Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kyle A Cook, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as COOK, KYLE A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1787 2835 2847 3617 3652 3722 3726

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.0%
Allow Rate
-8.0% vs TC avg
353
Total Applications
+39.7%
Interview Lift
996
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 316 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
38.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18437945 ROTARY CUTTING TOOLS WITH THROUGH COOLANT CHANNELS Non-Final OA Kennametal Inc.
18286451 METHOD FOR RELEASING A DRILL CORE FROM A DRILL BIT OF A CORE DRILLING DEVICE AND CORE DRILLING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18542732 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN END WALL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING END WALLS OF MOTOR VEHICLE BODIES OF DIFFERENT MOTOR VEHICLE TYPES Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18591258 COOLING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND COOLING DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18574077 COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL Final Rejection KYOCERA CORPORATION
18514250 FUEL INJECTOR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18821214 APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD(S) FOR REPAIRING MACHINE PARTS Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18345120 CLEANING TOOL AND WORKPIECE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18405252 CIRCUIT BOARD FOR A CONTROL DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF SUCH A CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection LISA DRÄXLMAIER GMBH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kyle A Cook's allowance rate?

62.0% of resolved applications examined by Kyle A Cook were allowed (316 resolved cases), compared with 33.0% across Art Unit 1787 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kyle A Cook?

This examiner's interview lift is +39.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kyle A Cook take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kyle A Cook took 996 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kyle A Cook work in?

Kyle A Cook examines applications in Art Unit 1787 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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