Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

David F Dunphy, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DUNPHY, DAVID F

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2624 2665 2668 2673 2817

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

David F. Dunphy is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2624. He has 789 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 85.4 percent. The median time to allowance is 796 days. This 796-day timeline informs the expected duration of the prosecution process for applications that reach a grant. The 85.4 percent baseline helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of a successful outcome in this docket.

The interview lift is 10.0 percent. This 10.0 percent increase suggests that oral advocacy is an effective tool for overcoming rejections. Practitioners can use this metric to justify the time and resources required for an interview. Top companies in this docket include Airbus SAS, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, and Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. These companies are often represented by firms such as AEON Law, ALSTON & BIRD LLP, and HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP. These firms manage cases through the 796-day median pendency to reach the 85.4 percent allowance rate. The 789 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating examination trends in Art Unit 2624.

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

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
811
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
796
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 789 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.6%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18963252 METHOD OF TRAINING MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA AIRBUS (S.A.S.)
19052371 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18947612 COMPUTING DEVICE DISPLAYING IMAGE CONVERSION POSSIBILITY INFORMATION Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
19012075 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEARNED IMAGE COMPRESSION WITH PRE-PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18967907 METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS TO DECODE RECEIPTS BASED ON NEURAL GRAPH ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Nielsen Consumer LLC
18976502 IMAGE NOISE REDUCTION Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David F Dunphy's allowance rate?

85.4% of resolved applications examined by David F Dunphy were allowed (789 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2624 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David F Dunphy?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.0 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 F Dunphy take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David F Dunphy took 796 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David F Dunphy work in?

David F Dunphy examines applications in Art Unit 2624 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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