Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KENNY, DANIEL J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3633

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel J Kenny works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3633. He has 1051 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 61.8. This 61.8 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on his docket. The 1051 resolved cases serve as a basis for evaluating prosecution in Art Unit 3633.

The interview lift pct is 21.9. This 21.9 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 21.9 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 3600.

The median days to allowance is 893. This 893 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 893 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history across the 1051 resolved cases.

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

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
+9.8% vs TC avg
1,086
Total Applications
+21.9%
Interview Lift
893
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1051 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18572843 A SEGMENTED WIND TURBINE TOWER SECTION AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME Non-Final OA Vestas Wind Systems A/S
18567902 STABILIZED WIND TURBINES, SYSTEMS FOR STABILIZING WIND TURBINES, AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING SAME Non-Final OA Vestas Wind Systems A/S
19046291 EXTERIOR SURFACE FLUID RELIEF APPARATUSES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SENSEI AG HOLDINGS, INC.
18837919 ROOFING SYSTEM WITH VISUALLY MATCHING ROOFING PANELS AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION Non-Final OA CERTAINTEED LLC
18533321 ROOFING PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED NAIL ZONE, ROOFING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING THEM Final Rejection CERTAINTEED LLC
18797483 SKIP MOUNT INSTALLATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Pegasus Solar Inc.
18260942 SEALING STRIP FOR SEALING JOINTS BETWEEN THE SURFACES OF TWO ADJACENT COMPONENTS Final Rejection Universiteit Gent
18783060 COLD FORMED BEAM FOR STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF FORMING THE COLD FORMED BEAM Final Rejection NUCOR CORPORATION
18769338 Manufacturing and Assembly of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Building Systems Final Rejection NORTHSTAR TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC.
18742347 METHOD FOR FORMING A SUPPORT WALL IN THE GROUND AND SUPPORT WALL Non-Final OA BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH

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