Listed by the USPTO as FURGASON, KAREN LYNELLE
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3665 3666
This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases
FURGASON, KAREN LYNELLE is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 3665. The profile covers 80 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 32.5%. The median time to allowance is 1261 days, indicating that applicants reaching allowance in this record typically experienced a lengthy prosecution period. Interviews are associated with a 25.0% lift, providing a meaningful reason to consider interview preparation as part of prosecution strategy.
The recorded company mix includes Toyota Motor Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Representation from these automotive and engineering companies suggests experience with technically detailed portfolios. The leading firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP, and OLIFF PLC. Counsel handling matters before this examiner can use the company and firm mix to identify relevant prosecution experience, while the allowance and timing figures provide the more direct indicators for planning.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19138140 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BRAKING TORQUE, AND AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 19077154 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18110075 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | Final Rejection | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 17977694 | ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING VALET MODE THEREFOR | Final Rejection | Kia Corporation |
| 18206892 | BLADE TILT STEERING USING GLOBAL ANGLE | Non-Final OA | Caterpillar Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy32.5% of resolved applications examined by Karen Lynelle Furgason were allowed (80 resolved cases), compared with 64.2% across Art Unit 3665 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +25.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Karen Lynelle Furgason took 1,261 days on average from filing to allowance.
Karen Lynelle Furgason examines applications in Art Unit 3665 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
