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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Bakari Underwood, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as UNDERWOOD, BAKARI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662 3663

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

UNDERWOOD, BAKARI has 216 resolved cases in tech center 3600 and art unit 3662. The allowance rate is 67.6%, with an interview lift of 18.0%. The median time to allowance is 1147 days. The allowance rate indicates that more than half of the resolved matters reached allowance, while the interview measure shows a smaller associated improvement than the overall allowance result. The median reflects a prosecution process extending beyond three years.

The listed companies are NEC Corporation, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Deere & Company. The principal firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Intuit, and DORITY & MANNING, P.A. Practitioners may find that focused interviews have value, but the record supports budgeting for continued prosecution activity.

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

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
244
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
1147
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 216 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.9%
§102 Novelty
59.6%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17969833 AUTOMATED FILL CONTAINER TO WEIGHT Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18036858 TRAFFIC EVENT DETECTION APPARATUS, TRAFFIC EVENT DETECTION SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18826631 BRAKING SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18657621 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN DRIVING VEHICLE IN ENTRANCE AND EXIT LANES Non-Final OA HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18124150 LIDAR-BASED OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
17414987 Method for Determining Tolerances of Components or Assemblies Final Rejection ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18482962 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING TRAFFIC SIGNAL PHASE AND TIMING Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bakari Underwood's allowance rate?

67.6% of resolved applications examined by Bakari Underwood were allowed (216 resolved cases), compared with 61.1% across Art Unit 3662 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bakari Underwood?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bakari Underwood take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bakari Underwood took 1,147 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bakari Underwood work in?

Bakari Underwood examines applications in Art Unit 3662 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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