Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kayla Elaine Clary, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CLARY, KAYLA ELAINE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1721 4100

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kayla Elaine Clary is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1721, with 97 resolved cases. She has an allowance rate pct of 66.0% and an interview lift pct of 26.1%. This suggests that interviews are a productive way to advance cases toward allowance.

The median days to allowance is 1242. Her top companies include LG Energy Solution Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Eve Power Co., Ltd. The firms BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York, and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (DC) are frequently involved. Practitioners should utilize the 26.1% interview lift pct to improve the 66.0% base allowance rate.

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

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
+6.0% vs TC avg
138
Total Applications
+26.1%
Interview Lift
1242
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 97 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18347300 BATTERY DEVICE AND TOOL ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME Final Rejection TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18575747 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY COMPRISING TWO TYPES OF SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYERS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17778949 BATTERY MODULE HAVING VENTING HOLE TERMINAL, AND BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17767846 PRELITHIATED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18426372 LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY, SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE, AND SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18477452 SYSTEM FOR DENDRITE FORMATION SUPPRESSION IN SECONDARY BATTERIES Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18278691 Battery Cell for an Electrical Energy Storage Device for Installation in an Electrified Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18234206 ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY USING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18460669 BATTERY, ELECTRIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18145623 BUS BAR HOLDER, BUS BAR ASSEMBLY, AND BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18282649 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18477780 SEPARATOR AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING SUCH SEPARATOR Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17402188 Prelithiated Anode, Lithium-Ion Battery Containing Same, and Method of Producing Same Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kayla Elaine Clary's allowance rate?

66.0% of resolved applications examined by Kayla Elaine Clary were allowed (97 resolved cases), compared with 40.6% across Art Unit 1721 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kayla Elaine Clary?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kayla Elaine Clary take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kayla Elaine Clary took 1,242 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kayla Elaine Clary work in?

Kayla Elaine Clary examines applications in Art Unit 1721 in Tech Center 4100.

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