Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sean Kevin Mcnamara, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MCNAMARA, SEAN KEVIN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2113 2114

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

MCNAMARA, SEAN KEVIN has 29 resolved cases in art unit 2113 and tech center 2100. The allowance rate is 72.4%, with an interview lift of 33.7%. Median time to allowance is 896 days. The relatively small resolved-case record calls for caution when using the profile as a predictive guide, but the available data shows that interviews are associated with a meaningful change in outcome within this record.

The leading companies are The Toronto-dominion Bank, Micron Technology Inc., and ORACLE INTERNATIONAL Corporation. The listed firms are MATTINGLY & MALUR, PC, MUGHAL GAUDRY & FRANKLIN PC, and Setter Roche Smith & Shellenberger LLP. Practitioners may consider early examiner interviews as part of a prosecution strategy, while recognizing that the allowance rate reflects the full resolved-case record rather than interview outcomes alone.

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

Performance Statistics

72.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
46
Total Applications
+33.7%
Interview Lift
896
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
60.0%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18608187 DETECTING ANOMALIES IN LOG MESSAGES USING CODE-DERIVED MESSAGE PATTERNS TO GUIDE STRUCTURED MESSAGE CLASSIFICATION Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18466096 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF ANOMALOUS EVENTS Final Rejection The Toronto-Dominion Bank
19213778 HYBRID PARITY FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17535779 DIAGNOSIS PATTERN GENERATION METHOD AND COMPUTER Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18980516 Cross-Shelf Data Replication Final Rejection NetApp, Inc.
19023918 MANAGING PARITY DATA IN A MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
19285680 HARDWARE RECOVERY UTILIZING STATE INFORMATION Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
19243984 Buffer for Error Correction in Memory Systems Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sean Kevin Mcnamara's allowance rate?

72.4% of resolved applications examined by Sean Kevin Mcnamara were allowed (29 resolved cases), compared with 78.0% across Art Unit 2113 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sean Kevin Mcnamara?

This examiner's interview lift is +33.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sean Kevin Mcnamara take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sean Kevin Mcnamara took 896 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sean Kevin Mcnamara work in?

Sean Kevin Mcnamara examines applications in Art Unit 2113 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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