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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kevin R Kruer, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KRUER, KEVIN R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1746 1781 1787 1791 1794 2818 2892 2893 3635 3649

This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases

Analysis

KRUER, KEVIN R is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 1746. The profile records 817 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 26.6%. Interview lift is 29.5%, indicating that interviews may materially assist applicants even though the overall allowance rate is limited. The median time to allowance is 1530 days, so prosecution planning should allow for a lengthy examination path and sustained attention to claim strategy.

The listed companies are 3M Innovative Properties Company, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., and Nissan Chemical Corporation. The leading firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C., and HSML P.C. Counsel may want to develop interview-ready amendment positions early and preserve fallback claim scope for continued examination.

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

Performance Statistics

26.6%
Allow Rate
-43.4% vs TC avg
881
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1530
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 817 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19189416 Laminated Article And Method Of Forming Same Non-Final OA Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
18226915 DOWNHOLE ELECTRONICS ENCAPSULATION AGAINST GAS INVASION Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17928953 Hard Coat Compositions and Composite Films Including a Thermoplastic Polyurethane Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17782739 FLAME-RETARDANT PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17612570 Electroluminescent Device and Display Apparatus Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17925326 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18869863 BIODEGRADABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, BIODEGRADABLE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18021942 SILANE COUPLING AGENT Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
18875838 COMPOSTABLE FILM FOR PACKAGING FLUIDS Non-Final OA AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18721352 ENGINEERED WOOD ADHESIVES INCLUDING ENHANCED PROTEIN PEA FLOUR AND ENGINEERED WOOD THEREFROM Non-Final OA CARGILL, INCORPORATED
18685043 MULTILAYER FILMS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18263686 RESIN COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYER BODY HAVING LAYER COMPOSED OF THE RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18286645 Heat Resistant Coating Composition Non-Final OA Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kevin R Kruer's allowance rate?

26.6% of resolved applications examined by Kevin R Kruer were allowed (817 resolved cases), compared with 57.1% across Art Unit 1746 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kevin R Kruer?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kevin R Kruer take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kevin R Kruer took 1,530 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kevin R Kruer work in?

Kevin R Kruer examines applications in Art Unit 1746 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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