Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1799 2122 2855 2856
This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases
Daniel Sean Larkin has overseen 1129 resolved cases in Tech Center 2800. His allowance rate pct of 82.6% indicates a strong tendency toward granting patents within Art Unit 1799. This high rate suggests that the majority of applications on his docket eventually reach a favorable conclusion, providing a predictable path for practitioners.
While the examiner maintains a high baseline for approvals, interviews provide a further advantage. The interview lift pct of 8.0% suggests that direct engagement can help resolve remaining issues, even though the starting allowance rate is already high. This positive lift indicates that verbal advocacy remains a useful tool for overcoming final hurdles in the examination process.
The median_days_to_allowance for these cases is 988. This duration provides a benchmark for applicants expecting to navigate the 82.6% allowance environment under Larkin's review. The combination of a high allowance rate and a positive interview lift suggests that persistent engagement is likely to result in a grant within this timeframe.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18851327 | MODULAR PRESSURE SENSOR | Non-Final OA | ZF CV Systems Europe BV |
| 18239049 | Gas Chromatography Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) Calibration Valve | Non-Final OA | OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION |
| 18836683 | ROTATABLE SAMPLE NEEDLE FOR ANALYZER | Non-Final OA | Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
| 18622089 | MEMS ACCELEROMETER WITH HORIZONTAL SENSE FINGERS | Non-Final OA | ROHM CO., LTD. |
| 18492079 | HYDROGEN DETECTION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | ROHM Co., LTD. |
| 18925838 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONDITIONS IN AN ARCJET ENVIRONMENT UTILIZING NON-CATALYTIC CALORIMETER | Non-Final OA | Raytheon Company |
| 18921442 | WATER LEVEL SENSOR, WATER STORAGE TANK, AND CIRCULATING WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | WOTA CORP. |
| 18675841 | DIRECT CONTROL ON LASER FREQUENCY FOR DUAL-PULSE DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING (DAS) | Non-Final OA | VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. |
| 19004053 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE | Non-Final OA | FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
| 18510431 | TRACER TESTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | GEOSCIENCE Support Services, Inc. |
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