Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHAN, DANNY

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2115 2116 2175 2186 4100

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Danny Chan is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2115. The data shows 456 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 80.3 percent, which represents the proportion of applications that are granted. The median days to allowance is 955, providing a timeline for the prosecution process. This 955 day period is a key consideration for applicants.

The interview lift is 24.7 percent. This figure indicates that conducting an interview is associated with a 24.7 percent change in the likelihood of allowance. With 456 resolved cases, this lift is a factor in the examiner's profile. The 80.3 percent allowance rate and the 955 median days to allowance are the available figures for developing a prosecution strategy.

The Art Unit 2115 designation and the Tech Center 4100 location define the scope of this profile. The 80.3 percent allowance rate provides a statistical baseline, while the 24.7 percent interview lift highlights the impact of verbal negotiation. These resolved cases define the current data for this examiner based on the provided prosecution history.

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

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+20.3% vs TC avg
474
Total Applications
+24.7%
Interview Lift
955
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 456 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18392736 Power Management With Multiple Power Sources Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18620003 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MULTICORE PROCESSOR POWER CONTROL Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18133616 POWER MANAGEMENT FOR EXECUTION OF MACHINE LEARNING WORKLOADS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18279806 System for Optical Clock signal distribution and a method thereof Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18906139 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF HANDLING A SELF-ADAPTIVE MECHANISM Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18643616 TWO-STAGE PROCESSOR VOLTAGE REGULATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18726264 MULTI-DEVICE POWER CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
18959056 MANAGING POWER STATE TRANSITIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18650341 UTILIZING DATA MODELING FOR POWER MANAGEMENT OF NETWORK DEVICE COMPONENTS Final Rejection Juniper Networks, Inc.
18627972 ALLOCATING POWER BETWEEN INTERCONNECT DEVICES Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18929559 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ON THE BOX ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ORCHESTRATING AND MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS USER CHAT THROUGHOUT BOOT UP INTO A BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dell Products LP
18191074 CONFIGURING A COMPONENT OF A PROCESSOR CORE EXECUTING AN OPERATING SYSTEM PROCESS BASED ON AN ATTRIBUTE OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM PROCESS Final Rejection SiFive, Inc.

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