Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DAVIS, MARY ALICE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3613 3746 3748

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mary Alice Davis is a patent examiner in Art Unit 3613 of Tech Center 3700. She has overseen 949 resolved cases, which resulted in an allowance rate of 77.4 percent. This 77.4 percent rate provides a baseline for applicants to evaluate the probability of a grant when their case is assigned to her. The 949 resolved cases represent the total volume of historical data available for this examiner in the current dataset.

The median time to allowance for applications in her portfolio is 985 days. Practitioners should also note the interview lift of 31.8 percent. This 31.8 percent figure shows that applications involving an interview have a higher likelihood of allowance compared to those that do not. Within the 985-day median pendency, an interview is a strategy that practitioners can use to address rejections and move toward an allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

77.4%
Allow Rate
+7.4% vs TC avg
974
Total Applications
+31.8%
Interview Lift
985
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 949 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
37.3%
§103 Obviousness
28.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19124943 CO-ROTATING SCROLL COMPRESSOR Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
18900159 COMPRESSOR Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18630639 PUMPS WITH CERAMIC INTERFACES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18967800 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP SYSTEM Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
19222701 PROGRESSING CAVITY DEVICES AND ASSEMBLIES FOR COUPLING MULTIPLE STAGES OF PROGRESSING CAVITY DEVICES Non-Final OA National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
18994727 COMPRESSOR COUPLING COMPONENT FOR COUPLING A DRIVE SHAFT AND A MOVABLE SPIRAL IN A SCROLL COMPRESSOR Non-Final OA Hanon Systems

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