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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kathleen Yuan Dulaney, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DULANEY, KATHLEEN YUAN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1657 2142 2624 2665 2666 2668

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

DULANEY, KATHLEEN YUAN is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 1657. The profile includes 673 resolved cases, a 77.1% allowance rate, and a median of 1145 days to allowance. Interviews have a 24.1% lift, indicating a positive association that may support targeted examiner engagement.

The listed companies are Canon Inc., Sony Group Corporation, and Apple Inc. The listed firms are CHIP LAW GROUP, Fernando & Partners, LLP, and Kim & Stewart LLP- Toshiba. The volume of resolved cases gives practitioners a substantial historical basis for preparing prosecution, while the company and firm mix shows experience across established technology applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+15.1% vs TC avg
712
Total Applications
+24.1%
Interview Lift
1145
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 673 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
39.8%
§103 Obviousness
30.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18772991 Fitness System Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18752889 IMAGING SUPPORT APPARATUS, IMAGING SUPPORT METHOD, AND IMAGING SUPPORT PROGRAM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18684883 Machine Learning Based Distraction Classification in Images Final Rejection Google LLC
18845955 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18293748 COLOR DISCRIMINATION DEVICE AND COLOR DISCRIMINATION METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18973666 IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18665245 COMMODITY REGISTRATION TERMINAL AND COMMODITY REGISTRATION METHOD Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18292385 A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A TREATMENT PROFILE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18534766 SAFETY MONITOR FOR THE INTEGRITY OF AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN A VEHICLE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18856917 UNCONSTRAINED AND ELASTIC ID DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION IN AN RGB IMAGE Non-Final OA THALES DIS FRANCE SAS
18644697 MULTIMODAL DEEPFAKE DETECTION VIA LIP-AUDIO CROSS-ATTENTION AND FACIAL SELF-ATTENTION Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18768700 METHODS, APPARATUSES AND STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR ABLATION PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE Final Rejection Canon U.S.A., Inc.
18274150 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ORAL CAVITY MODEL Non-Final OA MEDIT CORP.
18062112 DYNAMIC MODELING FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE DEFECT DETECTION Final Rejection Onto Innovation Inc.
18128125 MULTI-MODE OPTICAL INSPECTION Final Rejection KLA Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kathleen Yuan Dulaney's allowance rate?

77.1% of resolved applications examined by Kathleen Yuan Dulaney were allowed (673 resolved cases), compared with 34.7% across Art Unit 1657 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kathleen Yuan Dulaney?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kathleen Yuan Dulaney take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kathleen Yuan Dulaney took 1,145 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kathleen Yuan Dulaney work in?

Kathleen Yuan Dulaney examines applications in Art Unit 1657 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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