Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kara Brady Boyle, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BOYLE, KARA BRADY

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1763 1766 1767 1796 4100

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
+1.8% vs TC avg
956
Total Applications
-10.0%
Interview Lift
1059
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 924 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
47.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18571975 RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS BASED ON FATTY-ACID-MODIFIED POLYETHER POLYOLS AND CROSSLINKING POLYESTER POLYOLS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18262218 POLYURETHANE FOAMS FOR REDUCING CORROSION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18497014 POLYLACTIC ACID RESIN COMPOSITION, FOAMED POLYLACTIC ACID RESIN, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FOAMED POLYLACTIC ACID RESIN, AND PRODUCT Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18493021 FOAMED POLYLACTIC ACID SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FOAMED POLYLACTIC ACID SHEET, AND PRODUCT Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18451945 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18450792 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18158748 FOAM MOLDING COMPOSITION, FOAM MOLDED BODY, ELECTRIC WIRE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOAM MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC WIRE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18569398 SHAPED FLEXIBLE PU FOAM ARTICLES Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
17636546 PRODUCTION OF RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM Final Rejection Evonik Operations GmbH
15780991 CABLE COMPRISING A FOAMED LAYER COMPRISING A POLYOLEFIN POLYMER AND A BLOWING AGENT Non-Final OA BOREALIS AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kara Brady Boyle's allowance rate?

61.8% of resolved applications examined by Kara Brady Boyle were allowed (924 resolved cases), compared with 59.0% across Art Unit 1763 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kara Brady Boyle?

This examiner's interview lift is -10.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kara Brady Boyle take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kara Brady Boyle took 1,059 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kara Brady Boyle work in?

Kara Brady Boyle examines applications in Art Unit 1763 in Tech Center 4100.

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