Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Zaki Kehinde Hawkins, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HAWKINS, ZAKI KEHINDE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3645 4100

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Analysis

HAWKINS, ZAKI KEHINDE is assigned to tech center 4100 and art unit 3645. The profile contains 3 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 0.0%, an interview lift of 0.0%, and a median of 1380 days to allowance. The available record shows no allowances and no measured interview lift.

The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Canon Inc., and Robert Bosch GmbH. The listed firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, Anova Law Group, PLLC, and Bayes PLLC. Because the case history is very limited, practitioners should rely on the individual prosecution record rather than treating these figures as a general forecast.

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

Performance Statistics

0.0%
Allow Rate
-60.0% vs TC avg
25
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1380
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 3 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18587480 OPTICAL SCANNER AND LIDAR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18668444 RANGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18064515 LIDAR DEVICE INCLUDING IMPROVED DYNAMIC RANGE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18231013 FOREIGN BODY DETECTION SYSTEM, FOREIGN BODY DETECTION DEVICE, FOREIGN BODY DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18532875 METHOD OF DETECTING AND CORRECTING MULTI-PATH INTERFERENCE COMPONENT IN TOF CAMERA Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Zaki Kehinde Hawkins's allowance rate?

0.0% of resolved applications examined by Zaki Kehinde Hawkins were allowed (3 resolved cases), compared with 67.5% across Art Unit 3645 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Zaki Kehinde Hawkins?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Zaki Kehinde Hawkins take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Zaki Kehinde Hawkins took 1,380 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Zaki Kehinde Hawkins work in?

Zaki Kehinde Hawkins examines applications in Art Unit 3645 in Tech Center 4100.

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