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Last updated: October 16, 2026

Anna K Benjamin Gosling, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BENJAMIN GOSLING, ANNA K

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3641 3648 3668

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Anna K. Benjamin Gosling is an examiner in Art Unit 3641 within Tech Center 3600. With 52 resolved cases, the examiner has a high allowance rate of 86.5%. This suggests a very favorable environment for applicants, with the vast majority of cases resulting in a patent grant.

The 10.7% interview lift provides a modest but helpful increase in the likelihood of success. While many cases are allowed through written prosecution alone, the data suggests that verbal advocacy still adds value. The median pendency to allowance is 1005 days, which is a standard timeframe for the mechanical and automotive technologies handled in this unit.

Top companies include Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Apple Inc., and Robert Bosch GmbH. The firms Anova Law Group, PLLC, Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier, and IPLA P.A. are the most active. These firms represent major electronics and automotive companies that benefit from the examiner's 86.5% allowance rate and 1005-day median pendency to secure their patent rights.

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

Performance Statistics

86.5%
Allow Rate
+34.5% vs TC avg
86
Total Applications
+10.7%
Interview Lift
1005
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 52 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
28.9%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18947138 METHOD, APPARTUS, AND SYSTEM WITH MULTI-MODALITY SENSING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18464567 Electronic Devices with Doppler-Based Object Detection Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18681953 RADAR SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A VIRTUAL SENSOR Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18983300 POSITION CORRECTION DEVICE, POSITION CORRECTION SYSTEM, AND POSITION CORRECTION METHOD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18009200 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND DISTANCE GENERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18338965 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18636589 MULTIMODAL DOPPLER TARGET SENSING AND REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18990410 METHODS FOR INDICATION OF REFERENCE STATION GNSS RTK INTEGER AMBIGUITY LEVEL Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18942125 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION AND REPORTING OF REFLECTIONS FROM TARGET OBJECT Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18617197 RANGE PROCESSING USING FAST-FOURIER TRANSFORMATION COMPUTATIONS Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18787775 DETECTION APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18787383 MOVEMENT TRAJECTORY GENERATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection GUANGDONG COROS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18435581 TRANSMISSION LINE NETWORK FOR A RADAR ANTENNA SYSTEM Final Rejection Aptiv Technologies AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Anna K Benjamin Gosling's allowance rate?

86.5% of resolved applications examined by Anna K Benjamin Gosling were allowed (52 resolved cases), compared with 65.4% across Art Unit 3641 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Anna K Benjamin Gosling?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Anna K Benjamin Gosling take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Anna K Benjamin Gosling took 1,005 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Anna K Benjamin Gosling work in?

Anna K Benjamin Gosling examines applications in Art Unit 3641 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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