Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SAMWEL, DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2144 2171 2174 2176 2178 3772

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel Samwel has resolved 367 cases in Tech Center 3700. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 74.7 percent. This rate indicates a generally favorable environment for applicants in Art Unit 2144. The 74.7 percent allowance rate suggests that the examiner is open to granting patents when the applications meet the necessary criteria.

The interview lift is 24.3 percent. This significant lift suggests that interviews are a highly effective tool for moving cases toward allowance. Practitioners should consider the 24.3 percent lift as a strong incentive to schedule a meeting with the examiner to resolve any outstanding issues in the application.

The median days to allowance is 979. This pendency provides a clear expectation for the duration of successful prosecution. The combination of a high 74.7 percent allowance rate and a strong 24.3 percent interview lift suggests that a communicative approach can lead to an efficient grant within the 979 day median timeframe.

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

Performance Statistics

74.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
384
Total Applications
+24.4%
Interview Lift
979
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 368 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18769435 APPLICATION WIDGET SETTING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18889117 GENERATIVE NAVIGATIONAL CORPUS Non-Final OA Google LLC
18812819 DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18923473 ENHANCED USER INTERFACE FOR VEHICLE DISPLAYS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18864499 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DOCUMENT PRESENTATION Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18862919 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18855569 DOCUMENT DISPLAY METHOD AND DEVICE RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18888078 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18728852 DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18981020 DATA INTERACTION METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd.
18935746 GENERATING MEANINGFUL SYSTEM EVENT SUMMARIES USING AN LLM Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18800789 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATED PROCESS AND APPLICATION TRANSFORMATION Non-Final OA KPMG LLP

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