18903010 SERIAL BUS REPEATER WITH LOW POWER STATE DETECTION Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18680724 CLOCK SIGNAL CONTROL FOR SCAN-CHAIN TESTING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18283631 ARITHMETIC APPARATUS AND PROGRAM OPERATING METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
19185866 CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR LIMITING OVERVOLTAGE, PARTICULARLY FOR A DC-DC CONVERTER Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18394675 POWER DOMAINS IN A SYSTEM ON A CHIP Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18772180 Lean Network Communications Stack with Recovery Protocol for an NVMe Boot Partition Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18619710 EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCEMENT OF WORKLOAD PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Faisal M Zaman's allowance rate?

67.2% of resolved applications examined by Faisal M Zaman were allowed (943 resolved cases), compared with 86.7% across Art Unit 2111 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Faisal M Zaman?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Faisal M Zaman take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Faisal M Zaman took 1,037 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Faisal M Zaman work in?

Faisal M Zaman examines applications in Art Unit 2111 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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