Listed by the USPTO as KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3654 3655 3659 3681
This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases
Derek Douglas Knight works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3618. The profile records 779 resolved cases, an 85.2% allowance rate, and a median of 855 days to allowance. The interview lift is 3.3%, indicating a small positive association between interviews and allowance in this dataset.
The listed companies are ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N V, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Volvo Group. The listed firms are DANA - MCCOY RUSSELL LLP, DILWORTH IP, LLC, and DORITY & MANNING, P.A. The 85.2% allowance rate is the primary outcome signal, while the 3.3% interview lift supports a limited, targeted role for interviews. The 855-day median supplies a practical reference for prosecution scheduling and client communications.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18595536 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19004629 | POWERTRAIN, A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN, AND A VEHICLE | Final Rejection | Volvo Truck Corporation |
| 19354883 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT AND GEARBOX | Non-Final OA | ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N.V. |
| 18832993 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING PLANETARY STAGES AND A SPLINE | Final Rejection | ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N.V. |
| 18540149 | TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE WITH TRANSMISSION | Final Rejection | ZF Friedrichshafen AG |
| 18874514 | VEHICLE AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | Final Rejection | JATCO Ltd |
| 18982304 | IN-WHEEL DRIVE ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | Consolidated Metco, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy85.2% of resolved applications examined by Derek Douglas Knight were allowed (779 resolved cases), compared with 61.7% across Art Unit 3618 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +3.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Derek Douglas Knight took 855 days on average from filing to allowance.
Derek Douglas Knight examines applications in Art Unit 3618 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
