Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Dana Ferren Artimez, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2646 3661 3667

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 2646. The profile covers 108 resolved cases, with a 57.4% allowance rate and a median of 1069 days to allowance. The case volume is sufficient to provide a useful indication of prosecution patterns, though it remains smaller than a long-running examiner record.

Interview lift is 35.5%, indicating a substantial association with the recorded allowance outcomes. The listed companies are Toyota Motor Corporation, Skydio Inc., and LG Electronics Inc. The firms are Skydio, Inc. at Young Basile, FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP (DC), and LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY. Practitioners may benefit from preparing focused interviews and documenting any resulting claim agreement in the written response.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

57.4%
Allow Rate
+5.4% vs TC avg
146
Total Applications
+35.5%
Interview Lift
1069
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 108 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18880194 UNMANNED GROUND-TRAVELING ROBOT TRAVELING AND PASSING METHOD FOR ENSURING PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC PRIORITY ON PUBLIC ROAD Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17651978 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FUSED SENSOR DETECTION CONDITION Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19011933 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18169147 DRIVING BEHAVIOR-AWARE ADVANCED DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18739816 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A VEHICLE ACOUSTIC SIGNATURE TO DETERMINE A SPEED ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18556795 METHOD FOR CREATING A MAP WITH COLLISION PROBABILITIES Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18806505 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLISONS Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18355324 DRIVING RELATED AUGMENTED VIRTUAL FIELDS Non-Final OA AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dana Ferren Artimez's allowance rate?

57.4% of resolved applications examined by Dana Ferren Artimez were allowed (108 resolved cases), compared with 65.0% across Art Unit 2646 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dana Ferren Artimez?

This examiner's interview lift is +35.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dana Ferren Artimez take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dana Ferren Artimez took 1,069 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dana Ferren Artimez work in?

Dana Ferren Artimez examines applications in Art Unit 2646 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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