Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MCMAHON, DANIEL F

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2111 2112 2117 2896

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel F McMahon works in Art Unit 2111 and Tech Center 2800. He has 1044 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 89.7 percent. The median days to allowance is 786. These statistics describe the prosecution history for this examiner and provide a basis for understanding the application lifecycle.

The interview lift is 2.3 percent. This figure indicates that an interview is associated with an increase in the likelihood of allowance. Practitioners can use this lift to supplement the 89.7 percent rate. The 786 days median pendency provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. With 1044 resolved cases, the data shows a specific pattern of outcomes. The 2.3 percent lift and the Art Unit 2111 designation are data points for strategy. This profile informs the approach for applications in Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

89.7%
Allow Rate
+21.7% vs TC avg
1,054
Total Applications
+2.3%
Interview Lift
786
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1044 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
30.0%
§103 Obviousness
31.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18985856 Reprogrammable Memory Repair Non-Final OA Google LLC
18784704 ARCHITECTURE FOR DETERMINISTIC MEMORY INITIALIZATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19212375 MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18758583 NON-VOLATILE STORAGE DEVICE OFFLOADING IN A MULTI-DATA NODE ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
19049202 SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP OF CORRECTING ALIGNED ERROR AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM OF CORRECTING ALIGNED ERROR Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
19098910 DATA RECOVERY USING ORDERED DATA REQUESTS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19090126 DATA RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18821886 Reduction of Errors in Data Retrieved from a Memory Device to Apply an Error Correction Code of a Predetermined Code Rate Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19097656 COMPONENT DIE VALIDATION BUILT-IN SELF-TEST (VBIST) ENGINE Non-Final OA Ampere Computing LLC
19057103 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DATA TRANSFERRING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Preferred Networks, Inc.
19067999 BUILT-IN SELF-TEST DEVICE AND ERROR DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Winbond Electronics Corp.

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