Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MCNAMARA, SEAN KEVIN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2113 2114

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sean Kevin McNamara serves in Art Unit 2113 and Tech Center 2100. He has 29 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 72.4 percent. The median days to allowance is 896. These statistics describe the prosecution history for this examiner and provide a basis for understanding the application lifecycle.

The interview lift is 33.7 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 72.4 percent rate. The 896 days median pendency provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. With 29 resolved cases, the data shows a specific pattern of outcomes. The 33.7 percent lift and the Art Unit 2113 designation are data points for strategy. This profile informs the approach for applications in Tech Center 2100.

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
42
Total Applications
+33.7%
Interview Lift
896
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18466096 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF ANOMALOUS EVENTS Final Rejection The Toronto-Dominion Bank
19023918 MANAGING PARITY DATA IN A MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
17535779 DIAGNOSIS PATTERN GENERATION METHOD AND COMPUTER Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18980516 Cross-Shelf Data Replication Final Rejection NetApp, Inc.
19213778 HYBRID PARITY FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19243984 Buffer for Error Correction in Memory Systems Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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