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Examiner Nimesh G Patel

TECH CENTER 2100 · 6 ART UNITS · 877 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 6 ART UNITS

Examiner Nimesh G Patel has allowed 662 of 877 decided applications (75%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

75% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2185 · 84%AU 2111 · 55%AU 2187 · 91%AU 2176 · 92%AU 2112 · 69%AU 2189 · 0%
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What the data says.

Nimesh G Patel has a public record spanning 6 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 877 decided applications, the examiner issued allowances in 662 cases, for an allowance rate of 75%. The record reflects work across multiple art units, with allowance rates ranging from 55% to 92% across these art units. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes from all six art units and describes the examiner's past record without predicting outcomes in any specific application.

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How to read these numbers.

This profile reports the examiner's pooled allowance rate across six art units in TC 2100. The 75% figure aggregates all decided applications—both allowed and abandoned—across different art units and subject areas. A pooled rate describes historical outcomes but is not a prediction of any specific application's result. To understand variance across different subject areas within the examiner's practice, review the per-art-unit section separately.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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The record, art unit by art unit.

Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2185
297 APPS · 84% ALLOWANCE
84% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION250 / 47 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.6 moart unit avg 21.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.9 moart unit avg 36.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility10% · art unit 19%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)58%
§103 — Obviousness62% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness27%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW86%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW83%+3 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 73 decided applications with an interview and 224 without.

ART UNIT 2111
284 APPS · 55% ALLOWANCE
55% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 80%
DISPOSITION157 / 127 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.8 moart unit avg 20.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY46.9 moart unit avg 31.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility18% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)55%
§103 — Obviousness81% · art unit 72%
§112 — Written description & definiteness38%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW73%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW51%+22 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 59 decided applications with an interview and 225 without.

ART UNIT 2187
134 APPS · 91% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

91% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION122 / 12 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16 moart unit avg 23.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY25.2 moart unit avg 36.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility7% · art unit 39%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)58%
§103 — Obviousness63% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness20%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW86%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW93%-7 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 42 decided applications with an interview and 92 without.

ART UNIT 2176
122 APPS · 92% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.

92% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 59%
DISPOSITION89 / 8 / 25allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.1 moart unit avg 23.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY29.7 moart unit avg 40.5 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility13% · art unit 41%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)67%
§103 — Obviousness61% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness30%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW88%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW94%-6 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 43 decided applications with an interview and 54 without.

ART UNIT 2112
64 APPS · 69% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines error detection, correction, and monitoring, and error-correcting coding/decoding.

69% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 89%
DISPOSITION44 / 20 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION28.3 moart unit avg 21.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.3 moart unit avg 31.8 mo
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW83%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW63%+20 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 18 decided applications with an interview and 46 without.

ART UNIT 2189
1 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 77%
DISPOSITION0 / 1 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION30.7 moart unit avg 26.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.1 moart unit avg 39 mo
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Questions about Examiner Nimesh G Patel

  • What is Nimesh G Patel's allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 75%, based on 662 allowed applications out of 877 decided cases.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner has a public record spanning 6 art units (2111, 2112, 2176, 2185, 2187, 2189) in TC 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    Allowance rates range from 55% to 92% across these art units. The pooled rate of 75% aggregates all six units.
  • Does the 75% figure predict the outcome of my application?
    No. This figure describes historical outcomes across the examiner's record and is not a prediction of any specific application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Nimesh G Patel has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 902 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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