Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: HATTEN, DANIEL WARD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel Ward Hatten serves as a patent examiner in Tech Center 3700, assigned to Art Unit 3761. The examiner has 29 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 72.4 percent. This rate indicates a generally positive outcome for applicants in this docket. The 29 resolved cases provide an initial statistical overview of the examiner's performance and the prosecution environment in Tech Center 3700.

The interview lift for this examiner is 36.1 percent. This is a very high lift, suggesting that interviews are exceptionally effective at moving cases toward an allowance. Given the 72.4 percent baseline allowance rate, the 36.1 percent lift indicates that cases involving an interview have a much higher probability of reaching a grant in Art Unit 3761.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1406. This pendency figure is quite high, suggesting that while the probability of success is good, the process is slow. Applicants should be prepared for a 1406 day median wait, but can take confidence in the 72.4 percent allowance rate and the powerful 36.1 percent interview lift available in Art Unit 3761.

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

Performance Statistics

72.4%
Allow Rate
+2.4% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+36.1%
Interview Lift
1406
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
32.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17776624 BOTTLE WARMER Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17608277 SMART BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE AND METHOD Final Rejection Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.
18563076 MILK FROTHING DEVICE AND COFFEE MACHINE HAVING SAID MILK FROTHING DEVICE Non-Final OA DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.r.l.
18565155 METHOD FOR GRINDING MATERIAL TO BE GROUND Non-Final OA Jura Elektroapparate AG

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