Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

David Robert Vincent, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2100 2123 2124 2129 2661

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2100. The profile records 728 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 80.4%, and a median of 1127 days to allowance. The interview lift is 3.8%, showing a positive but limited recorded association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The principal company clients are Elucid Bioimaging Inc., Kvi Brave Fund I Inc., and NEC Corporation. The leading firms are FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P., and Dinsmore & Shohl LLP - Intuit. These figures and representation patterns provide practitioners with context for prosecution timing, allowance expectations, and the types of technology applicants appearing in the record.

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

Performance Statistics

80.4%
Allow Rate
+18.4% vs TC avg
748
Total Applications
+3.8%
Interview Lift
1127
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 728 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
36.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17832086 METHOD, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR DATA PROCESSING Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18325629 Transforming Customer Content Data to Anonymized System Metadata via k-Aggregation Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17986973 CREATING DECISION OPTIMIZATION SPECIFICATIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18368311 METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR TRACE-BASED TRANSFER LEARNING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18103100 FRAMEWORK AND METHODS OF DIVERSE EXPLORATION FOR FAST AND SAFE POLICY IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
18005560 UNIVERSAL PAN CANCER CLASSIFIER MODELS, MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection 20/20 GeneSystems

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David Robert Vincent's allowance rate?

80.4% of resolved applications examined by David Robert Vincent were allowed (728 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2100 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David Robert Vincent?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner David Robert Vincent take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David Robert Vincent took 1,127 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David Robert Vincent work in?

David Robert Vincent examines applications in Art Unit 2100 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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