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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kenneth W Good, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GOOD, KENNETH W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646 3648

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

GOOD, KENNETH W is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 3646. The profile includes 167 resolved cases, a 73.7% allowance rate, and a median of 1014 days to allowance. The record supports planning around an allowance outcome that occurs more often than not, while still allowing time for substantive examination.

Interviews correspond to an 18.7% allowance lift. Counsel may consider a structured interview when written responses would benefit from direct clarification of claim scope or prior art distinctions. The main companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Apple Inc. The leading firms are NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC, Treyz Law Group, and CHALKER FLORES, LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+21.7% vs TC avg
215
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
1014
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 167 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
52.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19091462 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ANTENNA CONFIGURATION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING PLURALITY OF ANTENNAS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18873583 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INFERENCE IN ULTRA-WIDE BAND SYSTEM (UWB) Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18679199 Angle-of-Arrival Detection Using Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18322905 Radio-Frequency Communication via Reflective Devices Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18974458 POSITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18691921 METHOD FOR RESOLVING ANGLE AMBIGUITIES IN A RADAR NETWORK Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18457998 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MOTION DETECTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICES Final Rejection Google LLC
18963188 METHOD FOR MONITORING BOX-TYPE OBJECT AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18844788 RADAR SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE SPEED OVER GROUND Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18622765 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE WITH INTEGRATED RADAR FUNCTIONALITY Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18968826 ENHANCED ASSET TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18582443 SLOPE SCRAMBLING FOR FREQUENCY-MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE (FMCW) BASED RF SENSING IN CELLULAR NETWORKS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18125571 Mitigating Radar-to-Radar Jamming Within a Shareable Time Slot Non-Final OA Qualcomm Incorporated
17821280 NETWORK-BASED POSITIONING BASED ON SELF-RADIO FREQUENCY FINGERPRINT (SELF-RFFP) Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18841524 OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND OBJECT DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION
19044552 RADAR SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILE TRACKING Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18365509 JAMMING AS A BISTATIC RADAR SOURCE Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18466659 Joint GNSS-Terrestrial AP Geolocating Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kenneth W Good's allowance rate?

73.7% of resolved applications examined by Kenneth W Good were allowed (167 resolved cases), compared with 54.4% across Art Unit 3646 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kenneth W Good?

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.

How long does examiner Kenneth W Good take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kenneth W Good took 1,014 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kenneth W Good work in?

Kenneth W Good examines applications in Art Unit 3646 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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