Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DULANEY, KATHLEEN YUAN

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

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kathleen Yuan Dulaney maintains a high allowance rate of 77.0% across 669 resolved cases in Art Unit 1657. This suggests a very receptive environment for applicants in Tech Center 2600. The interview lift of 24.3% is substantial, indicating that direct engagement with the examiner is a highly effective way to secure an allowance.

The median days to allowance is 1146. With a 77.0% baseline allowance rate and a 24.3% lift from interviews, practitioners have a very high probability of success. The 1146-day median pendency is a standard expectation, and the data strongly supports a strategy that includes examiner interviews to maximize the chances of a grant.

The 669 resolved cases provide a statistically robust foundation for these metrics. The 77.0% allowance rate and 24.3% interview lift are key indicators of a favorable prosecution environment. Managing the 1146-day median timeline is a critical part of the strategy for applications assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

77.0%
Allow Rate
+15.0% vs TC avg
706
Total Applications
+24.3%
Interview Lift
1146
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 669 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
40.1%
§103 Obviousness
30.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18665245 COMMODITY REGISTRATION TERMINAL AND COMMODITY REGISTRATION METHOD Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18820562 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18752889 IMAGING SUPPORT APPARATUS, IMAGING SUPPORT METHOD, AND IMAGING SUPPORT PROGRAM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18438152 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18768700 METHODS, APPARATUSES AND STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR ABLATION PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE Final Rejection Canon U.S.A., Inc.
18789644 IMAGE REGISTRATION METHOD, SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.
18292385 A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A TREATMENT PROFILE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18789906 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18534766 SAFETY MONITOR FOR THE INTEGRITY OF AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN A VEHICLE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18632353 TOPOGRAM-BASED LOCALIZATION AND/OR ATTENUATION MAPPING IN EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18293748 COLOR DISCRIMINATION DEVICE AND COLOR DISCRIMINATION METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18794740 DUAL-RESOLUTION 3D SCANNER AND METHOD OF USING Non-Final OA 3SHAPE A/S
18644697 MULTIMODAL DEEPFAKE DETECTION VIA LIP-AUDIO CROSS-ATTENTION AND FACIAL SELF-ATTENTION Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18274150 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ORAL CAVITY MODEL Non-Final OA MEDIT CORP.
17918087 PROCESSING REFERENCE DATA FOR WAFER INSPECTION Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
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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