Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

William J Deane Jr., USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DEANE JR, WILLIAM J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2652 2693 2694

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

DEANE JR, WILLIAM J is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2614. The profile includes 878 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 82.6%. The median time to allowance is 1121 days. Interview lift is 2.6%, which indicates a limited association between interviews and allowance results in the reported data.

Iyo Inc., Apple Inc., and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. are the principal companies represented. The leading firms are Ahmann Kloke LLP, Blueshift IP LLC, and Daylight Law, P.C. Applicants may place greater emphasis on claim presentation and written response quality than on interview activity alone, given the reported lift figure.

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

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
901
Total Applications
+2.6%
Interview Lift
1121
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 878 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
45.3%
§103 Obviousness
12.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19046462 RADIAL MEMS COMPONENTS FOR AUDIO TRANSDUCERS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19044702 ACTIVE DRIVING SOUND EFFECT GENERATOR Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19079314 AUDIO PLAYBACK MODE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18842925 ADVANCED PASSIVE INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT OF AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE Final Rejection COCHLEAR LIMITED
19019322 Methods and Devices for Rejoining a Group Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
19050750 SWITCHING DRIVERS Non-Final OA Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
18918084 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
19042040 HEARING AID Non-Final OA Oticon A/S

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner William J Deane Jr.'s allowance rate?

82.6% of resolved applications examined by William J Deane Jr. were allowed (878 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner William J Deane Jr.?

This examiner's interview lift is +2.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner William J Deane Jr. take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by William J Deane Jr. took 1,121 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner William J Deane Jr. work in?

William J Deane Jr. examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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