Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Sherrod L Keaton, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KEATON, SHERROD L

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 1685 2142 2147 2148 2173 2175 2178

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sherrod L. Keaton works in tech center 2100 and art unit 1685, with 587 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 53.3%, and the median time to allowance is 1586 days. Interview lift is 36.0%, indicating a favorable association that may help applicants address issues in a record with a relatively extended median path.

The listed companies are Robert Bosch GmbH, Google LLC, and The Toronto-dominion Bank. The listed firms are Anova Law Group, PLLC, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD, and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. Practitioners may use interviews to develop focused amendments, while preserving resources for continued written prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

53.3%
Allow Rate
-1.7% vs TC avg
624
Total Applications
+36.0%
Interview Lift
1586
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 587 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
11.2%
§102 Novelty
65.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18644334 METHOD FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18392089 System and Method for Multiple Concurrent Interactive Sessions Using Generative Artificial Intelligence Final Rejection Google LLC
18812341 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING DATA NETWORK GRAPH, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18496287 COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18843990 ARITHMETIC DEVICE AND ARITHMETIC METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sherrod L Keaton's allowance rate?

53.3% of resolved applications examined by Sherrod L Keaton were allowed (587 resolved cases), compared with 40.5% across Art Unit 1685 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sherrod L Keaton?

This examiner's interview lift is +36.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sherrod L Keaton take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sherrod L Keaton took 1,586 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sherrod L Keaton work in?

Sherrod L Keaton examines applications in Art Unit 1685 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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