USPTO Examiner SAEED AHMED M - Art Unit 2831

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18610827WATERPROOF BUTTON STRUCTURE AND WEARABLE DEVICEMarch 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18294944TWO-ELECTRIC-POLE CIRCUIT BREAKER ACTUATED BY A COMMON PYROTECHNIC DEVICEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2500YesNo
18575160INTERFACE AND CLOTHING TREATMENT APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH INTERFACEDecember 2023March 2026Allow2610NoNo
18559717DEVICE FOR DISCONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITNovember 2023February 2026Allow2710NoNo
18371165HANDHELD POWER TOOLSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2920NoNo
18241407SWITCH APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18451236POWER TOOLAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18273691LIMIT SWITCHJuly 2023January 2026Allow3000NoNo
18221367LIGHTING KEYBOARD AND BACKLIGHT MODULE THEREOFJuly 2023February 2026Allow3100NoNo
18221371LIGHTING KEYBOARD AND BACKLIGHT MODULE THEREOFJuly 2023February 2026Allow3100YesNo
18349942LAYER-STRUCTURED, OPEN-DESIGN KEYBOARDJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18309629ROTARY OPERATOR AND ROTARY SWITCHApril 2023March 2026Allow3410NoNo
18029442CONTACT FOR A VACUUM INTERRUPTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SUCH A CONTACTMarch 2023January 2026Allow3420NoNo
17981992SWITCH ASSEMBLY WITH PIVOTABLE SWITCH COVERNovember 2022January 2026Allow3830NoNo
17161153KEY STRUCTUREJanuary 2021September 2021Allow800YesNo
17136418KEYBOARD DEVICEDecember 2020September 2021Allow800YesNo
17031735KEYBOARD DEVICESeptember 2020June 2021Allow800YesNo
16760134Opening/Closing Indicating Apparatus for Circuit Breaker Operating ApparatusApril 2020April 2021Allow1200NoNo
16833888KEYBOARD DEVICEMarch 2020October 2020Allow700YesNo
16645634LIMIT SWITCHMarch 2020January 2021Allow1000NoNo
16645617LIMIT SWITCHMarch 2020April 2021Allow1410NoNo
16645627LIMIT SWITCHMarch 2020May 2021Allow1410YesNo
16792459OPERATION DEVICEFebruary 2020May 2021Allow1520YesNo
16785113IN-LINE SWITCH ASSEMBLYFebruary 2020April 2021Allow1510NoNo
16637707INPUT DEVICEFebruary 2020July 2021Allow1730YesNo
16322554LOCKING MECHANISM WITH PUSH- AND PULL-TO-RELEASE FUNCTION AND DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH LOCKING MECHANISMFebruary 2019September 2021Allow3100NoNo
16217557HERMETICALLY SEALED OVER-MOLDED BUTTON ASSEMBLYDecember 2018May 2020Allow1700YesNo
16092920MODULAR KEYBOARDOctober 2018November 2020Allow2530YesNo
16131288SWITCH MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENTSeptember 2018December 2019Allow1510NoNo
15990384KEYBOARD STRUCTUREMay 2018February 2019Allow900NoNo
15927089TOUCH SENSOR UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2018April 2020Allow2420NoNo
15865652MECHANICAL KEY STRUCTUREJanuary 2018December 2018Allow1210NoNo
15824457Magnetic Rotary DialNovember 2017May 2019Allow1710NoNo
15565818ELECTRICAL TEST SWITCH WITH SOLIDIFYING BASEOctober 2017January 2020Allow2710NoNo
15637672SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING GATE LOCKOUT UNITSJune 2017June 2019Allow2320NoNo
15635654KEY SWITCH AND KEYBOARDJune 2017August 2018Allow1301NoNo
15410943KEYBOARDJanuary 2017December 2017Allow1000NoNo
15377889ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2016March 2018Allow1510YesNo
15338028KEYBOARD DEVICEOctober 2016October 2017Allow1100NoNo
15298678AUTOMATION CONTROL DEVICEOctober 2016August 2019Allow3440YesNo
15303587Actuator Having A Mechanical Signal DisplayOctober 2016April 2019Allow3040NoNo
15247972KEYBOARD SWITCHAugust 2016June 2017Allow1000NoNo
15234503Multiple Knob StructureAugust 2016October 2018Allow2720NoNo
15157177KEY STRUCTUREMay 2016November 2017Allow1810NoNo
15086103USE OF CONDUCTING FLUID IN PRINTED CIRCUITSMarch 2016August 2019Allow4131YesNo
15087574LUMINOUS KEYBOARDMarch 2016February 2017Allow1110NoNo
15077821KEYBOARD DEVICEMarch 2016June 2017Allow1400NoNo
15011904TOUCH- AND/OR PROXIMITY-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE, AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING THE INPUT DEVICEFebruary 2016December 2017Allow2210NoNo
14950339FLOAT SWITCH ASSEMBLYNovember 2015September 2017Allow2210NoNo
14890992SWITCH DEVICE FOR AN IGNITION SYSTEMNovember 2015July 2020Allow5680NoYes
14938884TOUCH AND/OR PROXIMITY-SENSITIVE ACTUATION ELEMENT AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAVING AN ACTUATION ELEMENTNovember 2015September 2017Allow2210NoNo
14926618ROCKER INPUT MECHANISMOctober 2015April 2018Allow2930YesNo
14840066SWITCH HAVING IMPROVED MOVEABLE CONTACTAugust 2015August 2017Allow2320NoNo
14830803PUSH BUTTON ENCODERS FOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENTAugust 2015March 2017Allow1910YesNo
14815274SWITCH DEVICEJuly 2015January 2017Allow1800NoNo
14810050MODULAR PUSH SWITCH MECHANISMJuly 2015August 2017Allow2420YesNo
14796215KEY SWITCH DEVICE AND KEYBOARDJuly 2015July 2017Allow2520NoNo
14790061TAP CHANGERJuly 2015November 2016Allow1600NoNo
14715185ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH METALLIC BUTTONMay 2015February 2017Allow2110NoNo
14442969HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE COMPRISING A TOUCH BUTTONMay 2015June 2017Allow2520NoNo
14693459ILLUMINATED KEYBOARD DEVICEApril 2015September 2017Allow2930YesNo
14688580ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICE, WHICH SWITCHES STROKE-DEPENDENTLY, WITH EXTENDED SWITCHING HYSTERESISApril 2015May 2017Allow2520NoNo
14622285ELECTRIC SWITCH WITH AN ACTUATORFebruary 2015November 2016Allow2110NoNo
14415861SWITCH DEVICEJanuary 2015September 2016Allow1910NoNo
14546845KEY APPARATUSNovember 2014April 2018Allow4010NoNo
14528506EMERGENCY BUTTON FOR VEHICLEOctober 2014November 2016Allow2510NoNo
14396920CONTROL OF SPRING(S) TYPE FOR A HIGH- OR MEDIUM-VOLTAGE BREAKER FURNISHED WITH A PAWLED FREE WHEEL COUPLING DEVICEOctober 2014October 2016Allow2400NoNo
14361514ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICEOctober 2014January 2017Allow3210NoNo
14483130TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOFSeptember 2014September 2016Allow2410NoNo
14383446FLEXIBLE TOUCH PANELSeptember 2014April 2016Allow1910NoNo
14466121KEYBOARD DEVICEAugust 2014February 2017Allow3020NoNo
14377416SWITCH DEVICE FOR SUNROOFAugust 2014October 2016Allow2610NoNo
14332535SWITCHJuly 2014January 2017Allow3020NoYes
14326880SWITCH DEVICEJuly 2014December 2016Allow2920NoNo
14316596SEISMIC ACTUATORJune 2014June 2016Allow2301NoNo
14363473Mobile Conducting Unit for a Breaker, Including a Spring for Accelerating the Separation of Arc ContactsJune 2014August 2016Allow2620NoNo
14359415ELECTRIC SWITCH WITH RUBBING CONTACTMay 2014July 2017Allow3830YesNo
14357887CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PUSH-BUTTONMay 2014September 2015Allow1600NoNo
14272594SWITCHMay 2014January 2017Allow3230YesNo
14260507CIRCUIT BREAKER AND HANDLE LOCKING DEVICE THEREOFApril 2014February 2016Allow2210NoNo
14231915CHARGE RECEIVING COUPLER AND POWER ADAPTER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2014August 2016Allow2810NoNo
14347710CONTACT SLIDER UNIT FOR A SWITCHING UNIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CIRCUIT BREAKERMarch 2014February 2016Allow2220NoNo
14226979Slide SwitchMarch 2014February 2016Allow2220NoNo
14187906HAND-SWITCH ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ADJUSTABLE SEATING FURNITURE, ADJUSTABLE SEATING FURNITURE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR AN ADJUSTABLE SEATING FURNITUREFebruary 2014February 2017Allow3620NoNo
14186596CYCLE SELECTOR KNOB TO ROTARY ENCODER USER INTERFACEFebruary 2014October 2016Allow3230NoNo
14181496COAXIAL CONNECTOR WITH SWITCHFebruary 2014February 2017Allow3630YesNo
14175826SAFETY DOOR SWITCH APPARATUSFebruary 2014July 2015Allow1800NoNo
14155395CONTROL PANEL WITH FASHION BUTTONSJanuary 2014October 2015Allow2110NoNo
14104229KEY BUTTON ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2013April 2016Allow2820NoNo
14099193THIN PUSH BUTTON STRUCTUREDecember 2013May 2015Allow1700NoNo
14095186OPERATING DEVICE, STEERING WHEEL, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD THERETODecember 2013April 2016Allow2920NoNo
14080816SWITCH STRUCTURE WITH DISPLAY AND PLAYBACK FUNCTIONSNovember 2013June 2015Allow1900NoNo
14044393MOVABLE CONTACT ARM FOR MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND MOVABLE CONTACT ARM ASSEMBLYOctober 2013November 2015Allow2510NoNo
13950684LUMINOUS KEYBOARDJuly 2013September 2016Allow3840NoNo
13927369KEY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEJune 2013September 2015Allow2710NoNo
13920243LUMINOUS KEYBOARDJune 2013January 2016Allow3120NoNo
13912657DISK TYPE OFF-CIRCUIT TAP CHANGERJune 2013October 2015Allow2810NoNo
13890601SEALED SWITCH AND METHOD FOR REDUCING AN INTERNAL PRESSURE IN SEALED SWITCHMay 2013April 2015Allow2410NoNo
13801318LUMINOUS KEYBOARDMarch 2013September 2016Allow4240NoNo
13801656SCISSORS-TYPE CONNECTING MEMBER AND KEY STRUCTURE WITH SCISSORS-TYPE CONNECTING MEMBERMarch 2013January 2015Allow2310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SAEED, AHMED M.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
92.0%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 66.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner SAEED, AHMED M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SAEED, AHMED M works in Art Unit 2831 and has examined 128 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SAEED, AHMED M's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 96% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SAEED, AHMED M receive 1.44 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SAEED, AHMED M is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SAEED, AHMED M. This interview benefit is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 38.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 39.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.6% of allowed cases (in the 72% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 4.7% of allowed cases (in the 79% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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