Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: POTRATZ, DANIEL B

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2437 2491 2496

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel B. Potratz has managed 500 resolved cases within Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2431. He has an allowance rate of 73.4 percent and a median days to allowance of 1194. These figures define the standard experience for applicants in his 500 resolved cases.

The interview lift of 35.7 percent is a key metric for this examiner. This 35.7 percent lift suggests that interviews are an effective method for increasing the 73.4 percent allowance rate. Given the 1194 median days to allowance, practitioners may use the 35.7 percent lift to move cases toward a grant more reliably. The data from 500 resolved cases and the 2431 Art Unit designation provide a clear roadmap for prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

73.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
515
Total Applications
+35.7%
Interview Lift
1194
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 500 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
50.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18794590 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING AKMA KEY REFRESH MECHANISM IN WIRELESS NETWORK Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18180650 KM APPARATUS, QKD SYSTEM, KEY MANAGEMENT START CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
19056200 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19227631 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING A TRUST SCORE Non-Final OA www.TrustScience.com Inc.
19022313 NETWORK ACCESS METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE NETWORK ELEMENT Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18407799 Binary Firmware Encryption Via Scrambler/Descrambler Module Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18735993 CONTINUOUS DATA CONTENT INTEGRITY COMPROMISE DETECTION WITH ERROR HANDLING Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18449920 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPORARY PRIVILEGED CLUSTER ACCESS Final Rejection Dell Products, L.P.
18534735 METHOD OF SECURE COMPARTMENTALIZATION FOR IOT APPLICATION AND IOT GATEWAY USING THE SAME Final Rejection Moxa Inc.

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