Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JOYNER, KEVIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1700 1736 1773 1775 1776 1793 1796 1797 1799 3785

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kevin Joyner is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1700. The examiner has 937 resolved cases, which results in an allowance rate of 68.3%. This percentage provides a baseline for applicants evaluating their chances of success in this unit. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1101, indicating the duration of the prosecution process from filing to grant.

The data shows an interview lift of 23.6%. This lift suggests that applications involving an interview have a higher probability of allowance than those that do not. With 937 resolved cases, the examiner has a history of resolutions in Tech Center 3700. Practitioners can use the 1101-day median to manage client expectations regarding the timeline for a resolution.

In Art Unit 1700, the examiner's 68.3% allowance rate and 23.6% interview lift are metrics for strategy. The median pendency is a figure that describes the time required to reach an allowance. These data points from the resolved cases offer an overview of the examiner's performance. Applicants should consider the 23.6% lift when evaluating the benefits of verbal communication.

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

Performance Statistics

68.3%
Allow Rate
-1.7% vs TC avg
962
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1100
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 937 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18755195 OPTICAL FILTER MODULE AND FOOD WASTE DISPOSAL APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18751480 TREATMENT APPARATUS USING REACTIVE OXYGEN AND TREATMENT METHOD USING REACTIVE OXYGEN Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18482488 METHOD FOR REDUCING BIOBURDEN OF CYCLIC LIPOPEPTIDE COMPOUND Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
17894424 BIOFILM PREVENTION Non-Final OA Kohler Co.
18707803 Sterilization Indicator Sensor Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18878678 AN UPPER AIR DISINFECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18279960 DYNAMIC DISINFECTING VIRTUAL ROOM DIVIDERS BY UV LIGHT Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
19108464 DISCONTINUOUSLY OPERATED DESUBLIMATOR HAVING AT LEAST ONE FLOW DISRUPTOR Non-Final OA BASF SE
18055514 AIR QUALITY MONITOR WITH INTEGRATED AIR FRESHENER Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18527045 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FROM A GAS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18265011 FLOOR CLEANER DOCK Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18726344 USING SILVER COMPOSITIONS TO DISINFECT SURFACES Non-Final OA SilverCeuticals Inc.
18723673 INSTALLATION FOR TREATING ARTHROPOD LARVAE, IN PARTICULAR INSECTS AND MORE SPECIFICALLY DIPTERA LARVAE Non-Final OA Innovafeed

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