Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2111 2137 2184 2185 2835

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher Anthony Daley examines cases in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2111, with 836 resolved cases. He maintains an allowance rate of 84.0 percent. This high rate suggests that many applications he reviews are eventually granted in this area of the patent office.

The data shows an interview lift of 10.5 percent. This indicates that conducting an interview provides a moderate benefit, increasing the chances of allowance for the 836 resolved cases. For practitioners, this 10.5 percent lift demonstrates the value of direct communication in Tech Center 2800.

The median days to allowance is 963. This is a relatively efficient timeline for reaching a grant, especially when paired with the 84.0 percent allowance rate. Applicants in Art Unit 2111 can use these figures to estimate both the likelihood and the 963-day speed of their patent prosecution process.

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

Performance Statistics

84.0%
Allow Rate
+16.0% vs TC avg
845
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
963
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 836 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19169824 Scalable Interrupts Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19084432 SIGNALING OF TIME FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING MULTI-DROP BUS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19219336 PERFORMANCE TEST METHOD AND TEST APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19019767 Queueing Storage Operations Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
19020747 MODIFYING PROTOCOLS FOR MULTI-PORTED STORAGE DEVICES OF A STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
17972670 MECHANISM TO DETERMINE CABLE INFORMATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19083621 COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation

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