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Patent Examiner Kyle Walraed-Sullivan

Art Unit 3635 · Static Structures & Building Construction · Tech Center 3600 · 404 applications filed 2021–2026

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Kyle Walraed-Sullivan is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 3635 (Static Structures & Building Construction) with 404 applications from filing years 2021–2026. Examiner Walraed-Sullivan's allowance rate is 77.6%, below the 83.3% USPTO average for applications filed in the same years. The examiner ranks harder than 63% of examiners. In 2022, decided applications with an examiner interview were allowed 23.0 percentage points more often than those without.

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Data through October 2026 from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology

Overview

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Difficulty · Hard
harder than 63% of examiners
Easier63rd percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Walraed-Sullivan77.6%
Art Unit 363581.2%
USPTO average83.3%
Allowance rate
77.6%
▼ USPTO avg 83.3%
Applications
404
filing years 2021–2026
First-action allowance
2.7%
patented with no rejection
Abandoned
16.3%
share of applications
Avg office actions
1.8
USPTO avg 1.2
Days to first OA
530
▼ USPTO 601
RCE rate
24.5%
USPTO 17.9%
Interview rate
26.7%
USPTO 25.4%

Examiner details

  • Art unit3635 · Static Structures & Building Construction
  • Title / gradePrimary Patent Examiner · GS-14
  • Service10 years
  • Phone(571) 272-8838
  • LocationAlexandria, VA 22314
  • In USPTO recordsWALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE
Full signatory authority

Examiner Walraed-Sullivan can allow an application without a supervisory sign-off.

Examines (USPC classes)
52 · Static Structures (e.g., Buildings)249 · Static Molds

How to improve your odds with Examiner Walraed-Sullivan

  • The data favors an interview. Interviewed cases were allowed more often in all 4 measured years, by 23.0 to 40.0 points.
  • The timeline runs ahead of the norm. First office action averages 530 days vs the 601-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §103. Obviousness is the most-issued rejection (407), and applicants overcame it 61.3% of the time.
  • The data favors an RCE here. Cases with an RCE were allowed more often in all 3 measured years, by 1.1 to 31.7 points.

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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§102 Novelty157 issued · 71.0% overcome
§103 Obviousness407 issued · 61.3% overcome
§112 Definiteness & disclosure278 issued · 64.4% overcome
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Of the 98 winning responses to Examiner Walraed-Sullivan's §103 rejections that Boundly has classified, 85 (87%) amended the claims and argued, 10 amended without arguing, and 3 argued without amending. Each winning response, with its arguments and claim amendments, is in the file wrapper.

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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
202326.5%100.0%68.3%+31.7pp
202223.6%91.7%81.9%+9.8pp
202135.1%73.1%72.0%+1.1pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
18/421917Modular Security DoorPatented2🔒 View
18/698974Robotic Assembly of Mass Timber Structural PanelsAbandoned0🔒 View
18/286184A Building Aperture Window Comprising Wood Fibre InsulationAbandoned2🔒 View
17/383447Debris Ejector for Gutter SystemsPatented2🔒 View
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Art Unit 3635 technology

Wall panels & claddingFloor panels & coveringsStructural members & anchorsModular & prefab buildingsTop CPC E04B · E04F · E04C
About this examiner. Kyle Walraed-Sullivan examines in Art Unit 3635 (Static Structures & Building Construction, Tech Center 3600). The art unit's docket includes wall panels & cladding, floor panels & coverings, structural members & anchors, and modular & prefab buildings.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Kyle Walraed-Sullivan's allowance rate?
Examiner Walraed-Sullivan's allowance rate is 77.6%, compared with 83.3% across the USPTO and 81.2% in Art Unit 3635 for applications filed in the same years. That rate ranks Examiner Walraed-Sullivan harder than 63% of examiners.
Is Examiner Walraed-Sullivan a hard examiner?
Somewhat. Examiner Walraed-Sullivan ranks harder than 63% of examiners, in the 63rd difficulty percentile (hard). Examiner Walraed-Sullivan has a 77.6% allowance rate versus 83.3% across the USPTO and 81.2% in Art Unit 3635, 1.8 office actions per application versus 1.2, and an RCE rate of 24.5% versus 17.9% across the USPTO, for applications filed in the same years.
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Walraed-Sullivan?
In this examiner's record, yes. Decided applications with an interview were allowed more often in each of the 4 measured years, by 23.0 to 40.0 percentage points. In 2022, 100.0% of decided applications with an interview were allowed, versus 77.0% of those without.
What is Examiner Walraed-Sullivan's most common rejection?
§103 obviousness, issued 407 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 61.3% of the time. Of the 98 winning responses Boundly has classified, 85 amended the claims and argued.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Walraed-Sullivan?
In this examiner's record, yes. Decided applications with an RCE were allowed more often in each of the 3 measured years, by 1.1 to 31.7 percentage points. In 2021, 73.1% of decided applications with an RCE were allowed, versus 72.0% of those without one.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Walraed-Sullivan?
About 530 days on average, versus 601 days across the USPTO for applications filed in the same years.
How do I contact Examiner Kyle Walraed-Sullivan?
Examiner Walraed-Sullivan can be reached by phone at (571) 272-8838. The examiner's direct line is also listed at the end of the examiner's office actions.

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Statistics are computed by Boundly Prosecution Intel from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) file wrappers for filing years 2021–2026, refreshed regularly. Allowance rate (sometimes called grant rate) is the share of disposed applications that issued as patents. Office actions here are non-final and final rejections, so restriction requirements and allowances are not counted. USPTO benchmarks are weighted to each examiner's mix of filing years, and art-unit benchmarks to the art units and filing years of the examiner's own applications, so they compare like for like. The difficulty percentile ranks examiners, each counted once, so it can point the other way from the USPTO average, which counts applications. See how each number is computed. The year-by-year interview and RCE tables show up to four recent filing years, leaving out the newest one and any year with fewer than ten applications or five decided applications on either side. 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.