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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Dean P Kwak, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KWAK, DEAN P

Tech Center 6200 • Art Units: 1758 1773 1795 1796 1797 1798 6221

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

KWAK, DEAN P is assigned to tech center 6200 and art unit 1758. The record covers 675 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 58.8% and a median of 1424 days to allowance. The interview lift is 37.1%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported cases.

The listed companies are Siemens Healthineers AG, 3M Innovative Properties Company, and HP Inc. The listed firms include ANDRUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, LLP, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP BOSTON. Practitioners may use the interview measure when assessing response and interview sequencing.

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

Performance Statistics

58.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
754
Total Applications
+37.1%
Interview Lift
1424
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 675 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
28.5%
§102 Novelty
35.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18564500 SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18575123 TRANSGENIC ANIMAL IN WHICH APEX2 IS SPECIFICALLY EXPRESSED IN MITOCHONDRIAL MATRIX AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18689342 APTAMER-BASED ELECTROCHEMICAL VIRUS DETECTOR AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18546959 DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING Final Rejection SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.
17757745 MAGNETIC MANIPULATION THROUGH SOLID-STATE METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18573392 MAGNETICALLY ACTIVATED INDIVIDUAL CELLS SORTING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18013357 Automatic Analyzer Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18591189 METHOD FOR EVALUATING AGGREGATION STATE OF AGGREGATIVE PROTEIN Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18278094 QUALITY CONTROL STANDARD SOLUTION USED IN PEPTIDE ASSAY, AND QUALITY CONTROL OF PEPTIDE ASSAY Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
17450812 System for Oxygenating a Biological Culture Final Rejection Life Technologies Corporation
18730118 LABORATORY MILL AND SAMPLE HOLDER FOR A LABORATORY MILL Non-Final OA Retsch GmbH
18714583 WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dean P Kwak's allowance rate?

58.8% of resolved applications examined by Dean P Kwak were allowed (675 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 1758 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dean P Kwak?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dean P Kwak take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dean P Kwak took 1,424 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dean P Kwak work in?

Dean P Kwak examines applications in Art Unit 1758 in Tech Center 6200.

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