Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Shahriar Zarrineh, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZARRINEH, SHAHRIAR

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2496 2497

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
523
Total Applications
+6.9%
Interview Lift
981
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 458 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
56.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18960836 MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19249995 INTERCEPTION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18216436 HARDWARE-BASED CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROTECTION OF TOKENS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18841958 METHOD AND MODULE FOR DETECTING ATTEMPTED CYBER ATTACKS IN A FLEET OF COMPUTERS Non-Final OA Orange
18249318 PROTECTING INFORMATION REGARDING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17335914 IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION WITH NO PASSWORD ACCESS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
19151165 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING AT LEAST ONE UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE SHARED RESOURCE BY AT LEAST ONE CONTAINER INSTANCE Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18697887 PRIORITIZING ACCESS BY A CONTAINER INSTANCE TO A FILE IN A FILE SYSTEM RESOURCE Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
19054376 Communication Method, Apparatus, and System Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18472649 OPTICALLY ACTIVATED NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
17579523 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Shahriar Zarrineh's allowance rate?

77.3% of resolved applications examined by Shahriar Zarrineh were allowed (458 resolved cases), compared with 76.5% across Art Unit 2431 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Shahriar Zarrineh?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Shahriar Zarrineh take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Shahriar Zarrineh took 981 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Shahriar Zarrineh work in?

Shahriar Zarrineh examines applications in Art Unit 2431 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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