Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kenneth Bartley, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BARTLEY, KENNETH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3626 3684 3693 3783

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Analysis

BARTLEY, KENNETH is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3626. The record includes 624 resolved cases, a 36.1% allowance rate, and a 28.4% interview lift. The results indicate that interviews may be useful for navigating a docket with a comparatively low allowance outcome.

The median time to allowance is 1419 days, supporting early attention to prosecution timelines. The leading companies are Sony Group Corporation, Koninklijke Philips N.V., and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The listed firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP, AMPACC Law Group PLLC, and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

36.1%
Allow Rate
-33.9% vs TC avg
683
Total Applications
+28.4%
Interview Lift
1419
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 624 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.9%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
31.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17556860 PERSONALIZED HEALTH ASSISTANT Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
16800510 EQUATION-BASED TRANSACTION REQUEST MESSAGING AND TRANSACTION PROCESSING Non-Final OA Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
18008655 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL IMAGE DATA BASED ON AN INTERACTION OF QUALITY METRICS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18889450 DIETARY INTAKE INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE AND DIETARY INTAKE INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19089582 System And Method For Determining Structured Data Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
19051478 SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING VITAL INFORMATION AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VITAL INFORMATION Final Rejection Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
18544872 GENETICS DRIVEN PERSONALIZED DISEASE PROGRESSION MODEL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18681542 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MEDICAL DATA CAPTURE AND CAREGIVER GUIDANCE Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kenneth Bartley's allowance rate?

36.1% of resolved applications examined by Kenneth Bartley were allowed (624 resolved cases), compared with 24.6% across Art Unit 3626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kenneth Bartley?

This examiner's interview lift is +28.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kenneth Bartley take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kenneth Bartley took 1,419 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kenneth Bartley work in?

Kenneth Bartley examines applications in Art Unit 3626 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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