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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jeffrey T. Carley, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CARLEY, JEFFREY T.

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2834 2837 2847 3722 3729 4128

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

CARLEY, JEFFREY T. is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 4100 and art unit 2834. The record includes 814 resolved cases, a 74.1% allowance rate, and a median of 1184 days to allowance. The interview lift is 26.5%, showing a meaningful association between interviews and allowance outcomes within this examination record.

Listed company activity includes Seiko Epson Corporation, Skyworks Solutions Inc., and University of Massachusetts. The associated firms are Barley Snyder, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP. Applicants may benefit from giving interview preparation a central role while planning for a prosecution timeline reflected by the median allowance figure.

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

Performance Statistics

74.1%
Allow Rate
+14.1% vs TC avg
852
Total Applications
+26.5%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 814 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
42.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18465533 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING REPLACEABLE COMPONENTS IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18489422 ENCAPSULATING ELECTRONICS ON FLEXIBLE FLUOROELASTOMER SUBSTRATES Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
18304146 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18475730 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VIBRATOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18157172 Method Of Forming Conductive Pattern Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18341508 RECYCLING OF SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE MOTORS Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18370194 BUS BAR UNIT FIXING METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18466610 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18259370 Method for Producing a Stack of Magnetic Sheets for a Rotor and/or Stator of an Electric Machine, and Method for Producing an Electric Machine, and Method for Producing an Installation and a Vehicle Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17926745 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION
17240656 INTEGRATED MAGNETIC DEVICE WITH LAMINATE EMBEDDED MAGNETIC CORE Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18221122 MULTILAYER PIEZOELECTRIC SUBSTRATE PACKAGING METHOD FOR STACKING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18069057 METHOD OF MAKING ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH VERTICALLY MASS LOADED MULTI-LAYER INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER ELECTRODE FOR TRANSVERSE MODE SUPPRESSION Final Rejection Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18218753 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18110012 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18339005 WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jeffrey T. Carley's allowance rate?

74.1% of resolved applications examined by Jeffrey T. Carley were allowed (814 resolved cases), compared with 68.3% across Art Unit 2834 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jeffrey T. Carley?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jeffrey T. Carley take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jeffrey T. Carley took 1,184 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jeffrey T. Carley work in?

Jeffrey T. Carley examines applications in Art Unit 2834 in Tech Center 4100.

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