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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kendall Nicole Heitmeier, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1621 1625 3781

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 1621. The record includes 43 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 65.1%. The median time to allowance is 1,396 days, while interviews correspond with a 41.1% lift. The small record limits broad conclusions, but the interview figure identifies examiner engagement as a potentially important case-management tool.

The represented companies are University of Florida Research Foundation Inc., VERADERMICS INCORPORATED, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. The listed firms are CANTOR COLBURN LLP - UPL LIMITED, MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP BOSTON, and ArentFox Schiff, LLP & DFCI. Practitioners may prepare interviews early and maintain alternative claim positions during the extended path to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
-4.9% vs TC avg
100
Total Applications
+41.1%
Interview Lift
1396
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 43 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
28.5%
§103 Obviousness
31.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17802872 COMPOUNDS THAT MODULATE ANTI-TUMOR IMMUNITY AND METHODS OF DOING THE SAME Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18737742 MATERIALS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18686168 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF ALOPECIA AREATA Non-Final OA VERADERMICS INCORPORATED
17801709 POTENT AND SELECTIVE DEGRADERS OF ALK Final Rejection DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
18725593 BICYCLIC INHIBITORS OF NICOTINAMIDE NMETHYLTRANSFERASE, COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18725495 POTENT AND SELECTIVE SMARCA2 DEGRADING CHIMERIC MOLECULES AS CANCER THERAPEUTICS Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17768344 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR INHIBITING CAPILLARY TUBE REGRESSION Final Rejection University of South Florida
18686007 OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION COSMETIC Final Rejection SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
18158670 NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA University of Houston System
18034890 SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF NF-kB INDUCING KINASE Non-Final OA Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
18705952 QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA VORONOI INC.
18260567 PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF INSECTICIDAL ANTHRANILAMIDES Final Rejection UPL LIMITED
18249209 DOSING REGIMENS FOR CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 7 (CDK7) INHIBITORS Final Rejection MEDIC Life Sciences Inc.
18270028 2-PYRIDONE DERIVATIVE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection SHANGHAI KUNHENG PHARMA-TECH CO., LTD

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kendall Nicole Heitmeier's allowance rate?

65.1% of resolved applications examined by Kendall Nicole Heitmeier were allowed (43 resolved cases), compared with 46.0% across Art Unit 1621 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kendall Nicole Heitmeier?

This examiner's interview lift is +41.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kendall Nicole Heitmeier take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kendall Nicole Heitmeier took 1,396 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kendall Nicole Heitmeier work in?

Kendall Nicole Heitmeier examines applications in Art Unit 1621 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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