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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jennifer Doak Carruth, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CARRUTH, JENNIFER DOAK

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2871 2872 2893 2898

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

CARRUTH, JENNIFER DOAK is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2800. The record covers 938 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 77.2% and a median of 986 days to allowance. The interview lift is 15.7%, showing a modest association between interviews and allowance outcomes within a favorable overall prosecution record.

Company matters include Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation, and RAYTHEON Company. The listed firms are EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC, Cantor Colburn LLP - Raytheon, and CKC & Partners Co., LLC. Applicants can focus on strong initial claim presentation while retaining interviews for clarifying technically complex issues.

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

Performance Statistics

77.2%
Allow Rate
+9.2% vs TC avg
946
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
986
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 938 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
31.7%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18912586 OPTICAL COMPONENT, FRONT LIGHT MODULE AND REFLECTIVE DISPLAY Final Rejection Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
17741329 Method of Manufacture for a Lightweight, High-Precision Silicon Carbide Mirror Assembly Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
18319617 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MAIN BODY OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY, AND MAIN BODY OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY Final Rejection Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
17162439 SUBSTRATE FOR AN EUV-LITHOGRAPHY MIRROR Final Rejection Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jennifer Doak Carruth's allowance rate?

77.2% of resolved applications examined by Jennifer Doak Carruth were allowed (938 resolved cases), compared with 69.7% across Art Unit 2800 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jennifer Doak Carruth?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jennifer Doak Carruth take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jennifer Doak Carruth took 986 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jennifer Doak Carruth work in?

Jennifer Doak Carruth examines applications in Art Unit 2800 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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