Listed by the USPTO as KAY, DOUGLAS
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2857 2865 4100
This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases
Douglas Kay is assigned to tech center 4100 and art unit 2857, with 386 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 63.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1247 days. Interview lift is 28.9%, indicating a favorable association that may support using interviews to address outstanding claim issues.
The principal companies are Halliburton Energy Services Inc., NEC Corporation, and Panasonic Holdings Corporation. The principal firms are BALLARD SPAHR LLP, Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC, and C. Tumey Law Group PLLC - HES. Applicants may combine interview preparation with written amendments that keep the path to allowance organized.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17360423 | Annulus Velocity Independent Time Domain Structure Imaging In Cased Holes Using Multi-Offset Secondary Flexural Wave Data | Final Rejection | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. |
| 18630083 | MONITORING SYSTEM, MONITORING APPARATUS, AND MONITORING METHOD | Non-Final OA | NEC Corporation |
| 18721151 | BATTERY ABNORMALITY DETECTION SYSTEM, BATTERY ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18265725 | Battery Monitoring Apparatus and Method | Non-Final OA | LG Energy Solution, Ltd. |
| 18680577 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING A POWERPLANT COMPONENT | Non-Final OA | RTX Corporation |
| 18712560 | METHODS OF DETERMINING A MECHANICAL PROPERTY OF A LAYER APPLIED TO A SUBSTRATE, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES | Non-Final OA | ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. |
| 18680494 | ISOLATION RESISTANCE MONITORING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
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Build Your Strategy63.0% of resolved applications examined by Douglas Kay were allowed (386 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2857 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +28.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Douglas Kay took 1,247 days on average from filing to allowance.
Douglas Kay examines applications in Art Unit 2857 in Tech Center 4100.
