Listed by the USPTO as ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3761 4100
This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases
ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN examines in tech center 4100 and art unit 3761. Across 158 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 72.2%, the interview lift is 30.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1194 days. The profile indicates a meaningful record of favorable outcomes, with a prosecution timeline that should be incorporated into portfolio planning.
The interview lift is substantial, supporting examiner dialogue as a potentially important part of case strategy. The listed companies are NIKON Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Panasonic Holdings Corporation. The firms are OLIFF PLC, AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. Practitioners may prepare interviews around specific claim limitations and maintain written fallback positions for follow-up responses.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18417877 | STEAM GENERATOR AND CLOTHES CARE APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18418291 | LASER ANNEALING DEVICE AND LASER ANNEALING METHOD | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18293988 | Electrode Cutting Device and Cell Manufacturing Device Comprising the Same | Non-Final OA | LG Energy Solution, Ltd. |
| 17918432 | PROCESSING SYSTEM | Final Rejection | NIKON CORPORATION |
| 17917639 | PROCESSING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | NIKON CORPORATION |
| 17757400 | BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH SEPARABLE BEVERAGE PROCESSING UNIT | Final Rejection | SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. |
| 18198887 | COFFEE MACHINE DRIP TRAY WITH INTEGRATED STORAGE | Final Rejection | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION |
| 18686935 | ELIMINATING OR MINIMIZING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN HANDS ON DETECTION SENSOR AND HEATER IN STEERING WHEELS | Non-Final OA | GENTHERM GMBH |
| 19190455 | Multi-Diameter Wire Feeder | Final Rejection | Relativity Space, Inc. |
| 18696586 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18425089 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF BEVERAGES | Non-Final OA | Appliance Innovation, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy72.2% of resolved applications examined by Keith Brian Assante were allowed (158 resolved cases), compared with 57.7% across Art Unit 3761 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +30.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Keith Brian Assante took 1,194 days on average from filing to allowance.
Keith Brian Assante examines applications in Art Unit 3761 in Tech Center 4100.
