Listed by the USPTO as KERR, ELIZABETH M
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1791 1792 3658 3761
This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases
KERR, ELIZABETH M is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 1791. The profile records 307 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 64.8%, and a median of 1326 days to allowance. The interview lift is 27.9%, supporting a strategy that gives direct examiner engagement a defined role in addressing claim and prior-art questions.
The leading companies are Nicoventures Trading Limited, Canon Inc., and LG Energy Solution Ltd. The leading firms are BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Counsel should prepare focused interview materials, document the discussion in writing, and account for the recorded prosecution duration when setting expectations.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17934519 | AEROSOL GENERATING MATERIAL AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17799472 | PLASTIC LASER WELDING FOR STEERABLE CATHETER TIP | Non-Final OA | CANON VIRGINIA, INC. |
| 18686226 | WELDING DEVICE, BATTERY MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 18292468 | ADDICTIVE MANUFACTURED OBJECT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18654602 | HEATING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | BorgWarner Inc. |
| 18266198 | CARBON FILAMENT WIRE FOR LASER WELDING OF STEEL SHEET HAVING ALUMINIUM-BASED COATING LAYER, LASER WELDING METHOD OF STEEL SHEET HAVING ALUMINIUM-BASED COATING LAYER USING SAME, AND WELDED PRODUCT PRODUCED BY SAME | Final Rejection | POSCO Co., Ltd |
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Build Your Strategy64.8% of resolved applications examined by Elizabeth M Kerr were allowed (307 resolved cases), compared with 26.2% across Art Unit 1791 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +27.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Elizabeth M Kerr took 1,326 days on average from filing to allowance.
Elizabeth M Kerr examines applications in Art Unit 1791 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
