Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Yuri Kan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KAN, YURI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3616 3661 3662

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

KAN, YURI is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 3616. The profile covers 1082 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 86.0% and a median of 777 days to allowance. Interview participation is associated with a 12.4% lift in the recorded allowance rate. The combination supplies a substantial prosecution record with a comparatively shorter recorded duration than many extended examination timelines.

Google LLC, NEC Corporation, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are the listed companies. Listed firms include DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, Gray Ice Higdon (Google LLC), and HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. Practitioners may use the allowance and interview measures to frame response planning for technology matters. The median duration is particularly relevant when coordinating filing, amendment, and continuation decisions.

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

Performance Statistics

86.0%
Allow Rate
+34.0% vs TC avg
1,104
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
777
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1082 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.0%
§101 Eligibility
2.6%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
34.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19232494 CONTROLLING A ROBOT BASED ON FREE-FORM NATURAL LANGUAGE INPUT Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19101705 CONTEXT AWARE SAFETY FEATURES FOR VEHICLE OPERATING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Google LLC
19159385 MOVING BODY CONTROL SYSTEM, MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD, LEADER MOVING BODY, LEADER MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD, FOLLOWER MOVING BODY, FOLLOWER MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19324633 MODELING AN AREA OF A ROBOT WITH CIRCLES AND GENERATING A PATH USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19229524 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYDROGEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
19224002 HITCH ANGLE CALCULATION DEVICE, HITCH ANGLE CALCULATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
19250708 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Yuri Kan's allowance rate?

86.0% of resolved applications examined by Yuri Kan were allowed (1,082 resolved cases), compared with 73.2% across Art Unit 3616 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Yuri Kan?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Yuri Kan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Yuri Kan took 777 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Yuri Kan work in?

Yuri Kan examines applications in Art Unit 3616 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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