Listed by the USPTO as WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1718 1744 1791 3676 3761
This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases
WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1718. The profile covers 191 resolved cases, with a 61.3% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1268 days. Interviews are associated with a 39.4% lift, indicating that direct discussion may materially improve the allowance outcome. Applicants should approach interviews with a specific claim construction, technical explanation, and amendment proposal rather than a general request for guidance.
The leading companies are Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc., Rheavendors Industries S P A, and CJ CheilJedang Corporation. The leading firms are The Belles Group, P.C., Dority & Manning, P.A. and Haier US Appliance, and OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. The company mix includes appliances, equipment, and food technology. The long median timeline supports early prosecution planning and careful use of fallback claims.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18686342 | SAUCE SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND EDIBLE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | Non-Final OA | CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION |
| 18200956 | REFRIGERATOR HAVING STERILIZATION FUNCTION | Final Rejection | Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd. |
| 18593438 | FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS FROM THERMAL PROCESSING | Non-Final OA | Rolls-Royce Corporation |
| 18602263 | LASER WELDING METHOD | Non-Final OA | KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA |
| 18570191 | Electrode Etching Apparatus | Non-Final OA | LG Energy Solution, Ltd. |
| 17373202 | HEATER UNIT, INK SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | Final Rejection | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 18659564 | PRINT HEADS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES | Non-Final OA | General Electric Company |
| 18266539 | HEATING COOKING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18722147 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION BY STABLE CAPSULE CENTRIFUGATION | Non-Final OA | SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. |
| 17971934 | DIVIDER ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION |
| 18252127 | FLUX-CORED WIRE AND GAS-SHIELDED ARC WELDING METHOD | Final Rejection | Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) |
| 18664771 | SPUTTER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc. |
| 17642998 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD | Non-Final OA | HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. |
| 18662209 | RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING WITH LASER WELDING FOR DISSIMILAR METAL SPOT-WELD JOINTS | Non-Final OA | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC |
| 18677377 | FOOD PROCESSOR ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR A STAND MIXER | Non-Final OA | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. |
| 18639436 | INFUSED ICE MAKING APPLIANCE | Non-Final OA | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy61.3% of resolved applications examined by Kevin Guanhua Wen were allowed (191 resolved cases), compared with 35.5% across Art Unit 1718 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +39.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Kevin Guanhua Wen took 1,268 days on average from filing to allowance.
Kevin Guanhua Wen examines applications in Art Unit 1718 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
