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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Nicholas Daniel Lowen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LOWEN, NICHOLAS DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2122 2653 2692

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

LOWEN, NICHOLAS DANIEL examines in tech center 2600 and art unit 2122. The profile contains 17 resolved cases and a 64.7% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 952 days, providing an initial timing reference, although the limited case volume reduces the reliability of broad conclusions.

The interview lift is 61.4%, indicating a substantial interview-associated change in the reported outcomes. The listed companies are ORACLE INTERNATIONAL Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Google LLC. The listed firms are MBHB - ServiceNow, Inc., PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP, and Setter Roche. Practitioners may consider a structured interview strategy, but should validate the aggregate signal against the specific claims, prior art, and prosecution history in each application.

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

Performance Statistics

64.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+61.4%
Interview Lift
952
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

37.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18951813 INFORMATION CREATION METHOD AND INFORMATION CREATION DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18891686 ZERO-SHOT INTENT CLASSIFICATION USING A SEMANTIC SIMILARITY AWARE CONTRASTIVE LOSS AND LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18885501 LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL HANDLING OUT-OF-SCOPE AND OUT-OF-DOMAIN DETECTION FOR DIGITAL ASSISTANT Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18209844 TECHNIQUES FOR CONVERTING A NATURAL LANGUAGE UTTERANCE TO AN INTERMEDIATE DATABASE QUERY REPRESENTATION Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
19068764 Accelerated Audio Separation and Classification for On-Device Machine-Learned Systems Non-Final OA Google LLC
18692425 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18957134 RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18336447 AUTO-TUNING READING PASSAGES USING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nicholas Daniel Lowen's allowance rate?

64.7% of resolved applications examined by Nicholas Daniel Lowen were allowed (17 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nicholas Daniel Lowen?

This examiner's interview lift is +61.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nicholas Daniel Lowen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nicholas Daniel Lowen took 952 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nicholas Daniel Lowen work in?

Nicholas Daniel Lowen examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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