Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DILLON, DANIEL P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1783

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel P Dillon operates in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1713. The examiner has reached a resolution in 267 cases. Of these cases, the allowance rate is 26.2 percent. This volume of 267 cases provides a broad dataset for understanding the examiner's prosecution patterns. The 26.2 percent allowance rate suggests that a minority of applications reach a grant in Art Unit 1713.

The data includes an interview lift of 29.9 percent. This figure indicates the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. The median days to allowance is 1302. This 1302-day figure represents the middle point of the prosecution duration for granted applications. Practitioners can use these figures to set expectations for both the likelihood of success and the time required to reach a resolution. The 29.9 percent lift suggests that interviews are a significant factor in the 26.2 percent allowance rate observed across the 267 cases.

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

Performance Statistics

26.2%
Allow Rate
-38.8% vs TC avg
326
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1302
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 267 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
9.2%
§102 Novelty
68.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18728803 CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIS CONDUCTIVE MEMBER Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17418560 DENTAL MILL BLANK WITH OPTIMIZED COLOR TONE Final Rejection KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
18717036 GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18043762 MULTI-LAYER BODY FOR DIFFUSE TRANSILLUMINATION Final Rejection Covestro Deutschland AG
17669098 Embossment Protective Feature for Core Tubes Final Rejection Sonoco Development, Inc.
18383486 MASK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
18275840 MOLDING FILM AND MOLDED BODY IN WHICH SAME IS USED Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18524194 BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITE FILM WITH HIGH MOISTURE BARRIER Non-Final OA TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC.
18626254 SUPER-AMPHIPHILIC FIBER-NANOWIRE COMPOSITE AND APPLICATION Final Rejection KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18832941 WIRE MESH LAMINATED POROUS MATERIAL AND PIPES CONTAINING POROUS MATERIAL Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18838733 CALCINED BODY AND SINTERED BODY OF ZIRCONIA Non-Final OA TOSOH CORPORATION
18051800 STRUCTURED ORGANIC FILMS CONTAINING N-CYCLIC QUATERNARY AMMONIUM HAVING CATIONIC CHARGE FUNCTIONALITY AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC

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