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Examiner Hamza N Algibhah

TECH CENTER 2400 · 5 ART UNITS · 885 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUL 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 5 ART UNITS
82%vs 65% weighted peer average+17 pts

Examiner Hamza N Algibhah has allowed 728 of 885 decided applications.

728 allowed
157 abandoned
Plus 43 applications still pending — not yet decided, so excluded from the rate.
The weighted peer average (65%) is each art unit's average below, weighted by this examiner's applications in it (5 art units).
DATA UPDATED JULY 22, 2026
AU 2454 · 87%AU 2448 · 67%AU 2441 · 93%AU 2456 · 89%AU 2457 · 78%

What the data says.reading this examiner

Examiner Hamza N Algibhah maintains a public record across 5 art units within Technology Center 2400. Across hundreds of decided applications, the examiner's pooled allowance rate is 82%. This rate represents the share of applications that were allowed among all decided applications (allowed and abandoned combined) in the examiner's pooled record. The allowance rate ranges from 67% to 93% across these art units, reflecting variation in outcomes across the different art-unit assignments within the technology center.

How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units, presenting an overall portrait of past decisions rather than a prediction for any single application. The allowance rate and range shown here describe historical outcomes and do not indicate how any particular application will be examined. Applicants review pooled records to understand an examiner's historical record across their assigned subject matter; individual applications may experience different outcomes based on claim scope, prior art, and examiner analysis.

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 →

The record, art unit by art unit.5 art units

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 2454
334 APPS · 87% ALLOWANCE

Allowance ratewhere this examiner sits among peers

87%
higher than about 70% of the 57 examiners with published rates in art unit 2454
AU avg 70%
0%
100%
Each short mark is one of the 57 examiners with published rates in art unit 2454; the dot is this examiner. The tick is the art-unit average, computed across all 58 examiners in the unit — a broader group than the 57 published marks, so it can sit apart from them.

Disposition334 decided applications

291 allowed
No applications pending.

Pendencymonths from filing

filed
first action 17.2mo
disposed 31.8mo
0
36mo
Art-unit average: first action 23.8 mo, disposed 40.6 mo.

Rejection groundsexaminer ● vs art-unit average ○

REJECTION RATE = SHARE OF THIS EXAMINER'S APPLICATIONS THAT DREW ≥1 OFFICE-ACTION REJECTION IN WHICH THE GROUND APPEARS

Grounds can co-occur, so the four don't sum to 100%. The art-unit figure is the unweighted mean across examiners in the art unit; §102 and §112 carry no art-unit benchmark.

§101 — Subject-matter eligibility
AU 41
31%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)
no AU benchmark
50%
§103 — Obviousness
AU 82
78%
§112 — Written description & definiteness
no AU benchmark
28%

Interview benefit

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

without
87%
4 pts
with
83%

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 24 decided applications with an interview and 310 without.

ART UNIT 2448
270 APPS · 67% ALLOWANCE

Allowance ratewhere this examiner sits among peers

67%
higher than about 62% of the 34 examiners with published rates in art unit 2448
AU avg 56%
0%
100%
Each short mark is one of the 34 examiners with published rates in art unit 2448; the dot is this examiner. The tick is the art-unit average.

Disposition270 decided applications

182 allowed
88 abandoned
No applications pending.

Pendencymonths from filing

filed
first action 24.5mo
disposed 48.2mo
0
60mo
Art-unit average: first action 24.7 mo, disposed 46.1 mo.

Rejection groundsexaminer ● vs art-unit average ○

REJECTION RATE = SHARE OF THIS EXAMINER'S APPLICATIONS THAT DREW ≥1 OFFICE-ACTION REJECTION IN WHICH THE GROUND APPEARS

Grounds can co-occur, so the four don't sum to 100%. The art-unit figure is the unweighted mean across examiners in the art unit; §102 and §112 carry no art-unit benchmark.

§101 — Subject-matter eligibility
AU 33
45%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)
no AU benchmark
46%
§103 — Obviousness
AU 86
82%
§112 — Written description & definiteness
no AU benchmark
44%
ART UNIT 2441
183 APPS · 93% ALLOWANCE

Allowance ratewhere this examiner sits among peers

93%
higher than about 95% of the 37 examiners with published rates in art unit 2441
AU avg 69%
0%
100%
Each short mark is one of the 37 examiners with published rates in art unit 2441; the dot is this examiner. The tick is the art-unit average.

Disposition179 decided applications

167 allowed
Plus 4 applications still pending — not yet decided, so excluded from the rate.

Pendencymonths from filing

filed
first action 15.4mo
disposed 23.6mo
0
24mo
Art-unit average: first action 24.1 mo, disposed 40.1 mo.

Rejection groundsexaminer ● vs art-unit average ○

REJECTION RATE = SHARE OF THIS EXAMINER'S APPLICATIONS THAT DREW ≥1 OFFICE-ACTION REJECTION IN WHICH THE GROUND APPEARS

Grounds can co-occur, so the four don't sum to 100%. The art-unit figure is the unweighted mean across examiners in the art unit; §102 and §112 carry no art-unit benchmark.

§101 — Subject-matter eligibility
AU 42
22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)
no AU benchmark
51%
§103 — Obviousness
AU 77
74%
§112 — Written description & definiteness
no AU benchmark
39%

Interview benefit

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

without
91%
+9 pts
with
100%

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 46 decided applications with an interview and 133 without.

ART UNIT 2456
75 APPS · 89% ALLOWANCE

Allowance ratewhere this examiner sits among peers

89%
higher than about 83% of the 42 examiners with published rates in art unit 2456
AU avg 58%
0%
100%
Each short mark is one of the 42 examiners with published rates in art unit 2456; the dot is this examiner. The tick is the art-unit average.

Disposition75 decided applications

67 allowed
No applications pending.

Pendencymonths from filing

filed
first action 16.1mo
disposed 28.1mo
0
36mo
Art-unit average: first action 24.3 mo, disposed 42.4 mo.

Rejection groundsexaminer ● vs art-unit average ○

REJECTION RATE = SHARE OF THIS EXAMINER'S APPLICATIONS THAT DREW ≥1 OFFICE-ACTION REJECTION IN WHICH THE GROUND APPEARS

Grounds can co-occur, so the four don't sum to 100%. The art-unit figure is the unweighted mean across examiners in the art unit; §102 and §112 carry no art-unit benchmark.

§101 — Subject-matter eligibility
AU 42
26%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)
no AU benchmark
56%
§103 — Obviousness
AU 84
76%
§112 — Written description & definiteness
no AU benchmark
42%
ART UNIT 2457
66 APPS · 78% ALLOWANCE

Allowance ratewhere this examiner sits among peers

78%
higher than about 44% of the 39 examiners with published rates in art unit 2457
AU avg 76%
0%
100%
Each short mark is one of the 39 examiners with published rates in art unit 2457; the dot is this examiner. The tick is the art-unit average, computed across all 40 examiners in the unit — a broader group than the 39 published marks, so it can sit apart from them.

Disposition27 decided applications

21 allowed
6 abandoned
Plus 39 applications still pending — not yet decided, so excluded from the rate.

Pendencymonths from filing

filed
first action 16.9mo
disposed 33.9mo
0
36mo
Art-unit average: first action 21.9 mo, disposed 39.3 mo.

Rejection groundsexaminer ● vs art-unit average ○

REJECTION RATE = SHARE OF THIS EXAMINER'S APPLICATIONS THAT DREW ≥1 OFFICE-ACTION REJECTION IN WHICH THE GROUND APPEARS

Grounds can co-occur, so the four don't sum to 100%. The art-unit figure is the unweighted mean across examiners in the art unit; §102 and §112 carry no art-unit benchmark.

§101 — Subject-matter eligibility
AU 39
13%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)
no AU benchmark
74%
§103 — Obviousness
AU 73
93%
§112 — Written description & definiteness
no AU benchmark
50%
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Questions about Examiner Hamza N Algibhah

  • What is Examiner Algibhah's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's pooled allowance rate is 82% across hundreds of decided applications in Technology Center 2400.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    The examiner's public record spans 5 art units: 2441, 2448, 2454, 2456, and 2457.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 67% to 93% across the examiner's art units, showing variation in outcomes across different assignments.
  • What does this pooled record predict about my application?
    The pooled record describes past outcomes and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual applications are examined on their own merits based on claim scope, prior art, and statutory requirements.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hamza N Algibhah has a public record within Technology Center 2400. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated July 22, 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: 928 applications.

Rejection rates. Each §-rate is the share of this examiner's applications that drew at least one office-action rejection in which that statutory ground appears; applications with no rejection on record are excluded, and because grounds can co-occur the four do not sum to 100%. The art-unit figure beside each is the unweighted mean of the per-examiner rates across the art unit, published for §101 and §103 only. Beside the overall allowance rate we show a benchmark: for a single-art-unit examiner it is exactly that art unit's average, labeled “art-unit average”; for an examiner spanning several art units it is the “weighted peer average” — the per-art-unit averages, weighted by this examiner's application count in each — labeled distinctly because it is a blended figure, not any single art unit's average. Both are built from the same per-art-unit averages the panels show.

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