Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Lail A Kleinman, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KLEINMAN, LAIL A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3668

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lail A. Kleinman is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3668. Her record includes 457 resolved cases, a 70.5% allowance rate, and a median of 1,043 days to allowance. The interview lift is 16.2%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance in the supplied data.

The listed companies are Kia Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. The listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC (HMC/KMC), and M&B IP Analysts, LLC. The 70.5% allowance rate provides the overall outcome context, and the interview result supports considering examiner contact during prosecution. The 1,043-day median should be included in planning for client timelines and portfolio review.

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

Performance Statistics

70.5%
Allow Rate
+18.5% vs TC avg
481
Total Applications
+16.2%
Interview Lift
1043
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 457 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17953798 PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18958901 DYNAMIC DRIVING COMPARISON GROUPS FOR ASSESSING DRIVING SAFETY Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18966708 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18361329 RISK SCENARIO ADAPTION Final Rejection Volvo Car Corporation
18863776 CONTROL OF THE MOVEMENT OF A SEMI-AUTONOMOUS OR AUTONOMOUS MOTORISED ROAD VEHICLE APPROACHING A LEVEL CROSSING Final Rejection VALEO VISION
19396077 Vehicle Seat Positioning System Non-Final OA Sears Manufacturing Co.
18752430 SEAT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18515725 Sensor Fusion System And Method Of Managing Track In Sensor Fusion System Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18784094 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE HAVING A HYBRID POWERTRAIN Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18769975 MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING RECONFIGURABLE CABIN INTERIOR Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18626752 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSCRIPTION-BASED COMMUNICATION OF VEHICLE-RELEVANT DATA Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
19144356 CONTROLLING SPEED OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA Five AI Limited
18829956 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING NOTIFICATION OF VEHICLE STATUS TO A USER Final Rejection Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lail A Kleinman's allowance rate?

70.5% of resolved applications examined by Lail A Kleinman were allowed (457 resolved cases), compared with 66.1% across Art Unit 3668 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lail A Kleinman?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lail A Kleinman take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lail A Kleinman took 1,043 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lail A Kleinman work in?

Lail A Kleinman examines applications in Art Unit 3668 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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