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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Benjamin O Dulaney, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DULANEY, BENJAMIN O

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2113 2625 2672 2676 2681 2682 2683

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

DULANEY, BENJAMIN O is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2113. The profile records 585 resolved cases, a 62.9% allowance rate, and a median of 1207 days to allowance. Interviews show an 11.2% lift, a positive association that is modest relative to the broader allowance result.

The listed companies are Canon Inc., Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, BROWN RUDNICK LLP, and Carnelian Law LLC. Practitioners may find that careful written positioning remains important, with interviews available as a supporting tactic rather than the sole focus of prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

62.9%
Allow Rate
+0.9% vs TC avg
619
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
1207
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 585 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18617956 IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Final Rejection BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18756803 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18342477 Presenting Content Based on a Point of Interest Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18936817 STORAGE MEDIUM, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18757242 DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18965598 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RETURNING FROM SECOND POWER STATE TO FIRST POWER STATE ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF TIMES PERSON HAS BEEN DETECTED WITHIN PREDETERMINED PERIOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18898257 COMPLEX COLOR SPACE CONVERSION USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc.
18765592 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A TRAINED FUNCTION CONFIGURED TO CLASSIFY A WHOLE SLIDE IMAGE Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
18106964 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO ENABLE FRAME INTERPOLATION Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17471363 MACHINE-LEARNING BASED DEFECT IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Benjamin O Dulaney's allowance rate?

62.9% of resolved applications examined by Benjamin O Dulaney were allowed (585 resolved cases), compared with 78.0% across Art Unit 2113 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Benjamin O Dulaney?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Benjamin O Dulaney take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Benjamin O Dulaney took 1,207 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Benjamin O Dulaney work in?

Benjamin O Dulaney examines applications in Art Unit 2113 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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