Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A.

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2181 2182 2475

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dayton A. Lewis-Taylor serves in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2181. He has handled 715 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 81.1 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The interview lift is 2.7 percent. This metric represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. The median time to allowance is 918 days.

With 715 resolved cases, the 81.1 percent allowance rate suggests a consistent approach to examination. The 2.7 percent interview lift indicates that verbal communication has a modest impact on outcomes. The 918 days median time to allowance is a key figure for understanding the expected duration of prosecution. These statistics help practitioners navigate the specific requirements of Art Unit 2181. The allowance rate and interview lift are the primary indicators of success for this examiner in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

81.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
740
Total Applications
+2.7%
Interview Lift
918
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 715 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.0%
§102 Novelty
53.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19042926 REPEATER DETERMINISTIC PROPAGATION DELAY Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18505117 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING INPUT DEVICE Non-Final OA ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
19253028 INTERRUPT REPORTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND INTERRUPT CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18301799 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18091810 INTELLIGENT SENSORS FOR HIGH QUALITY SILICON LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND EFFICIENT INFIELD TESTING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19127144 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DIES Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
19126717 QUICK START FOR IEDS Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
19026547 EXTENSIONS DEVICE AND CONTROL SIGNAL CONVERSION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
18117732 Kitchen Appliance, Accessory for a Kitchen Appliance, System and Method for Operating a Kitchen Appliance Final Rejection Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH

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