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Patent Examiner Kyle Walraed-Sullivan

Art Unit 3635 · Static Structures & Building Construction · Tech Center 3600 · 346 applications since 2021

⚑ Average: harder than 60% of examiners● Free examiner data

Kyle Walraed-Sullivan is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 3635 (Static Structures & Building Construction) who has examined 346 applications in filing years 2021–2025. Examiner Walraed-Sullivan's allowance rate is 76.0%, below the 82.1% USPTO average; the examiner ranks harder than 60% of examiners. Applicants who held an examiner interview saw a 28.6 percentage-point lift in allowance in 2024.

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Data through March 2026 · Source: USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology

Overview

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Difficulty: Average
harder than 60% of examiners
Easier60th percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Walraed-Sullivan76.0%
Art Unit 363585.3%
USPTO average82.1%
Allowance rate
76.0%
▼ USPTO avg 82.1%
Applications
346
filing years 2021–2025
First-action allowance
3.3%
allowed on OA #1
Abandoned
16.8%
share of applications
Avg office actions
1.7
USPTO avg 1.2
Days to first OA
521
▼ USPTO 589
RCE rate
21.1%
USPTO 14.1%
Interview rate
26.0%
USPTO 21.5%

Examiner details

  • Art unit3635 · Static Structures & Building Construction
  • Title / gradePrimary Patent Examiner · GS-14
  • Service9 years
  • Phone(571) 272-8838
  • Email[email protected]
  • LocationAlexandria, VA 22314
  • On office actionsWalraed-Sullivan, Kyle
Full signatory authority

Examiner Walraed-Sullivan can allow an application without a supervisory sign-off, which is why an examiner interview can be decisive.

Examines (USPC classes)
52 · Static Structures (e.g., Buildings)249 · Static Molds297 · Chairs & Seats

How to improve your odds with Examiner Walraed-Sullivan

  • The data favors an interview. Interviewed cases allowed 42.5 points higher in 2023, the largest measured lift on this docket.
  • The timeline runs ahead of the norm. First office action averages 521 days vs the 589-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §103. Obviousness is the most-issued rejection (377), and applicants overcame it 73.8% of the time.
  • The data favored an RCE here. Cases with an RCE allowed at 100.0% versus 64.6% without in 2023.
  • Tighter claims have moved faster here. With a 76.0% allowance rate, appropriately scoped independent claims have tended to shorten prosecution.

Historical patterns from this examiner's past cases, shown for general information. This is not legal advice and does not predict the outcome of any specific application. Decisions about interviews, RCEs, and claim strategy should be made with a licensed patent attorney or agent.

Rejection patterns & how they get overcome

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§101 Eligibility1 issued · 100.0% overcome
§102 Novelty150 issued · 84.0% overcome
§103 Obviousness377 issued · 73.8% overcome
§112 Disclosure265 issued · 78.9% overcome
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REMARKS: Applicant respectfully traverses the rejection under 35 U.S.C. §103. The cited references, whether taken alone or in combination, fail to teach or suggest at least the recited limitation, and the Office has not established an adequate rationale to combine the references as proposed without impermissible hindsight in that ...

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RCE behavior

Allowance after a Request for Continued Examination versus without one, per year. Use it to judge whether an RCE is worth the cost in front of Examiner Walraed-Sullivan.

YearRCE rateAllowance w/ RCEAllowance w/oDelta
202311.9%100.0%64.6%+35.4pp
202223.6%92.3%81.7%+10.6pp
202135.1%76.0%69.4%+6.6pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
18/515753Louvered ShedPatented1🔒 View
18/289435A System for Attaching Panels to a WallPatented1🔒 View
18/294618Grid Beam System for Slab FormworkPatented2🔒 View
18/527000Fenestration Thermal Break DesignPatented2🔒 View
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Technology & expertise

Building constructionStatic structuresStructural panelsArchitectural systemsTop CPC: E04B · E04H · E04C
About this examiner. Kyle Walraed-Sullivan has examined 346 applications in Art Unit 3635 (Static Structures & Building Construction, Tech Center 3600). The docket skews toward building construction, static structures, structural panels.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Kyle Walraed-Sullivan's allowance rate?
Examiner Walraed-Sullivan's allowance rate is 76.0%, compared with the 82.1% USPTO average and 85.3% for Art Unit 3635, which places Examiner Walraed-Sullivan harder than 60% of examiners.
Is Examiner Walraed-Sullivan a hard examiner?
Examiner Walraed-Sullivan is about average — Examiner Walraed-Sullivan ranks harder than 60% of examiners, in the 60th difficulty percentile (average), with a 76.0% allowance rate versus the 82.1% USPTO average and more office actions per application than average (1.7 versus 1.2) and a higher RCE rate (21.1% versus 14.1%).
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Walraed-Sullivan?
The data says yes. Interviewed applications allowed 42.5 percentage points higher than non-interviewed ones in 2023 (100.0% versus 57.5%).
What is Examiner Walraed-Sullivan's most common rejection?
§103 obviousness, issued 377 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 73.8% of the time, usually by amendment plus argument.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Walraed-Sullivan?
Often, yes — every measured year ran the same way. In 2023, applications with an RCE allowed at 100.0% versus 64.6% without one.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Walraed-Sullivan?
About 521 days on average, versus the 589-day USPTO norm.
How do I contact Examiner Kyle Walraed-Sullivan?
Examiner Walraed-Sullivan can be reached by phone at (571) 272-8838 or by email at [email protected]. The examiner's direct line also appears on the first page of every office action.

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Statistics are computed by Boundly Prosecution Intel from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) file wrappers for filing years 2021–2025, updated monthly. Allowance rate (sometimes called grant rate) is the share of disposed applications that issued as patents. Historical data is provided for informational purposes only; past examiner behavior does not guarantee future outcomes, and nothing here is legal advice or a substitute for advice from a licensed patent attorney or agent. Are you Kyle Walraed-Sullivan, or see an error? Request a correction.