Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JENKINS, KIMBERLY YVETTE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3648

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kimberly Yvette Jenkins serves as a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3600, specifically within Art Unit 3648. The examiner has 29 resolved cases, which provides a foundational data set for analyzing prosecution trends. The allowance rate for these cases is 75.9 percent, indicating that most applications reaching a final resolution result in a patent grant. This rate of allowance suggests a frequent path to success for applicants in this art unit.

The data also highlights an interview lift of 41.2 percent. This figure demonstrates that engaging in a direct dialogue with the examiner is an effective strategy for moving toward an allowance. For cases that are successful, the median days to allowance is 1105. This timeline offers practitioners a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution process from filing to grant. By combining the 75.9 percent allowance rate with the lift provided by interviews, practitioners can develop a strategy for navigating applications through Art Unit 3648. The 1105-day median provides a benchmark for the time required to reach a resolution.

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
64
Total Applications
+41.2%
Interview Lift
1106
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
40.1%
§102 Novelty
55.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18313402 FINE-NEAR-RANGE ESTIMATION METHOD FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
17919729 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SENSING METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
17970880 SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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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