Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Christopher A. Glenn, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GLENN, CHRISTOPHER A.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3711

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Analysis

This examiner is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 3711. The record covers 571 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 40.8% and a median of 959 days to allowance. The interview lift is 37.2%, indicating that interviews have a materially stronger association with allowance than the overall allowance rate alone would suggest.

The leading companies are Brightz Ltd., Emerson Electric Co., and Wode Global (Qingdao) Outdoor Co. Ltd. The principal firms are STINSON LLP, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, and GOLDSTEIN LAW OFFICES, P.C. Counsel may benefit from combining focused interviews with carefully developed written positions because the baseline allowance rate is below half while the interview signal is substantial.

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

Performance Statistics

40.8%
Allow Rate
-29.2% vs TC avg
626
Total Applications
+37.2%
Interview Lift
959
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 571 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
53.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19452542 ARTICULATED GAMEBOARD Final Rejection Individual inventor
19306550 Board Game with Levitating Magnetic Game Pieces in a Race Non-Final OA Individual inventor
19175035 KIDS GOLF CLUBS SET WITH INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFTS AND BACKPACK CARRY BAG WITH REMOVABLE SIDE CLUB TUBES Non-Final OA Individual inventor
18982344 GOLF CLUB HEAD COVER DEVICE Non-Final OA Individual inventor
18959328 COMPRESSION SLEEVE WRAP AND REINFORCED METHODOLOGY FOR A WOOD BAT Non-Final OA Individual inventor
18938721 Putting Practice Device Non-Final OA Individual inventor
18808515 STICKHANDLING TRAINING DEVICE Final Rejection Individual inventor
18674870 BALL TOSSING GAME AND METHOD Non-Final OA Individual inventor
18669453 Noise Reduction Pickleball Non-Final OA Individual inventor
18654449 PICKLEBALL BALL STOP DEVICE Final Rejection Individual inventor
18654871 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED PICKLEBALL Non-Final OA Individual inventor
18323682 TWO BLADED- HOCKEY STICK Non-Final OA Individual inventor
18137082 FACE-OFF TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA Individual inventor
18104289 Customizable Grips for Golf Clubs and Baseball Bats Final Rejection Individual inventor
18155199 VOLLEYBALL HITTING TRAINING DEVICE Non-Final OA Individual inventor
17547470 Handheld Tool for Scraping Scratch-Off Tickets Non-Final OA Individual inventor
16428352 Space-Saving Golf Course Final Rejection Individual inventor
18640252 ILLUMINATED PADDLES Non-Final OA Brightz, Ltd.
18131919 ILLUMINATED PADDLES Non-Final OA Brightz, Ltd.
17558759 GOLF CLUB GRIP WITH REMINDER RIB Non-Final OA Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
17306182 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECORDING AND TRANSMITTING COURSEWARE, INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARD AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection GUANGZHOU SHIRUI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19031907 TARGET PAPER WITH DOUBLE TARGET PATTERN SURFACES Non-Final OA WODE GLOBAL (QINGDAO) OUTDOOR CO., LTD.
18711780 Sports Implement Having Asymmetric Grip Non-Final OA PROXR, LLC
18915843 COACHING TOOL FOR FOOTWORK DEVELOPMENT Non-Final OA Drive Step Products LLC
18742075 CARD GAME Final Rejection Far Forge, LLC
18675356 PICKLEBALL PADDLE WITH MULTI-FUNCTION HANDLE Non-Final OA Play Distributions, LLC
18537394 CARD-HANDLING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS, ASSEMBLIES, AND COMPONENTS Non-Final OA SG Gaming, Inc.
18506658 HOCKEY PUCK HAVING A TRACKING DEVICE Final Rejection SOUCY BARON INC.
17578250 MARKING APPARATUS USED FOR CREATING LINES ON A SURFACE Final Rejection MURRAY SPORTING GOODS, LLC
17457112 BASEBALL/SOFTBALL BAT HANDGRIP Non-Final OA HAMMERGRIP, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christopher A. Glenn's allowance rate?

40.8% of resolved applications examined by Christopher A. Glenn were allowed (571 resolved cases), compared with 40.6% across Art Unit 3711 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christopher A. Glenn?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christopher A. Glenn take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christopher A. Glenn took 959 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christopher A. Glenn work in?

Christopher A. Glenn examines applications in Art Unit 3711 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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