Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DAILEY, THOMAS J

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2152 2447 2452 2458

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Thomas J. Dailey, in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2152, has 878 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 81.0%, and the median days to allowance is 1179. The interview lift of 14.9% indicates that interviews provide a benefit to applicants. This 14.9% lift is derived from 878 resolved cases, making it a metric for strategic planning in Tech Center 2400.

Practitioners should expect a 1179-day timeline when prosecuting applications with this examiner. The 81.0% allowance rate suggests a positive environment, which can be enhanced by the 14.9% lift from interviews. For the 878 resolved cases, the 1179-day median pendency serves as a benchmark for managing client expectations. Overall, the data points to a consistent examination process in Art Unit 2152, where interviews offer an advantage for securing a patent grant. These figures define the prosecution experience.

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

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
901
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
1179
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 878 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18942176 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MONITORING Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19098713 COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC PERSONA-BASED ACCESS TO COMPUTER NETWORK RESOURCES BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18963882 ALTO PROTOCOL-BASED COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19054395 Rx MESSAGE HANDLING BETWEEN BSF AND PCF Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
19057949 REAL TIME CONTROL PLATFORM FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
19220561 SCALABLE SOCKETS FOR QUIC Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19192026 COLLABORATION CONTROLS FOR DOCUMENT SECTIONS Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
19058874 DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE FRAME RATE FROM MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROLLER Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
19025621 AUGMENTING MULTIMEDIA STREAMING BY ANTICIPATING EVENTS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18678545 INTERACTIVE EXTENSION FOR A CYBERSECURITY APPLIANCE Final Rejection Darktrace Holdings Limited
18845626 MODEL TRAINING AND DEPLOYING METHOD AND RELATED COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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