Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kesha Frisby, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FRISBY, KESHA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kesha Frisby has handled 775 resolved cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3714. Her allowance rate is 52.9%, and the median time to allowance is 1343 days. Companies like NEC Corporation, Blueforge Alliance, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are frequently represented in her caseload. The 52.9% allowance rate indicates a rigorous examination process where just over half of the applications are eventually granted.

The interview lift of 23.3% is significant, indicating that interviews are a powerful tool for practitioners to improve the 52.9% allowance rate. This 23.3% lift suggests that the examiner is very responsive to direct communication and that such engagement can be the deciding factor in many cases. Firms such as Dickinson Wright PLLC, Central Coast Patent Agency, LLC, and Faegre Drinker NTT are active in this unit, managing the long 1343-day median timeline.

Given the 1343-day median pendency and the 52.9% allowance rate, applicants should be prepared for a long and potentially difficult prosecution. However, the 23.3% interview lift offers a clear tactical path to success. Practitioners should consider scheduling an interview early in the process to address rejections and potentially shorten the multi-year timeline required to reach an allowance in Art Unit 3714.

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

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-17.1% vs TC avg
812
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
1343
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 775 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
36.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19056263 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING WORKOUT ROUTINE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19017063 FLUCTUATING PROGRESS INDICATOR Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19096855 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19071764 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18275227 REMOTE BREATHING AND VOCALIZATION SIMULATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18637044 VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT INTEGRATION FOR ADDRESSING INQUIRIES FROM HEARING IMPAIRED CUSTOMERS Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
19051240 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19051238 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19045393 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM THAT COMBINES MULTIPLE COOKING STEPS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18511347 IN VITRO MODEL DEVICE FOR PLACENTAL BARRIER Non-Final OA CFD Research Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kesha Frisby's allowance rate?

52.9% of resolved applications examined by Kesha Frisby were allowed (775 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3714 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kesha Frisby?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kesha Frisby take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kesha Frisby took 1,343 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kesha Frisby work in?

Kesha Frisby examines applications in Art Unit 3714 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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