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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Lynda Salvatore, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SALVATORE, LYNDA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1786 1789 1794 2899 3781

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lynda Salvatore is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1786 with 1018 resolved cases. She has an allowance rate of 64.2% and a median time to allowance of 1284 days. An interview lift of 19.1% indicates a higher likelihood of allowance following an interview compared to the 64.2% baseline.

Her docket features a range of companies, including Seiko Epson Corporation, The Procter & Gamble Company, and Apple Inc. Legal representation is often provided by ANDRUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, LLP, ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP (15060), and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. The 1018 resolved cases provide a sample for these statistics. Practitioners can use the 64.2% allowance rate and 19.1% interview lift to inform their strategy for reaching the 1284 days median to allowance in Art Unit 1786.

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

Performance Statistics

64.2%
Allow Rate
-5.8% vs TC avg
1,071
Total Applications
+19.1%
Interview Lift
1284
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1018 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18667837 Weft Knit Fabric with Electrical Components Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18633936 STRETCH BLOW-MOLDED ARTICLE, TONER BOTTLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRETCH BLOW-MOLDED ARTICLE, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND PELLET Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18382431 LARGE DENIER NONWOVEN FIBER WEBS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18759155 GARMENT FABRIC AND GARMENT FABRIC MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18058887 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHAPED ARTICLE AND BINDER Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18714121 SHAPED CROSS-SECTIONAL POLYETHYLENE YARN AND FUNCTIONAL FABRIC INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18629073 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A STRUCTURE INCLUDING A BIO-BASED RESIN PRODUCT Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18660391 ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH BONDED STRETCH LAMINATES Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18423822 ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH BONDED STRETCH LAMINATES Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18267668 POLYMER DEPOSITION AND ATTACHMENT PROCESS FOR TEXTILES Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18022761 POLYAMIDE FILAMENTS FOR USE IN 3D PRINTING Final Rejection Stratasys, Inc.
18290650 PRODUCT COMPRISING A MINERAL WOOL TO BE BLOWN Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER
17966098 Covers Utilizing Recycled Polyester Fibers Final Rejection Berry Global, Inc.
18290975 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE WITH NONWOVEN TOUGHENING Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18625245 SUSTAINABLE SOUND-ABSORBING NONWOVEN FABRIC Final Rejection Carl Freudenberg KG
17374420 COMPOSTABLE NONWOVEN WITH LOW EXTENSIBILITY Final Rejection The Clorox Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lynda Salvatore's allowance rate?

64.2% of resolved applications examined by Lynda Salvatore were allowed (1,018 resolved cases), compared with 47.0% across Art Unit 1786 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lynda Salvatore?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lynda Salvatore take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lynda Salvatore took 1,284 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lynda Salvatore work in?

Lynda Salvatore examines applications in Art Unit 1786 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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