Examiner Daniel J King

Examiner Daniel J King appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 48.1%, they average 1.13 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile leans toward §112 and elevated §112 usage.

Difficulty vs AU About Average

Difficulty vs Group About Average

Difficulty vs TC About Average

Difficulty vs USPTO About Average

Average OA / Grant 1.13

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 3 years (2024-2026)
Phone: (703) 756-1232
Predicted Supervisor: Amir Zarabian
Supervisor Phone: (571) 272-1852
Tech Center: 2800 - Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Group: 2820 - Semiconductors A / Memory

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 79
Granted Applications: 38
Non-Granted Applications: 41
Avg OA / Grant: 1.13
Last OA Observed: July 2026 (1 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2827
Work Groups Seen: 2820 - Semiconductors A / Memory

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	48.1%	1.13
Art Unit	26	76.9%	1.39
Group	206	72.0%	1.64
Tech Center	2,395	63.3%	1.69
USPTO	16,347	53.5%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
No observed data before 2024; examiner may not yet have been active in the available dataset.
2024	21	20	95.2%
2025	36	18	50.0%
2026	22	0	0.0%

38 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	79	1.3%	13.9%	40.5%	39.2%
2	16	0.0%	31.3%	31.3%	31.3%
3	4	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%

§ 101 Yearly Trend

2024: AI Examples

2025: Aug. Memo

0.0%

2024

0.0%

2025

4.3%

2026

Each bar shows the share of this examiner's observed office actions in that year that included a § 101 rejection.