Listed by the USPTO as THOMPSON, KENNETH L
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2834 3672 3676
This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases
THOMPSON, KENNETH L is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 2834. The record contains 1186 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 87.4%, and a median of 895 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 6.8% lift.
Halliburton Energy Services Inc., SKF Aerospace France S A S, and Airbus Operations GmbH are the listed companies. The listed firms are J-TEK LAW PLLC, BENNETT JONES LLP, and Dickinson Wright PLLC - Washington DC. The large resolved-case record gives applicants a meaningful basis for evaluating the reported allowance pattern. The median timing requires continued docket planning, while the modest interview measure supports using interviews for focused prosecution questions rather than as a default step.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19215695 | DOWNHOLE TOOL INCLUDING RELATED LUG SLOTS AND LUGS FOR COUPLING A MILLING TOOL AND WHIPSTOCK ASSEMBLY | Final Rejection | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. |
| 19210820 | TWO-PART DRILLING AND RUNNING TOOL INCLUDING A ONE WAY MECHANISM | Final Rejection | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. |
| 18796442 | Long-term installation of downhole equipment | Final Rejection | Saudi Arabian Oil Company |
| 19294816 | Method and System for Controlling a Plurality of Drill Rigs | Final Rejection | TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY LIMITED |
| 19067030 | INTRA-BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY (BHA) WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | ERDOS MILLER, INC. |
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Build Your Strategy87.4% of resolved applications examined by Kenneth L Thompson were allowed (1,186 resolved cases), compared with 68.3% across Art Unit 2834 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +6.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Kenneth L Thompson took 895 days on average from filing to allowance.
Kenneth L Thompson examines applications in Art Unit 2834 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
