Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kiersten V Summers, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3621 3622 3626 3629 3682 3684 3687 3688

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Analysis

Summers, Kiersten V works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3621. The profile covers 319 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 11.3%. The recorded outcome suggests that practitioners should prepare applications and responses with close attention to claim construction, prior art distinctions, and the possibility of extended prosecution.

The interview lift is 13.3%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes, but not eliminating the need for strong written responses. The median time to allowance is 1284 days. The listed companies include Toshiba, Capital One Services, and Toyota. The listed firms are Kim & Stewart, AMIN WASSERMAN GURNANI, and BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP.

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

Performance Statistics

11.3%
Allow Rate
-40.7% vs TC avg
363
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
1284
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 319 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
33.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18197478 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FRAUD Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18035488 DATA STORAGE METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
19027093 NEIGHBORHOOD HOME SCORES Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18308917 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING A RISK SCORE FOR A NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN TRANSACTED ON A BLOCKCHAIN Non-Final OA Mastercard International Incorporated
17206338 TRACKING SYSTEM, TRACKING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
17976646 VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)-BASED SIMULATED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE REPORT VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19154638 MAINTENANCE PLANNING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FACILITY MAINTENANCE PLAN Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18478282 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OUTPUTTING A PRIORITIZED ACTIONABLE ITEM INSIGHT INTERFACE COMPONENT TO A PROJECT MANAGEMENT USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA ATLASSIAN PTY LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kiersten V Summers's allowance rate?

11.3% of resolved applications examined by Kiersten V Summers were allowed (319 resolved cases), compared with 25.4% across Art Unit 3621 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kiersten V Summers?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kiersten V Summers take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kiersten V Summers took 1,284 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kiersten V Summers work in?

Kiersten V Summers examines applications in Art Unit 3621 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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