Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: POPE, DARYL C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2171 2612 2685 2686 2687 2884

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daryl C. Pope is an examiner in Tech Center 2800, Art Unit 2171, with a high volume of 1296 resolved cases. He has an allowance rate of 85.5 percent, which is very favorable for applicants. The median time to allowance is 821 days, indicating a relatively efficient prosecution process. This efficiency is notable given the large number of 1296 resolved cases he has handled.

The interview lift for this examiner is 6.4 percent. This suggests that while the 85.5 percent allowance rate is already high, an interview can still provide a helpful boost to clear any remaining obstacles. Practitioners can expect a reasonably fast resolution within the 821-day median timeline. The high allowance rate and moderate pendency make this a positive docket for those filing in Art Unit 2171 within Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
1,305
Total Applications
+6.4%
Interview Lift
821
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1296 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18761014 PROCESSING DEVICE, INSPECTION SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
19173775 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE MOVEMENT Non-Final OA Jaguar Land Rover Limited
18833649 DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTY Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
19048076 COACHABLE DRIVER RISK GROUPS Non-Final OA NETRADYNE, INC.
18829995 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DANGEROUS DRIVING OR CUTTING-IN VEHICLE Non-Final OA SK Planet Co., Ltd.
19184878 TRAFFIC ALERT DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
19178997 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING WHEEL ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA CAMSO INC.
19172553 Machine Learning Solutions for Matching of Vehicle Exit to Unmatched Entry Events Non-Final OA Metropolis IP Holdings, LLC

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