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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Keenan Neil Anderson-Fears, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ANDERSON-FEARS, KEENAN NEIL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1636 1687 2122 2124 2857

This examiner grants 15% of resolved cases

Analysis

ANDERSON-FEARS, KEENAN NEIL is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1636. The profile covers 26 resolved cases, a 15.4% allowance rate, and a median of 1599 days to allowance. The interview lift is 37.5%.

The listed companies are Phronesis Artificial Intelligence Inc., Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, and NantWorks LLC. The listed firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP, and PATTERSON + SHERIDAN, L.L.P. The limited case base requires caution in applying the results to a new application. The allowance and timing figures support early attention to claim strategy, while the interview measure supports preparing carefully for examiner engagement where direct discussion may clarify the path forward.

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

Performance Statistics

15.4%
Allow Rate
-52.6% vs TC avg
89
Total Applications
+37.5%
Interview Lift
1599
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 26 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.0%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
36.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18015089 GENOMIC INFORMATION COMPRESSION BY CONFIGURABLE MACHINE LEARNING-BASED ARITHMETIC CODING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18247776 INFERRING PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17624417 DIGITAL ASSISTANT TO SUPPORT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Non-Final OA BASF SE
17999515 Prediction of Properties of a Chemical Mixture Final Rejection BASF COATINGS GMBH
18253901 DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR ELASTICITY IMAGING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17652796 MOLECULAR DESCRIPTORS BASED ON DISTANCE BETWEEN SUBSTRUCTURES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17805511 COMPUTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED USER INTERFACE FOR INTERPRETING AND VISUALIZING DATA Final Rejection Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Keenan Neil Anderson-Fears's allowance rate?

15.4% of resolved applications examined by Keenan Neil Anderson-Fears were allowed (26 resolved cases), compared with 37.1% across Art Unit 1636 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Keenan Neil Anderson-Fears?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Keenan Neil Anderson-Fears take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Keenan Neil Anderson-Fears took 1,599 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Keenan Neil Anderson-Fears work in?

Keenan Neil Anderson-Fears examines applications in Art Unit 1636 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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