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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Lindsey B Smith, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SMITH, LINDSEY B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3619 3625 3627 3688

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

SMITH, LINDSEY B works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3619. Her record includes 267 resolved cases, a 51.3% allowance rate, and a 54.4% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1132 days.

Her listed companies are Maplebear Inc., Capital One Services LLC, and Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba. Her listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD, Astute IP Law Group, and Cooper Legal Group LLC. The high interview lift is a central feature of this profile, giving applicants a reason to consider examiner interviews when addressing issues in this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

51.3%
Allow Rate
-0.7% vs TC avg
304
Total Applications
+54.4%
Interview Lift
1132
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 267 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

35.0%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
29.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18244667 Browser Scraping-Based Auction Transaction Association System Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
17673965 MEMORY ARCHITECTURE AND KIOSK FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATION SERVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
19001238 INTERACTION METHOD, INTERACTION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Lemon Inc.
17743692 Auctions in Extended Reality Environments Non-Final OA eBay Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lindsey B Smith's allowance rate?

51.3% of resolved applications examined by Lindsey B Smith were allowed (267 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 3619 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lindsey B Smith?

This examiner's interview lift is +54.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lindsey B Smith take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lindsey B Smith took 1,132 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lindsey B Smith work in?

Lindsey B Smith examines applications in Art Unit 3619 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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