Examiner Daniel F Mcmahon has allowed 1,109 of 1,220 decided applications (91%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Daniel F McMahon has a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 1,220 disposed applications, his allowance rate is 91%, meaning that of applications decided (allowed or abandoned), 91% were allowed. The allowance rate ranges from 82% to 97% across his art units, reflecting variation in the mix and outcomes within each unit's portfolio. This pooled figure aggregates activity across both art units and does not isolate performance in any single unit.
A pooled record combines statistics across multiple art units into a single aggregate figure. The 91% allowance rate reflects historical outcomes across all of McMahon's assigned art units combined and is a description of past dispositions, not a prediction for any individual application. Allowance rates vary by art unit; the range of 82% to 97% shows that performance differs within the examiner's portfolio. Pooled data is most useful as a general baseline of historical activity.
These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →
Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 149 decided applications with an interview and 553 without.
Primarily examines control or regulating systems.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 106 decided applications with an interview and 412 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Daniel F Mcmahon has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 1,260 applications.
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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.
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