Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Chuck O Kendall, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KENDALL, CHUCK O

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2117 2122 2192

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

KENDALL, CHUCK O is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2100 and art unit 2117. The record reports 934 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 86.7%, and a median of 1083 days to allowance. The interview lift is 8.1%, so the measured record places greater emphasis on the substantive written prosecution than on a material interview effect.

The leading companies are Toyota Motor Corporation, Kinaxis Inc., and Capital One Services LLC. The leading firms are Ruggiero McAllister & McMahon LLC, OLIFF PLC, and Baker Botts L.L.P. Counsel should present clear claim language and focused remarks, reserving interviews for specific clarification while using the substantial case history to inform expectations about examination and timing.

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

Performance Statistics

86.7%
Allow Rate
+31.7% vs TC avg
969
Total Applications
+8.1%
Interview Lift
1083
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 934 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.0%
§101 Eligibility
50.4%
§102 Novelty
22.3%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18784222 MACHINE LEARNING FOR PACKAGE VERSIONING AND USE Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18820961 CREATING AN APPLICATION Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18920241 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18589474 VEHICLE INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18364594 SERVER, SOFTWARE UPDATE SYSTEM, AND SOFTWARE UPDATE METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18671352 PATCHING HARDWARE FOR PATCHING READ-ONLY MEMORY FIRMWARE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18867852 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANAGING FACILITY DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18832690 Information Processing Method, Apparatus, and Computing Device Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18050094 AUTOMATED TEST CASE GENERATION USING COMPUTER VISION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18326927 INTRA-VEHICLE OVER-THE-AIR UPDATES BASED ON INSTALL TIMESTAMP Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Chuck O Kendall's allowance rate?

86.7% of resolved applications examined by Chuck O Kendall were allowed (934 resolved cases), compared with 59.5% across Art Unit 2117 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Chuck O Kendall?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Chuck O Kendall take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Chuck O Kendall took 1,083 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Chuck O Kendall work in?

Chuck O Kendall examines applications in Art Unit 2117 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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