Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

John T Kavanaugh, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KAVANAUGH, JOHN T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3728 3732 3753 3765

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

John T. Kavanaugh works in tech center 3700 and art unit 3728, with 1583 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 72.0%, and the median time to allowance is 931 days. Interview lift is 32.4%, indicating a favorable association between interviews and allowance outcomes across a substantial record.

The listed companies are Nike Inc., Fast Ip LLC, and ACUSHNET Company. The listed firms are APEX JURIS, PLLC, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., and Barron & Young PLLC. Practitioners may use interviews to advance focused claim discussions while benefiting from a relatively direct allowance path in the available data.

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

Performance Statistics

72.0%
Allow Rate
+2.0% vs TC avg
1,623
Total Applications
+32.4%
Interview Lift
931
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1583 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
28.3%
§102 Novelty
33.3%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19413441 GOLF SHOE WITH TRACTION ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Acushnet Company
18997500 HEATED FOOTWEAR Non-Final OA Individual inventor

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John T Kavanaugh's allowance rate?

72.0% of resolved applications examined by John T Kavanaugh were allowed (1,583 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3728 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John T Kavanaugh?

This examiner's interview lift is +32.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner John T Kavanaugh take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John T Kavanaugh took 931 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John T Kavanaugh work in?

John T Kavanaugh examines applications in Art Unit 3728 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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