Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1613 1615 1621 1674 3783

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt works in tech center 3700 and art unit 1613. Her record covers 571 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 27.8% and a median of 1457 days to allowance. The interview lift is 48.0%, indicating a strong association between interviews and improved allowance outcomes despite the low allowance rate.

The leading companies are L'Oréal, The Regents of the University of Michigan, and Henkel AG & Co. KGaA. The leading firms are Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP. Practitioners may treat interview preparation as a central prosecution tool, supported by precise amendments and arguments. The median timing also supports early assessment of risk, budget, and portfolio strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

27.8%
Allow Rate
-42.2% vs TC avg
662
Total Applications
+48.0%
Interview Lift
1457
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 571 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
47.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18199939 DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18099810 DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
19242592 INJECTABLE BIOPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Covidien LP
18327140 POWDER FOR ACHIEVING HEMOSTASIS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18727765 SKIN MICROBIOME FRIENDLY SUNSCREENS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17904553 CROSSLINKED POLY(LACTIDE-CO-GLYCOLIDE) (PLGA)-DIMETHACRYLATE COATINGS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18157371 ANTI-FOULING IMPLANTABLE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18017583 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING ADHESION Non-Final OA The University of Tokyo
18044233 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING CHLOROQUINE AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17916215 NANOFIBER-ENABLED ENCAPSULATION DEVICES AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18727872 Antibacterial Resin and Molded Body Comprising Same Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18719492 METHOD FOR PURIFYING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
17915430 Zinc-Containing Medical Instrument Non-Final OA BIOTYX MEDICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt's allowance rate?

27.8% of resolved applications examined by Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt were allowed (571 resolved cases), compared with 34.0% across Art Unit 1613 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt?

This examiner's interview lift is +48.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt took 1,457 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt work in?

Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt examines applications in Art Unit 1613 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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