Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kimberly Yvette Jenkins, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as JENKINS, KIMBERLY YVETTE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3648

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

JENKINS, KIMBERLY YVETTE works in USPTO Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3648. The profile records 29 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 75.9% and a median of 1106 days to allowance. The interview lift is 41.2%, indicating that interviews are associated with a meaningful change in case outcomes within this record.

The listed company mix includes Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, NXP Semiconductors N.V., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The principal firm affiliations are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, CANTOR COLBURN LLP-GM CRUISE, and OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. Because the resolved-case volume is limited, practitioners should treat the metrics as directional when planning prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

75.9%
Allow Rate
+23.9% vs TC avg
65
Total Applications
+41.2%
Interview Lift
1106
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
40.7%
§102 Novelty
55.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17970880 SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17919729 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SENSING METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18188416 SINGLE-POINT BEAM FOCUSING FOR RIS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18519195 LASER RADAR DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18389003 Multipath Suppression Device and Multipath Suppression Method Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
19049061 ANTENNA DEVICE AND ANTENNA UNIT Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18086158 OBJECT DETECTION USING CONVOLUTION NEURAL NETWORKS WITH SPATIALLY INVARIANT REFLECTIVE-INTENSITY DATA Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18361583 RADAR RANGE RATE DISAMBIGUATION BY COHERENT RANGE TRACKING Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kimberly Yvette Jenkins's allowance rate?

75.9% of resolved applications examined by Kimberly Yvette Jenkins were allowed (29 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 3648 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kimberly Yvette Jenkins?

This examiner's interview lift is +41.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kimberly Yvette Jenkins take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kimberly Yvette Jenkins took 1,106 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kimberly Yvette Jenkins work in?

Kimberly Yvette Jenkins examines applications in Art Unit 3648 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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