Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kari L Schmidt, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SCHMIDT, KARI L

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2139 2431 2439

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

SCHMIDT, KARI L works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2139. The profile records 758 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 74.3% and a median of 1367 days to allowance. The interview lift is 42.1%, indicating that interviews are an important feature of prosecution outcomes in this record.

The listed companies are International Business Machines Corporation, Capital One Services LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The leading firms are DORITY & MANNING, P.A., KDW Firm PLLC (1988), and MCCOY RUSSELL LLP. Practitioners handling matters in this docket can use the substantial case volume and interview measure to plan both amendment strategy and applicant-examiner discussions.

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

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+16.3% vs TC avg
782
Total Applications
+42.1%
Interview Lift
1367
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 758 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.0%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18903472 UMBRELLA USER CONTEXT DATABASE Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
19006714 CROSS PLATFORM CREDENTIAL SHARING Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18397605 MOBILITY SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, MOBILITY SERVICE PROVIDING SERVER, VEHICLE DATA PROVIDING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18470812 COMPLIANT AND AUDITABLE WAY FOR A USER TO PERFORM AN ACTION WITHOUT SUFFICIENT PRIVILEGES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18328213 Domain Name System Threat Hunting Using Domain Name Tokenization Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18327102 LOW BANDWIDTH ROTATION KEYS GENERATION FOR A HIERARCHICAL THREAT MODEL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19045796 SENSOR Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kari L Schmidt's allowance rate?

74.3% of resolved applications examined by Kari L Schmidt were allowed (758 resolved cases), compared with 76.6% across Art Unit 2139 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kari L Schmidt?

This examiner's interview lift is +42.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kari L Schmidt take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kari L Schmidt took 1,367 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kari L Schmidt work in?

Kari L Schmidt examines applications in Art Unit 2139 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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