Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COUGHLIN, DANIEL F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1619 1629 3791

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel F. Coughlin has handled 521 resolved cases in Art Unit 1619 of Tech Center 3700. The examiner has an allowance rate of 39.0 percent and a median days to allowance of 1343. These metrics indicate the prosecution environment in this tech center. The 521 cases provide the current data for this examiner's performance.

The interview lift is 18.6 percent, which shows that direct communication can help change the 39.0 percent allowance rate. For the 521 resolved cases, the 18.6 percent lift is a data point for practitioners. The 1343 median days to allowance provides a timeline for successful applications. Practitioners can use the 18.6 percent lift and the 39.0 percent allowance rate to inform their strategy. These figures represent the recorded performance in Art Unit 1619.

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

Performance Statistics

39.0%
Allow Rate
-31.0% vs TC avg
557
Total Applications
+18.6%
Interview Lift
1343
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 521 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
63.4%
§103 Obviousness
5.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18289777 PRINTED COMPOSITION FOR BIOMEDICAL USES Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
19061056 PIGMENT DISPERSION FOR AQUEOUS COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS, AND AQUEOUS COSMETIC COMPOSITION USING THE SAME Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
18824307 COMPOSITIONS PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE MICROBIAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATIONS OF ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
18674990 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING SPINAL CORD INJURY Non-Final OA Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
18370598 COMPOSITION FOR IMMUNE TREATMENT OF ALLERGIC DISEASES COMPRISING HOUSE DUST MITE ANTIGENS AND HYALURONIC ACID HYDROGELS AS ACTIVE INGREDIENTS Non-Final OA THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
17769713 TRANSDERMAL ABSORPTION-TYPE PATCH Non-Final OA KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
18249383 MULTI-LAYERED COLLAGEN STRUCTURE Final Rejection DATUM DENTAL LTD.

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