Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: KENERLY, TERRANCE L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2832 2834

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Terrance L Kenerly is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2832. He has 1156 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 73.6. This 73.6 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on his docket. The 1156 resolved cases serve as a basis for evaluating prosecution in Art Unit 2832.

The interview lift pct is 15.2. This 15.2 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 15.2 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 2800.

The median days to allowance is 941. This 941 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 941 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history across the 1156 resolved cases.

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

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+5.6% vs TC avg
1,175
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
941
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1156 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
26.3%
§102 Novelty
60.8%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18697941 MOTOR WITH INTEGRATED CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC UNIT COOLING Final Rejection SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
18954383 ELECTROADHESIVES FOR APPAREL FIT Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
18900980 DRIVE SYSTEM, TURBO COMPRESSOR, AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19038733 ELECTRIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18980127 ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18977009 ROTOR LAMINATED CORE FOR A ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, HAVING A TERMINAL LAMINATION Non-Final OA Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
18906627 Brushless Electric Machine with Balance Ring Diodes Non-Final OA BorgWarner Inc.
18654244 ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A TRAY Final Rejection Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
19092190 MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCT Non-Final OA NIDEC CORPORATION
18991792 MOTOR AND BLOWER Non-Final OA NIDEC CORPORATION
18874714 Rotary Electric Machine Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
18968671 STATOR CORE OF ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
19089300 HAPTIC ACTUATOR MODULE AND ASSEMBLY USING ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTION AND PIN STIMULATION Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION

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