Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1726 1757

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.8%
Allow Rate
-8.2% vs TC avg
546
Total Applications
+45.3%
Interview Lift
997
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 498 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
21.0%
§102 Novelty
47.6%
§103 Obviousness
28.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18410990 FUEL CELL SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18405334 BATTERY SYSTEM AND ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17784362 SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18315107 ORGANIC COMPOUND, OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18335556 PHOTOVOLTAIC METAL ROOFING SYSTEM Final Rejection AUO Corporation
18602336 Apparatus, System, and Method for Vertical Solar Panels Non-Final OA Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
19115482 PEROVSKITE PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURES Final Rejection Energy Materials Corporation
18363137 REINFORCED PILE FOR SOLAR FOUNDATIONS Non-Final OA Nextpower LLC
19014988 BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA GAF Energy LLC
18737665 JUMPER MODULE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA GAF Energy LLC
18506584 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection GAF Energy LLC
18088314 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES FOR COMMERCIAL ROOFING Non-Final OA GAF Energy LLC
17959095 SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Shangrao Xinyuan YueDong Technology Development Co., Ltd

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