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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Dawayne Pinkney, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PINKNEY, DAWAYNE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1742 2872 2873 3785

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

PINKNEY, DAWAYNE is assigned to technology center 3700 and art unit 1742. The record covers 1725 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 80.6%. The very large record supports a strong understanding of the examiner’s outcome pattern, and the rate shows that most resolved matters reached allowance.

The median time to allowance is 872 days. Interview lift is 18.0%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance. The effect supports using interviews where they can clarify claim scope or address a specific rejection.

The recurring companies are Apple Inc., Mentor Acquisition One LLC, and E Ink Holdings Inc. The listed firms are NSIP LAW, AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, and BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. Practitioners can plan around a generally favorable allowance profile while maintaining disciplined responses and realistic timing expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+10.6% vs TC avg
1,802
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
872
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1725 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
28.4%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18980560 GLINT-BASED GAZE TRACKING USING DIRECTIONAL LIGHT SOURCES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18839712 Flexible Mounting Structures Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18669504 Triggered Dimming and Undimming of a Head-Mountable Device Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18700744 COATED MICROSTRUCTURED FILMS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18846495 EXAMINATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18816757 LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
18692373 Optical Apparatus, Modules and Devices Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
19060551 SWITCHABLE BATTERY CELL CONFIGURATION, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19039131 WEARABLE DEVICES UTILIZING SURFACE-MOUNTED DEVICE BATTERIES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19020560 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
19013791 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18244283 WAVEFRONT MANIPULATOR FOR HEAD-UP DISPLAY WITH HOLOGRAPHIC ELEMENT, OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dawayne Pinkney's allowance rate?

80.6% of resolved applications examined by Dawayne Pinkney were allowed (1,725 resolved cases), compared with 58.3% across Art Unit 1742 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dawayne Pinkney?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dawayne Pinkney take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dawayne Pinkney took 872 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dawayne Pinkney work in?

Dawayne Pinkney examines applications in Art Unit 1742 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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