Examiner Jane C Kalinock

Appears inactive Last observed office action: January 2024 (26 months ago).

Examiner Jane C Kalinock appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 66.7%, they average 2.71 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §103.

Difficulty vs AU About Average

Difficulty vs Group About Average

Difficulty vs TC About Average

Difficulty vs USPTO About Average

Average OA / Grant 2.71

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 6 years (2019-2024)
Tech Center: 3700 - Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Products
Group: 3790 - Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 102
Granted Applications: 68
Non-Granted Applications: 34
Avg OA / Grant: 2.71
Last OA Observed: January 2024 (26 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 3792 , 3796
Work Groups Seen: 3790 - Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	66.7%	2.71
Art Unit	48	42.2%	2.31
Group	327	40.3%	2.25
Tech Center	2,632	49.9%	2.01
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
No observed data before 2019; examiner may not yet have been active in the available dataset.
2019	3	1	33.3%
2020	18	6	33.3%
2021	30	22	73.3%
2022	30	21	70.0%
2023	18	16	88.9%
2024	3	2	66.7%
No observed data after 2024; examiner may have gone inactive or moved out of examining work.

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

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	108	0.0%	24.1%	71.3%	4.6%
2	77	0.0%	20.8%	77.9%	1.3%
3	45	0.0%	17.8%	75.6%	0.0%
4	29	0.0%	13.8%	86.2%	0.0%
5	10	0.0%	10.0%	90.0%	0.0%
6	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
7	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%