Listed by the USPTO as SMITH, JELANI A
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3600 3619 3661 3662 3667
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
Jelani A. Smith is an examiner working in Tech Center 3600, specifically assigned to Art Unit 3600. With 282 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 70.2%. The median days to allowance is 1015, which serves as a key metric for predicting the duration of the patent acquisition process under his supervision. These figures provide a baseline for understanding the typical outcome and duration of prosecution in his docket.
The data highlights the utility of examiner interviews, showing an interview lift of 11.3%. This indicates that cases with an interview have an 11.3% higher allowance rate than those without an interview. Top companies that frequently appear before this examiner include Kubota Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, and Motive Technologies Inc. On the legal side, firms such as FLYNN THIEL, P.C., SAND, SEBOLT & WERNOW CO., LPA, and THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. are prominent participants in his docket. These entities have navigated the specific procedural tendencies associated with his 282 resolved cases.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17785362 | Threshing Status Management System, Method, and Program, and Recording Medium for Threshing State Management Program, Harvester Management System, Harvester, Harvester Management Method and Program, and Recording Medium for Harvester Management Program, Work Vehicle, Work Vehicle Management Method, System, and Program, and Recording Medium for Work Vehicle Management Program, Management System, Method, and Program, and Recording Medium for Management Program | Final Rejection | Kubota Corporation |
| 18305153 | GENERATING MAPS REPRESENTING DYNAMIC OBJECTS FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS | Non-Final OA | NVIDIA Corporation |
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Build Your Strategy70.2% of resolved applications examined by Jelani A Smith were allowed (282 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 3600 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +11.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Jelani A Smith took 1,015 days on average from filing to allowance.
Jelani A Smith examines applications in Art Unit 3600 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
