Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 10, 2026

James W Keenan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KEENAN, JAMES W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2814 3652 3655 3656

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

James W Keenan works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2814. He has 1155 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 66.8. This 66.8 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on his docket. The 1155 resolved cases serve as a basis for evaluating prosecution in Art Unit 2814.

The interview lift pct is 24.1. This 24.1 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 24.1 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 3600.

The median days to allowance is 1050. This 1050 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 1050 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history across the 1155 resolved cases.

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

Performance Statistics

66.8%
Allow Rate
+14.8% vs TC avg
1,183
Total Applications
+24.2%
Interview Lift
1050
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1156 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
35.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18612401 DISTRIBUTION STORAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18962111 LOAD LOCK ARRANGEMENTS CONFIGURED FOR PERFORMING PARALLEL PROCESSES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18982880 CYCLOIDAL DRIVE TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18910857 REFUSE VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC LIFT Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18904258 CARRY CAN LATERAL STABILIZER Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18755127 REAR LIFT ASSEMBLY FOR REFUSE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18677548 FRONT AND SIDE LOADING PACKERS FOR ELECTRIC REFUSE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18943211 ACCOMMODATING DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18934029 ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Symbotic LLC
18657580 STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Symbotic LLC
18808883 Refuse Collection Vehicle with Telescoping Arm Non-Final OA The Heil Co.
17741047 EJECTOR ACTUATION OF REFUSE VEHICLE TAILGATE Final Rejection The Heil Co.
17741041 TAILGATE ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE Final Rejection The Heil Co.
18257164 GRIPPING DEVICE Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
17908774 AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
18930863 AUTOMATED GRID STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WITH PASSIVE FIRE PREVENTION ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS
18786204 CONTAINER HANDLING VEHICLE WITH AN OPEN TOP, AND METHOD OF HANDLING PRODUCT ITEMS INTO STORAGE CONTAINER CARRIED BY THE VEHICLE Final Rejection AutoStore Technology AS
18698297 A DELIVERY PORT FOR DELIVERY OF GOODS CONTAINED IN GOODS HOLDERS Final Rejection Autostore Technology AS
18556959 A DOUBLE ENDED ACCESS STATION FOR AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR USING SAME Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS
19050624 OFF-ROAD TRACKED VEHICLE Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18499623 MOBILE TRANSPORT DEVICE AND MOBILE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18509566 SHUTTLE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SHUTTLE SYSTEM Final Rejection Gebhardt Fördertechnik GmbH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James W Keenan's allowance rate?

66.8% of resolved applications examined by James W Keenan were allowed (1,156 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2814 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James W Keenan?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner James W Keenan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James W Keenan took 1,050 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James W Keenan work in?

James W Keenan examines applications in Art Unit 2814 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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