Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kelly L Jerabek, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as JERABEK, KELLY L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2622 2662 2697 2698 2699

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

JERABEK, KELLY L is assigned to USPTO Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2622. The record contains 1025 resolved cases, an 85.4% allowance rate, and a median of 1572 days to allowance. Interview lift is 11.3%, indicating that the overall allowance profile is not closely accompanied by a large interview-associated change.

The listed companies are Sony Group Corporation, Canon Inc., and NIKON Corporation. The leading firms are KED & ASSOCIATES, LLP, OLIFF PLC, and Venable LLP. The combination of extensive experience in the record and a lengthy median pendency makes careful claim presentation and consistent prosecution management important.

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

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+23.4% vs TC avg
1,039
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
1572
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1025 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
31.3%
§102 Novelty
46.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19281535 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, EDITING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19294501 IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19309946 IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18700861 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18938676 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
18366428 AR-Based Visualization for Crowdsourced Time-Lapse Video Generation Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kelly L Jerabek's allowance rate?

85.4% of resolved applications examined by Kelly L Jerabek were allowed (1,025 resolved cases), compared with 70.9% across Art Unit 2622 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kelly L Jerabek?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kelly L Jerabek take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kelly L Jerabek took 1,572 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kelly L Jerabek work in?

Kelly L Jerabek examines applications in Art Unit 2622 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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