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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jr, Maurice L Mcdowell, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2615 2628 2677 2678

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and art unit 2612. The record includes 939 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 86.6%. The median time to allowance is 1066 days, so the strong allowance outcome does not indicate that cases ordinarily resolve immediately. The volume supports using the figures as a meaningful guide to recurring examination behavior.

The interview lift is 13.0%, associating interviews with a moderate improvement in allowance outcomes. Practitioners may use interviews to clarify distinctions while maintaining a disciplined written record of the claim amendments and arguments that follow. The leading companies are Sim Ip Hxr LLC, Imagination Technologies Limited, and Canon Inc. The leading firms are ALSTON & BIRD LLP, Ahmann Kloke LLP, and ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

86.6%
Allow Rate
+24.6% vs TC avg
969
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
1066
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 939 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
50.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19014031 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18837575 VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19065074 INTERFACE FOR ENGAGING IOT DEVICES WITH AR CAMERA Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
19013214 IMAGE EDITING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18543824 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GRADIENT IMAGE DETECTION TO IMPROVE DISPLAY POWER SAVINGS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18947615 SYSTEMS FOR ASSET INTERCHANGE Final Rejection TENCENT AMERICA LLC
18914701 MESSAGE PREVIEW IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18895711 COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR 3D MODELING AND MOVING-OBJECT ELIMINATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Delta Electronics, Inc.
19014238 Primitive Adaptive Variable Rate Shading Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18957585 Wearable Augmented Reality Devices with Object Detection and Tracking Non-Final OA SIM IP HXR LLC
18769325 MULTI-USER CONTENT SHARING IN IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection SIM IP HXR LLC
18916762 METHOD FOR IMPROVING PASS-THROUGH VIEW AND HOST Non-Final OA HTC Corporation
19030035 PROCESSING AND/OR TRANSMITTING 3D DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A 3D MODEL OF AN INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Matterport, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jr, Maurice L Mcdowell's allowance rate?

86.6% of resolved applications examined by Jr, Maurice L Mcdowell were allowed (939 resolved cases), compared with 70.3% across Art Unit 2612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jr, Maurice L Mcdowell?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jr, Maurice L Mcdowell take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jr, Maurice L Mcdowell took 1,066 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jr, Maurice L Mcdowell work in?

Jr, Maurice L Mcdowell examines applications in Art Unit 2612 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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