Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Bhaskar Kakarla, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KAKARLA, BHASKAR

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2116 2673 2859 2877

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bhaskar Kakarla is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2116 with 5 resolved cases. The current allowance rate stands at 20.0 percent, indicating a rigorous examination process that may require extensive negotiation or multiple rounds of prosecution. Top companies appearing in this limited data set include Toyota Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and May Patents Ltd. These entities have navigated the examiner's requirements with varying degrees of success.

The median days to allowance for successful applications is 873, which is the timeframe practitioners should anticipate for a grant. Notably, the interview lift is 0.0 percent, suggesting that interviews have not yet demonstrated a statistical advantage in securing an allowance for the cases resolved thus far. Firms such as POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC, AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, and CALDWELL LLC have represented clients before this examiner. Given the low number of resolved cases, these metrics provide an initial look at the examiner's early prosecution history.

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

Performance Statistics

20.0%
Allow Rate
-48.0% vs TC avg
41
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
38.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18922869 CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18133231 PROVIDING POWER TO DEVICES FROM A MAGNETOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTER Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18857515 PLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PLANT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18934503 POWER DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLYING OF POWER DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18519207 METHOD FOR OPERATING A GATE DRIVER SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTER SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, GATE DRIVER SYSTEM, MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTER SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection Volvo Car Corporation
18470399 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
18842488 MULTI-PHASE POWER CONVERTER CONTROL Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18838367 AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND INSTALLATION-POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18689634 CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18927699 METHOD FOR ACQUIRING USE INFORMATION OF MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18319369 TREE-SEARCH BASED TRAJECTORY PLANNING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE BASE STATION Non-Final OA POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
18567097 CONTROL APPARATUS OF ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VALVE, ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VALVE, AND ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VALVE UNIT USING THE SAME Final Rejection FUJIKOKI CORPORATION
18796055 POWER DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND DATA CENTER Non-Final OA Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bhaskar Kakarla's allowance rate?

20.0% of resolved applications examined by Bhaskar Kakarla were allowed (5 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2116 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bhaskar Kakarla?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bhaskar Kakarla take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bhaskar Kakarla took 873 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bhaskar Kakarla work in?

Bhaskar Kakarla examines applications in Art Unit 2116 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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