Listed by the USPTO as EBNER, KATY MEYER
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3618
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
Katy Meyer Ebner is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3613. She has 758 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 67.5 percent. The median time to allowance is 1047 days. This 1047-day timeline informs the expected duration of the prosecution process for applications that reach a grant. The 67.5 percent baseline helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of a successful outcome in this docket.
The interview lift is 18.7 percent. This 18.7 percent increase suggests that oral advocacy is an effective tool for overcoming rejections. Practitioners can use this metric to justify the time and resources required for an interview. Top companies in this docket include Toyota Motor Corporation, Volvo Group, and Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. These companies are often represented by firms such as BARLEY SNYDER, Foley & Lardner LLP, and HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP. These firms manage cases through the 1047-day median pendency to reach the 67.5 percent allowance rate. The 758 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating examination trends in Art Unit 3613.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18985021 | VEHICLE LOWER PART STRUCTURE | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18901472 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18765681 | FOOTSTEP ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE | Final Rejection | Volvo Truck Corporation |
| 18924626 | RECONFIGURATION OF DIESEL-POWERED HAUL TRUCK WITH HYBRID HYDROGEN FUEL CELL AND BATTERY POWER SUPPLY | Non-Final OA | Cummins Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy67.5% of resolved applications examined by Katy Meyer Ebner were allowed (758 resolved cases), compared with 82.9% across Art Unit 3613 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +18.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Katy Meyer Ebner took 1,047 days on average from filing to allowance.
Katy Meyer Ebner examines applications in Art Unit 3613 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
