Examiner Kevin Rudzinski

Appears inactive Last observed office action: October 2024 (17 months ago).

Examiner Kevin Rudzinski appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 97.3%, they average 1.20 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §112 and elevated §112 usage.

Difficulty vs AU Very Easy

Difficulty vs Group About Average

Difficulty vs TC About Average

Difficulty vs USPTO Very Easy

Average OA / Grant 1.20

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 18 years (2007-2024)
Tech Center: 2900 - Designs
Group: 2900-WG - 2900-WG

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 971
Granted Applications: 945
Non-Granted Applications: 26
Avg OA / Grant: 1.20
Last OA Observed: October 2024 (17 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2911
Work Groups Seen: 2900-WG - 2900-WG

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	97.3%	1.20
Art Unit	28	96.2%	1.23
Group	461	95.1%	1.19
Tech Center	486	94.9%	1.20
USPTO	16,116	54.8%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
2007	17	16	94.1%
2008	37	36	97.3%
2009	63	59	93.7%
2010	85	79	92.9%
2011	109	108	99.1%
2012	78	78	100.0%
2013	57	57	100.0%
2014	44	44	100.0%
2015	83	81	97.6%
2016	74	73	98.6%
2017	61	60	98.4%
2018	43	41	95.3%
2019	46	46	100.0%
2020	38	35	92.1%
2021	46	46	100.0%
2022	34	34	100.0%
2023	26	23	88.5%
2024	30	29	96.7%
No observed data after 2024; examiner may have gone inactive or moved out of examining work.

945 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	967	0.0%	11.4%	5.7%	70.0%
2	175	0.0%	8.6%	11.4%	75.4%
3	20	0.0%	20.0%	45.0%	35.0%
4	2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%
5	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%