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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Danell L Owens, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OWENS, DANELL L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2835 2851 2877 2878 2882

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

OWENS, DANELL L is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2835. The record includes 762 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 75.9%. The median time to allowance is 945 days. Interview lift is 11.2%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the recorded cases.

The listed companies are Seiko Epson Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Fujifilm Corporation. The listed firms are Dority & Manning, P.A. and Seiko Epson, OLIFF PLC, and JCIPRNET. Practitioners may incorporate interviews into response planning while using the median duration to organize prosecution schedules and the allowance rate to frame expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

75.9%
Allow Rate
+7.9% vs TC avg
805
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
945
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 762 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
30.3%
§102 Novelty
57.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18595512 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND PROJECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18454547 PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18677105 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18372845 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18538817 EXTENDED REALITY PROJECTION USING POLYCHROME PIXEL PANELS WITH COORDINATED PIXEL ARRANGEMENTS Final Rejection Google LLC
19036467 PROJECTOR WITH STAND Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19014474 WAVELENGTH CONVERTING APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND PROJECTOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18912650 PROJECTION METHOD, PROJECTION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18757895 WAVELENGTH CONVERTER, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND PROJECTOR Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18585351 METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE, PROJECTOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18192854 PROJECTOR AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19043870 VEHICLE-MOUNTED ROAD SURFACE MARKING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18094026 LIGHTING DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18383642 LASER MODULE, OPTICAL ENGINE MODULE, AND XR GLASSES Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Danell L Owens's allowance rate?

75.9% of resolved applications examined by Danell L Owens were allowed (762 resolved cases), compared with 56.2% across Art Unit 2835 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Danell L Owens?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Danell L Owens take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Danell L Owens took 945 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Danell L Owens work in?

Danell L Owens examines applications in Art Unit 2835 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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