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Last updated: October 27, 2026

David Donald Davis, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DAVIS, DAVID DONALD

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2613 2621 2627 2687 2695 2828 3612

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
973
Total Applications
+9.6%
Interview Lift
1116
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 927 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
39.8%
§102 Novelty
42.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18971975 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL OBJECT BASED ON MULTI-MODAL INFORMATION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19059003 METHODS OF DETERMINING AN INPUT REGION ON A PHYSICAL SURFACE IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19249316 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE THAT RECEIVES INPUT VIA CONTROLLER, DISPLAY DEVICE THAT RECEIVES INPUT VIA CONTROLLER, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18869061 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING A VIRTUAL CURSOR IN A VIRTUAL REALITY SCENE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18727961 CONTROL KEY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19229030 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18984192 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18660587 DIRECTING TOUCH INPUT BASED ON DEVICE ORIENTATION Non-Final OA Google LLC
18209793 TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMIC VOLTAGE CONTROL FOR LASER DIODES IN HEAD-WEARABLE DISPLAY DEVICES Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18881792 DRIVE CONTROL CIRCUIT OF LIGHT-EMITTING DRIVE CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DRIVE CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18918667 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE HAVING PIXEL CIRCUITS WITH MIRROR-SYMMETRICAL ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18980238 IMU- and EMG-Based Extended Reality Input Device and Method Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18551857 WEARABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18486980 POSE ESTIMATION FOR A HANDHELD DEVICE Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David Donald Davis's allowance rate?

70.3% of resolved applications examined by David Donald Davis were allowed (927 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2613 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David Donald Davis?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner David Donald Davis take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David Donald Davis took 1,116 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David Donald Davis work in?

David Donald Davis examines applications in Art Unit 2613 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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