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
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.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Build Your Strategy26.6% 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.
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.
Applications allowed by Kevin R Kruer took 1,530 days on average from filing to allowance.
Kevin R Kruer examines applications in Art Unit 1746 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).