Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 05, 2026

Daniel W Kinsaul, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KINSAUL, DANIEL W

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2100 2121 2165

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel W Kinsaul is an examiner in Art Unit 2100 of Tech Center 2100. He has 220 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 65.0%. This rate shows that many applications are successful, providing a generally positive outlook for applicants who are assigned to this examiner's docket.

The interview lift is 43.7%. This suggests that interviews are extremely effective at converting potential abandonments into allowances. Practitioners should make examiner interviews a central part of their prosecution strategy, as the data indicates that direct communication can overcome obstacles that written responses alone might not address on this docket.

The median days to allowance is 1390. This is a relatively long timeline for Tech Center 2100. However, the 65.0% allowance rate and the 43.7% interview lift suggest that the time spent in prosecution is likely to result in a granted patent if the applicant is proactive. Engaging the examiner early can help manage the 1390-day pendency.

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

Performance Statistics

65.0%
Allow Rate
+10.0% vs TC avg
221
Total Applications
+43.7%
Interview Lift
1390
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 220 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
53.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18355243 Systems and Methods for Machine-Learned Models Having Convolution and Attention Final Rejection Google LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Daniel W Kinsaul's allowance rate?

65.0% of resolved applications examined by Daniel W Kinsaul were allowed (220 resolved cases), compared with 39.3% across Art Unit 2100 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Daniel W Kinsaul?

This examiner's interview lift is +43.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Daniel W Kinsaul take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Daniel W Kinsaul took 1,390 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Daniel W Kinsaul work in?

Daniel W Kinsaul examines applications in Art Unit 2100 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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