Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Donald Joseph Wallace, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WALLACE, DONALD JOSEPH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662 3665

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

WALLACE, DONALD JOSEPH works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3662, with 463 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 77.3%, and the median time to allowance is 1048 days. Interview lift is 15.3%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

Robert Bosch GmbH, Ford Motor Company, and Mann+Hummel Ventures Pte. Ltd. are the leading companies. Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC, Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP, and PERKINS COIE LLP - TuSimple are the leading firms. The profile supports interviews as a useful supplement to written claim analysis in a generally favorable allowance environment.

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

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+25.3% vs TC avg
467
Total Applications
+15.3%
Interview Lift
1048
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 463 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.0%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19225034 Device and Method for Coordinating Target Steering Angles of a Vehicle, Vehicle Having the Device Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19180664 ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES AND METHODS FOR OPERATING ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Donald Joseph Wallace's allowance rate?

77.3% of resolved applications examined by Donald Joseph Wallace were allowed (463 resolved cases), compared with 61.1% across Art Unit 3662 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Donald Joseph Wallace?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Donald Joseph Wallace take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Donald Joseph Wallace took 1,048 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Donald Joseph Wallace work in?

Donald Joseph Wallace examines applications in Art Unit 3662 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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