Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Daniel R Miller, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MILLER, DANIEL R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2858 2863 2866

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

MILLER, DANIEL R works in tech center 2800 and art unit 2858. His record covers 844 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 82.6% and a median of 939 days to allowance. Interviews show a 20.8% lift, providing support for using interviews as a targeted complement to written prosecution.

The principal companies are Advantest Corporation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha. The listed firms are DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DURKEE, LLP, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and JCIPRNET. Counsel can rely on the substantial record for planning, while using the pendency figure to set expectations about the path to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+14.6% vs TC avg
872
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
939
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 844 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18948432 PROBE NEEDLE, PROBE CARD STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF TESTING A DEVICE UNDER TEST Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19088890 CURRENT SENSOR AND CURRENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
18953161 CAPACITANCE SENSOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18764437 Power Switching Device with Self Diagnostic Capability Final Rejection TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
19050677 TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR CURRENT TRANSFORMER METERING Non-Final OA Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
18784126 Redundant Electrical Ground Supply System Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18921786 Ion Analyzer and Ion Analyzing Method Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18666211 METHOD, OPTICAL SYSTEM, TEST DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18816814 SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER HANDLING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER TESTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ADVANTEST Corporation
18104193 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TESTING A DEVICE UNDER TEST USING TEST SITE SPECIFIC CONTROL SIGNALING Final Rejection Advantest Corporation
18663263 CURRENT SENSOR SYSTEMS Final Rejection Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Daniel R Miller's allowance rate?

82.6% of resolved applications examined by Daniel R Miller were allowed (844 resolved cases), compared with 83.6% across Art Unit 2858 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Daniel R Miller?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Daniel R Miller take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Daniel R Miller took 939 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Daniel R Miller work in?

Daniel R Miller examines applications in Art Unit 2858 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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