Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jared C Bean, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BEAN, JARED C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3666 3669

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jared C Bean works in tech center 3600 and art unit 3661. His record contains 130 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 62.3% and a median of 1055 days to allowance. The interview lift is 42.0%, indicating a strong association between interviews and improved allowance outcomes. The smaller case history means that the result should be evaluated alongside the facts of each application.

The leading companies are Toyota Motor Corporation, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, and Kia Corporation. The leading firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., CROWELL & MORING LLP, and Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC. Practitioners may give interviews a prominent role in response planning. The allowance rate and median timing support realistic expectations about both claim development and the duration of prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

62.3%
Allow Rate
+10.3% vs TC avg
168
Total Applications
+42.0%
Interview Lift
1055
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18979680 MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND VEHICLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18908800 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18748822 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE REMOTE DISABLEMENT Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18998105 Method for Operating a Lane Guidance Assistant of a Vehicle While Taking into Consideration Driver Interventions, Lane Guidance Assistant, and Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19325097 Autonomous Vehicle Control Device and Method Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17927370 CONSTRUCTION MACHINE Final Rejection HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18625564 APPARATUSES, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR VEHICLE-BASED SIGNAL STRENGTH PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18828239 SUPPORTING DEVICE, WORK MACHINE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jared C Bean's allowance rate?

62.3% of resolved applications examined by Jared C Bean were allowed (130 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 3661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jared C Bean?

This examiner's interview lift is +42.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jared C Bean take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jared C Bean took 1,055 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jared C Bean work in?

Jared C Bean examines applications in Art Unit 3661 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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