USPTO Examiner MCNALLY DANIEL - Art Unit 1746

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18994027ADHESIVE PRODUCT MADE OUT OF PYROLYSIS OIL VIA A POLYMERIZATIONJanuary 2025December 2025Abandon1101NoNo
18822699CUTTING AND ATTACHING SYSTEM FOR SCREEN PROTECTOR HAVING HIGH HARDNESSSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18780681TEMPORARY ADHESIVE CONTAINING EPOXY-MODIFIED POLYSILOXANEJuly 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18727829SONOTRODE HAVING OPTIMIZED SLOT GEOMETRYJuly 2024September 2025Allow1540YesNo
18711210Methods and Systems of Using Pocket Roller to Place Objects on Moving WebMay 2024November 2024Allow600NoNo
18710388COMPOSITION BASED ON (METH)ACRYLATE MONOMERSMay 2024October 2025Allow1700NoNo
18708398PROCESS FOR MAKING RECYCLABLE COPOLYESTERS ARTICLES WITH LIVING HINGESMay 2024January 2026Allow2000NoNo
18632338FILM APPLICATORApril 2024December 2024Allow820NoNo
18684029DEVICE AND METHOD FOR JOINING TOGETHER TWO JOINING PARTNERSFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2200NoNo
18405765SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING A HEAT SINK FOR INDUCTION WELDINGJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1101NoNo
18576825One-Component Moisture-Curable Adhesive CompsitionJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2100NoNo
18394768WIREDRAWING INFLATABLE MATTRESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023August 2024Allow811NoNo
18572332ADHESIVE SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLEDecember 2023September 2025Allow2100NoNo
18531221WAVEGUIDE FOR PLASTIC WELDING, ARRANGEMENT, AND WELDING METHOD WITH A WAVEGUIDE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A WAVEGUIDEDecember 2023December 2025Allow2421NoNo
18564794BACK GRINDING ADHESIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18564680BACK GRINDING ADHESIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18564379METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18289963HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPRISING FUNCTIONALIZED POLYOLEFINSNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18378905WAVEGUIDE FOR PLASTIC WELDING, ARRANGEMENT FOR PLASTIC WELDING, A WELDING METHOD AS WELL AS A MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A WAVEGUIDEOctober 2023September 2025Allow2410NoNo
18375331SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONCURRENT REACTION-BONDED JOINING AND DENSIFICATIONSeptember 2023March 2026Allow2911NoNo
18373393COMPOSITE DRESSINGS FOR IMPROVED GRANULATION AND REDUCED MACERATION WITH NEGATIVE-PRESSURE TREATMENTSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2400NoNo
18372962JIG FOR PLACEMENT OF GREETING CARD INSERTSSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410NoNo
18471385RF COVER LAYERSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2300NoNo
18471044ADHESIVE MEMBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING FORMING THE ADHESIVE MEMBER, AND DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURED THEREBYSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2401NoNo
18368841Underwater Adhesives Formed by Aggregation of Free Proteins into Amyloid MaterialsSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2501NoNo
18546658ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE, SINTERED BODY OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED BODY, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18232775METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SELF-ADHESIVE POLYURETHANE SUBSTRATES VIA SELECTIVE PHOTO-POLYMERIZATIONAugust 2023June 2025Allow2310NoNo
18228866DIFFERENT MATERIAL BONDING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFAugust 2023December 2025Allow2811NoNo
18360203SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES TO METAL STRUCTURESJuly 2023September 2025Allow2611YesNo
18274365ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ROOM-TEMPERATURE-CURABLE ADHESIVE, AND CURED OBJECTJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18271563TWO-PACK URETHANE-BASED ADHESIVEJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18343299METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN PARTJune 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18269434HOT-MELT COMPOSITIONJune 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18338876Method for Connecting Conductors in A Prefabricated Cable AccessoryJune 2023September 2025Abandon2730NoNo
18208846Electrofusion Fittings for Lined PipesJune 2023June 2024Allow1201NoNo
18331996METHOD OF MAKING AN OBJECT FROM PLYWOODJune 2023October 2025Allow2801NoNo
18265582METHOD OF ASSEMBLY OF INHALER ARTICLE HOLDERJune 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo
18204968RESIN PROFILE JOINING METHODJune 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18204980RESIN PROFILE JOINING METHOD AND RESIN PROFILE JOINING DEVICEJune 2023September 2025Allow2811NoNo
18323944WATER ACTIVATED TAPE CASE SEALERSMay 2023January 2026Allow3220NoNo
18321874Systems and Methods for Joining a First Structure and a Second Structure with Vacuum Dispersion ProcessMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18311783HEAT SEAL BAR SENSORLESS TEMPERATURE SENSING AND CONTROLMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18307588ADHESIVE, DIE ATTACH FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORApril 2023July 2023Allow300NoNo
18249508PANEL-FORMING PROCESS AND APPARATUSApril 2023December 2025Allow3231YesNo
18132396METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TOOL INCLUDING A SHEETApril 2023September 2025Allow2910NoNo
18247974BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM AND LAMINATED BODYApril 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18247714FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN PULTRUDED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEApril 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
18128311JOINING DEVICEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18192858METHOD TO PRODUCE A LAMINATED SUBSTRATE AND SUCH A LAMINATED SUBSTRATEMarch 2023July 2025Allow2820NoNo
18189661MESH TO FLEXIBLE SCREEN FRAME LAMINATORMarch 2023March 2025Allow2401NoNo
18246139ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, FILM-LIKE ADHESIVE AND MULTILAYER FILMMarch 2023September 2024Allow1800NoNo
18245665PRESSURE ELEMENT AND SEALING DEVICE FOR A PACKAGING ASSEMBLY HAVING A PRESSURE ELEMENTMarch 2023March 2026Allow3630YesNo
18042492METHOD FOR JOINING METAL AND RESIN, AND JOINED BODY THEREOFFebruary 2023September 2025Abandon3111NoNo
18042584ABSORBENT STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT STRUCTURESFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3120NoNo
18167883REPAIRING METHOD FOR SHAPED OBJECT, SHAPING SYSTEM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ATTACHMENT MEMBERFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2811NoNo
18107762APPARATUS AND METHOD HAVING MULTIPLE OPERATING MODES FOR FUSING POLYETHYLENE PIPEFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2030NoNo
18165119DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROSTATIC FORCE ENHANCED SEMICONDUCTOR BONDINGFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1410NoNo
18103511GLASS PANEL AND SILICON WAFER SEPARATION DEVICE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE RECOVERYJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2300NoNo
18150182RESIN CONNECTOR CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow2010YesNo
18088536APPARATUS FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A SEALING SECTION OF A PACKAGE FOR FOOD PRODUCTS, AND A METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18088059Prepregs and Laminates Having a UV Curable Resin LayerDecember 2022February 2025Allow2621NoNo
18082736SUSTAINABLE WEARABLE ITEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAMEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2711YesNo
18063483SEALING METHODDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18008186METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING JOINED BODY, JOINED BODY, AND HOT-MELT ADHESIVE SHEETDecember 2022January 2026Allow3700NoNo
18075086WATERPROOF SEAMS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEDecember 2022December 2024Allow2511NoNo
18007906APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING A SHRINKABLE LABEL ON A PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A SHRINKABLE LABEL ON A PRODUCTDecember 2022November 2024Allow2410NoNo
18073121DOUBLE PASS PROCESS OF MAKING A SELF ADHERING ROOFING MEMBRANE WITH IMPROVED ADHESION AT LOWER INSTALLATION TEMPERATUREDecember 2022August 2025Allow3220NoNo
18057546VACUUM BAG-LESS COMPOSITE REPAIR SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2022October 2023Allow1101NoNo
18054821GLUE GUNNovember 2022September 2025Allow3420YesNo
17924053METHOD OF BONDING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN AND METALNovember 2022July 2023Allow800NoNo
18045278HDPE COVERS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAGOONS, AND HDPE PATCHES THEREON IN SERVICE FOR FURTHER ATTACHMENTSOctober 2022September 2024Allow2300NoNo
17960536PULSED LIGHT SYSTEMOctober 2022February 2025Abandon2931NoNo
17916396THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED COMPOSITIONS USING ORGANIC SUBSTRATES SUCH AS COFFEE, PISTACHIO SHELLS AND COCONUT SHELLS, WITH BACTERIA-BASED BINDERS, COATINGS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED COMPOSITIONS, AND PROCESSES RELATED TO THE SAMESeptember 2022June 2024Allow2100NoNo
17936579FOIL TRANSFER DEVICESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2400NoNo
17915255Laser Part Retention System and MethodSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17914591METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET, AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEETSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3121NoNo
17912387METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TILED DISPLAY SCREEN, AND TILED DISPLAY SCREENSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3102NoNo
17823294WATERBORNE ADHESIVES FOR REDUCED BASIS WEIGHT MULTILAYER SUBSTRATES AND USE THEREOFAugust 2022November 2023Allow1510NoNo
17802265METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE USING AN AIR HEATING ASSEMBLYAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17801561APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING JOINED-RESIN PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING JOINED-RESIN PRODUCTAugust 2022August 2024Allow2411NoNo
17870418High-Speed Polymer-To-Metal Direct Joining System And MethodJuly 2022June 2024Allow2310NoNo
17813386METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING SPLINED FRAME ITEMSJuly 2022October 2024Allow2701NoNo
17867766FIBER OPTIC ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A BONDING AGENT, ALONG WITH RELATED METHODSJuly 2022December 2024Allow2911NoNo
17866920METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2022June 2024Abandon2330YesNo
17865291PROTECTION TAPE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2022February 2024Allow1911NoNo
17792323SECURING A SECOND OBJECT TO A FIRST OBJECTJuly 2022April 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17790777METHOD FOR JOINING A FLUID CONDUIT AND A CONNECTION HUBJuly 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17855859CONNECTION METHOD USING A LASER TRANSMISSION BONDING TECHNOLOGY, AN APPARATUS FOR BONDING AS WELL AS A PART MADE OF A LASER TRANSMISSIVE BONDED FIRST PLASTIC PART AND A SECOND PLASTIC PARTJuly 2022December 2025Allow4111NoNo
17856437STRETCHING APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR USING THE SAMEJuly 2022December 2024Allow3011NoNo
17856738FILTERING BYPRODUCTS OF CIPP INSTALLATIONJuly 2022February 2025Allow3211NoNo
17810289METHODS OF ASSEMBLING APPAREL PRODUCTS HAVING CYCLODEXTRIN-AZOBENZENE ADHESIVESJune 2022September 2022Allow300NoNo
17851269COMPOSITE COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING FLOW FROM INFILTRATED COMPONENT DURING RE-INFILTRATIONJune 2022April 2025Allow3311NoNo
17852345FIXING ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING UV LAMPS, CURING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND CURING METHOD USING THE SAMEJune 2022February 2024Allow1911NoNo
17847619PROCESSING METHOD FOR CERAMIC-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALJune 2022April 2025Allow3420NoNo
17847928RESIN MEMBER MACHINING METHOD, RESIN MEMBER MACHINING APPARATUS, AND RESIN COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHODJune 2022December 2023Allow1720NoNo
17846964ADHESIVE COATING AND PERFORATING DEVICE FOR MEDICAL ADHESIVE TAPE TECHNICAL FIELDJune 2022June 2024Allow2400NoNo
17788090Method for Producing a Battery Module, Battery Module, Traction Battery, and Electrically Operable Motor VehicleJune 2022June 2025Allow3611NoNo
17788066APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A FILTER ELEMENTJune 2022March 2024Allow2100NoNo
17844977PROCESS FOR PREPARING CONSTRUCTION ARTICLES WITH CURED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVESJune 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17841071PRESS APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE CRASH PADS COMPRISING REAL WOOD SHEETS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VEHICLE CRASH PADS USING THE SAMEJune 2022December 2024Allow3000NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCNALLY, DANIEL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
13
Examiner Affirmed
10
(76.9%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(23.1%)
Reversal Percentile
36.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 23.1% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
27
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(18.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
22
(81.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
22.9%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 18.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MCNALLY, DANIEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MCNALLY, DANIEL works in Art Unit 1746 and has examined 775 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MCNALLY, DANIEL's allowance rate of 76.6% places them in the 43% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MCNALLY, DANIEL receive 1.72 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MCNALLY, DANIEL is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCNALLY, DANIEL. This interview benefit is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 45.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 51.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.1% of allowed cases (in the 50% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 6.1% of allowed cases (in the 83% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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