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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Asher Kells, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KELLS, ASHER

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2126 2144 2145 2171 2178

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

KELLS, ASHER is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2100 and art unit 2126. The record covers 651 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 78.8% and a median of 930 days to allowance. The interview lift is 11.2%, indicating that interviews may be useful for clarification but are not the principal measurable driver in this record.

Apple Inc., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Google LLC are the leading companies. The leading firms are ALSTON & BIRD LLP, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC. Counsel can emphasize precise claim drafting and focused written responses, using an interview to resolve discrete issues while accounting for the recorded time to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

78.8%
Allow Rate
+23.8% vs TC avg
673
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
930
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 651 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
39.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18813681 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18898367 Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Interacting with System User Interfaces within Three-Dimensional Environments Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18405979 UNDERWATER USER INTERFACE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18525505 MODIFYING SUBPORTIONS OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL OUTPUTS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18978956 VEHICLE COCKPIT SCREEN OPERATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18882133 INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18791607 RELATED-INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND RELATED-INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18941302 DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD OF ADDITIONAL DISPLAY Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18925438 MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURES FOR RANKING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18216261 HOST RESOURCE INTERACTION IN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Asher Kells's allowance rate?

78.8% of resolved applications examined by Asher Kells were allowed (651 resolved cases), compared with 35.2% across Art Unit 2126 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Asher Kells?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Asher Kells take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Asher Kells took 930 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Asher Kells work in?

Asher Kells examines applications in Art Unit 2126 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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