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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Alyssa Lee Kuykendall, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1692 1732 1736 1774

This examiner grants 18% of resolved cases

Analysis

KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE works in tech center 1700 and art unit 1692. The profile includes 27 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 18.5%, and a median of 1367 days to allowance. The interview lift is 75.5%, indicating a strong positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported record, despite the reported allowance rate.

The listed companies are Kia Corporation, LG Energy Solution Ltd., and Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives. The listed firms are OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP, and Anderson Patent Law Firm LLC. Interview preparation is a central practical consideration for this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

18.5%
Allow Rate
-46.5% vs TC avg
96
Total Applications
+75.5%
Interview Lift
1367
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
57.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17722228 DEPLOYABLE HYDROGEN REACTOR Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18725882 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18284193 Electrode Assembly Laminating Roller Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17632769 REUSABLE DIHYDROGEN GENERATOR Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18245469 FIXED-BED TUBULAR REACTOR Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18521315 COMPONENTS, ASSEMBLIES, AND DEVICES HAVING A CATALYST Non-Final OA General Electric Company
17881571 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17881575 APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
17844945 HYDROGEN REFORMING SYSTEM Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18487357 SEPARATOR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND RELATED SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18487525 BATTERY SAFETY MONITOR Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
17755333 Method for operating a descending moving bed reactor with flowable granular material Final Rejection thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH
18518617 REACTOR APPARATUS, VINYL-BASED POLYMER MANUFACTURING METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND AGITATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18019545 GAS MANUFACTURING DEVICE, GAS MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND GAS MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18473508 GASEOUS FUEL PRODUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
18030354 Solvent Recirculation System Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18017856 FINE OBJECT SEPARATION DEVICE AND FINE OBJECT SEPARATION METHOD USING FINE OBJECT SEPARATION DEVICE Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS
17719307 ACOUSTOFLUIDIC CENTRIFUGE FOR NANOPARTICLE ENRICHMENT AND SEPARATION Non-Final OA Duke University

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alyssa Lee Kuykendall's allowance rate?

18.5% of resolved applications examined by Alyssa Lee Kuykendall were allowed (27 resolved cases), compared with 71.8% across Art Unit 1692 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alyssa Lee Kuykendall?

This examiner's interview lift is +75.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alyssa Lee Kuykendall take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alyssa Lee Kuykendall took 1,367 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alyssa Lee Kuykendall work in?

Alyssa Lee Kuykendall examines applications in Art Unit 1692 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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