Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3611 3615 3617
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
Kip T. Kotter is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3611, where he has 1427 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 67.8 percent and an interview lift of 21.4 percent. This lift indicates that applicants who conduct an interview see a higher probability of allowance than the baseline. The 21.4 percent interview lift suggests that direct communication is a tool for navigating the process.
The median days to allowance for these 1427 resolved cases is 932. Practitioners should factor this 932-day timeline into their prosecution strategy. The 67.8 percent allowance rate provides a baseline for success in this art unit. With the resolved cases, the data offers a look at the examiner's historical performance.
In Art Unit 3611, the median days to allowance represents the time required to reach a grant. The interview lift is a metric for applicants to consider when deciding whether to engage the examiner directly. These figures establish the current prosecution environment for this examiner in Tech Center 3600.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18812161 | ROTATING BUSHING CHAIN | Non-Final OA | Deere & Company |
| 18651083 | DEBRIS MITIGATION APPARATUS FOR TRACKED VEHICLES | Final Rejection | Deere & Company |
| 17800003 | Wheel and Motor Vehicle Comprising a Wheel | Non-Final OA | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft |
| 18700360 | RAILWAY WHEEL | Final Rejection | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18369572 | MOVING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. |
| 19244272 | WHEEL END SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Consolidated Metco, Inc. |
| 18259666 | WHEEL FOR A VEHICLE AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THE WHEEL | Non-Final OA | Wuhan Lotus Cars Co., Ltd |
| 19202234 | COMPOSITE SPOKE ARRAY FOR A BICYCLE WHEEL | Non-Final OA | SRAM, LLC |
| 18907793 | TRACK FOR TRACTION OF A VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | Camso Inc. |
| 18783787 | ENDLESS TRACK FOR TRACTION OF A VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | Camso Inc. |
| 18639668 | TRACK SYSTEM FOR TRACTION OF A VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | Camso Inc. |
| 18053714 | HUB | Final Rejection | DT SWISS INC. |
| 19012758 | Wheel With Flexible Wide-Body Spokes | Non-Final OA | Spinergy Inc. |
| 18588485 | Wheel With High Strength Flexible Spokes | Non-Final OA | Spinergy Inc. |
| 16915815 | Lightweight Wheel with High Strength Flexible Spokes | Non-Final OA | Spinergy Inc. |
| 18498361 | Polymer-Based Wheel Assembly For Non-Pneumatic Tire | Final Rejection | DuPont Polymers, Inc. |
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