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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Christopher Ryan Cardimino, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN handles art unit 3661 in tech center 3600. The profile records 105 resolved cases, a 58.1% allowance rate, and a 22.8% interview lift. The median days to allowance are 1184.

The listed companies are Kia Corporation, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, and Toyota Motor Corporation. The listed firms are CROWELL & MORING LLP, DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, and Dorton & Willis LLP. The allowance record is mixed, while the interview lift is clearly positive. Practitioners may find value in using interviews to identify workable claim amendments before committing to extended written exchanges.

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

Performance Statistics

58.1%
Allow Rate
+6.1% vs TC avg
142
Total Applications
+22.8%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 105 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.6%
§102 Novelty
57.8%
§103 Obviousness
6.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18494171 MATERIAL TRANSFER SUBSYSTEM RETRACTION CONTROL Final Rejection Deere & Company
18956173 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZING A VEHICLE ON A MAP Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18761981 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18872677 EMISSIONS CALCULATION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND EMISSIONS CALCULATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18638507 GENERATING RESPONSES TO QUERIES BASED ON MESSAGES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19478390 Systems and Method for Controlling an Activability of a Vehicle Function Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19153311 Computer-Implemented System and Method for Generating Map Data With Energy Consumption Forecast Values Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18249373 Computer Program, Personal Communications Device, Method for a Personal Communications Device, Apparatus for a Vehicle, and Method for a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18940034 DATA SERVER, NAVIGATION TERMINAL, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CONGESTION INFORMATION OF VEHICLE ACCESS ROADS Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18797071 ADD-ON MOBILITY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19027059 METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE RELATIVE TO A BORDER WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC REGION Final Rejection BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
19171688 REMOTE DRIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18933354 TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTIVE DRIVING USING LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
19108808 MACHINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18978367 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE ALERTING Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christopher Ryan Cardimino's allowance rate?

58.1% of resolved applications examined by Christopher Ryan Cardimino were allowed (105 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 3661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christopher Ryan Cardimino?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christopher Ryan Cardimino take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christopher Ryan Cardimino took 1,184 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christopher Ryan Cardimino work in?

Christopher Ryan Cardimino examines applications in Art Unit 3661 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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