Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 11, 2026

Richale Lee Quinn, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as QUINN, RICHALE LEE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3642 3732 3765

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

Richale Lee Quinn serves as an examiner in Art Unit 3642 within Tech Center 3700. Her professional record includes 911 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these matters is 51.4%. For applications that reach a grant, the median days to allowance is 1117. These figures provide the available prosecution metrics for the examiner and provide a basis for understanding the examination process in this art unit.

The interview lift is 30.3%. This metric indicates the statistical relationship between conducting an interview and the resulting allowance rate. The top companies associated with this examiner include Workaround GmbH, Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd., and Spanx LLC. Legal representation for these applications is often provided by firms such as BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, Brooks Kushman P.C., and Crowell. Practitioners can use the 51.4% allowance rate and the 1117 median days to allowance to inform their prosecution strategy. The 911 resolved cases offer a data set for evaluating these trends in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

51.4%
Allow Rate
-18.6% vs TC avg
937
Total Applications
+30.3%
Interview Lift
1117
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 911 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
27.5%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19481493 HELMET Non-Final OA MIPS AB
18290408 HELMET Final Rejection MIPS AB
18603513 GARMENT WITH REAR ACCESS SPACE Non-Final OA Spanx, LLC
19106106 POINTING DEVICE OPERATING SLEEVE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Richale Lee Quinn's allowance rate?

51.4% of resolved applications examined by Richale Lee Quinn were allowed (911 resolved cases), compared with 67.3% across Art Unit 3642 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Richale Lee Quinn?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Richale Lee Quinn take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Richale Lee Quinn took 1,117 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Richale Lee Quinn work in?

Richale Lee Quinn examines applications in Art Unit 3642 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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