Listed by the USPTO as KIDWELL, KAITLYN ELIZABETH
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2877
This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases
This examiner handles work in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2855, with 51 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 76.5%, and the median time to allowance is 896 days. The record is large enough to show an established pattern, but the resolved-case total remains limited compared with a very mature examination history.
The interview lift is 22.6%, suggesting that interviews can be a useful component of prosecution before this examiner. Practitioners should connect interview discussions to concrete claim amendments or distinctions rather than treating the interview as a substitute for written advocacy. The leading companies are Apple Inc., ABB Schweiz AG, and Konica Minolta Inc. The leading firms are Whitmyer IP Group LLC, BakerHostetler, and COOLEY LLP.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18505965 | Electronic Device with Optical Angle Sensor | Final Rejection | Apple Inc. |
| 19194339 | Surface Inspection Apparatus and Method | Non-Final OA | ABB Schweiz AG |
| 18762221 | PHOTOMETRIC APPARATUS AND PHOTOMETRIC METHOD | Non-Final OA | Konica Minolta, Inc. |
| 18316199 | UTILITY POLE INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT BY DAS AND MACHINE LEARNING USING ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE | Final Rejection | NEC Laboratories America, Inc. |
| 19032136 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF | Non-Final OA | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD. |
| 18557557 | SUBSTRATE STATE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, PLATING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE STATE MEASUREMENT METHOD | Final Rejection | EBARA CORPORATION |
| 18580062 | OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR USE IN METROLOGY SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. |
| 19071685 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFEROMETRY | Non-Final OA | Onto Innovation Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy76.5% of resolved applications examined by Kaitlyn Elizabeth Kidwell were allowed (51 resolved cases), compared with 76.8% across Art Unit 2855 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +22.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Kaitlyn Elizabeth Kidwell took 896 days on average from filing to allowance.
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Kidwell examines applications in Art Unit 2855 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).