Examiner: DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY

Analysis

Brian Ainsley Dukert works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3738. He has completed 817 resolved cases. This substantial caseload indicates a well-established presence within the tech center. His experience across these 817 cases provides a clear picture of his examination style and his approach to the mechanical and medical device technologies often seen in this unit.

The examiner has a high allowance rate of 82.1 percent. This suggests that a large majority of applications he reviews eventually reach a grant. Additionally, he provides an interview lift of 11.2 percent. While not as high as some of his peers, this positive lift still indicates that interviews are a beneficial part of the prosecution strategy. The 11.2 percent increase suggests that direct dialogue helps clarify issues and move cases toward the 82.1 percent allowance outcome.

The median days to allowance for his cases is 964. This is a relatively efficient timeline, falling under the thousand-day mark. For practitioners, the combination of an 82.1 percent allowance rate and a 964-day median suggests a favorable and predictable prosecution path. The 11.2 percent interview lift should be viewed as a useful tool to maintain this efficiency, especially in cases where written communication has reached an impasse.