Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Patrick Dennis Niland, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1762 1763 1766 1796

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.7%
Allow Rate
-1.3% vs TC avg
1,341
Total Applications
-5.2%
Interview Lift
1251
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1324 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18388359 METHOD FOR EMULSIFICATION USING IONIC FLUX Non-Final OA The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
18384175 DISPERSION Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18339534 SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18645590 AQUEOUS RESIN COMPOSITION, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PRINTED MATERIAL Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18364925 RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, AND FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18570093 HAFNIUM COMPOUND-CONTAINING SOL-GEL SOLUTION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HAFNIUM COMPOUND-CONTAINING SOL-GEL SOLUTION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HAFNIA-CONTAINING FILM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
17999765 ENGINEERED WOOD ADHESIVES AND ENGINEERED WOOD THEREFROM Non-Final OA CARGILL, INCORPORATED

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Patrick Dennis Niland's allowance rate?

63.7% of resolved applications examined by Patrick Dennis Niland were allowed (1,324 resolved cases), compared with 61.2% across Art Unit 1762 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Patrick Dennis Niland?

This examiner's interview lift is -5.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Patrick Dennis Niland take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Patrick Dennis Niland took 1,251 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Patrick Dennis Niland work in?

Patrick Dennis Niland examines applications in Art Unit 1762 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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