Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kevin Alexis Ayala, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AYALA, KEVIN ALEXIS

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2436 2496

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kevin Alexis Ayala has 185 resolved cases in Tech Center 2400 and art unit 2431. The allowance rate is 63.8%, and the interview lift is 28.9%. Interviews are associated with a meaningful improvement in allowance outcomes, making them useful for resolving claim interpretation and prior-art issues in a docket with a moderate allowance result.

The median time to allowance is 1267 days. Counsel should integrate interview preparation with amendment strategy and portfolio timing. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Apple Inc., and Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. are leading companies. CROWELL & MORING LLP, Hsuanyeh Law Group, PC, and KED & ASSOCIATES, LLP are leading firms.

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

Performance Statistics

63.8%
Allow Rate
+5.8% vs TC avg
214
Total Applications
+28.9%
Interview Lift
1267
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 185 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.7%
§101 Eligibility
6.6%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18568321 Blockchain-Based Integrity Protection for CDR Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18557502 ZERO KNOWLEDGE PROOF OF SMART CONTRACT COMPUTATION USING PRIVATE INPUT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18152210 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR Final Rejection Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
19216639 WORK REGISTRATION SYSTEM, WORK REGISTRATION METHOD, AND WORK REGISTRATION SUPPORT DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
16726726 PROVIDING VERIFIED CLAIMS OF USER IDENTITY Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18759152 DEVICE DATA HASHING Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18699555 Accelerating Quantum-Resistant, Cryptographic Hash-Based Signature Computations Final Rejection Google LLC
18344576 HASHING ENGINE CIRCUITRY AND METHODS FOR A SPHINCS DIGITAL SIGNATURE OPERATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18430519 DATA AUTHENTICITY PROVING SYSTEM AND DATA AUTHENTICITY PROVING METHOD Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
17514866 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRESSIVE TRAFFIC INSPECTION AND TREATMENT INA NETWORK Non-Final OA VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
17750132 CONTINUOUS TRUSTED ACCESS OF ENDPOINTS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
16601088 AUTHORIZING AND VALIDATING REMOVABLE STORAGE FOR USE WITH CRITICAL INFRASTRCTURE COMPUTING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Inventus Holdings, LLC
18791258 PROVIDING HEADER PROTECTION FOR A PHYSICAL LAYER PROTOCOL DATA UNIT (PPDU) IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA NEWRACOM, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kevin Alexis Ayala's allowance rate?

63.8% of resolved applications examined by Kevin Alexis Ayala were allowed (185 resolved cases), compared with 76.5% across Art Unit 2431 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kevin Alexis Ayala?

This examiner's interview lift is +28.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kevin Alexis Ayala take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kevin Alexis Ayala took 1,267 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kevin Alexis Ayala work in?

Kevin Alexis Ayala examines applications in Art Unit 2431 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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