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Patent Examiner Daniel S. Gatewood

Art Unit 1729 · Battery Electrodes, Thermal Management & Housings · Tech Center 1700 · 385 applications filed 2021–2026

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Daniel S. Gatewood is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 1729 (Battery Electrodes, Thermal Management & Housings) with 385 applications from filing years 2021–2026. Examiner Gatewood's allowance rate is 87.1%, above the 82.9% USPTO average for applications filed in the same years. The examiner ranks easier than 57% of examiners. In 2022, decided applications with an examiner interview were allowed 6.6 percentage points more often than those without.

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Data through October 2026 from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology

Overview

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Difficulty · Average
easier than 57% of examiners
Easier42nd percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Gatewood87.1%
Art Unit 172981.9%
USPTO average82.9%
Allowance rate
87.1%
▲ USPTO avg 82.9%
Applications
385
filing years 2021–2026
First-action allowance
0.4%
patented with no rejection
Abandoned
9.3%
share of applications
Avg office actions
1.7
USPTO avg 1.3
Days to first OA
687
▲ USPTO 620
RCE rate
23.9%
USPTO 19.7%
Interview rate
23.1%
USPTO 27.4%

Examiner details

  • Art unit1729 · Battery Electrodes, Thermal Management & Housings
  • Title / gradePrimary Patent Examiner · GS-14
  • Service16 years
  • PhoneOn each office action
  • Email[email protected]
  • In USPTO recordsGATEWOOD, DANIEL S
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Examiner Gatewood can allow an application without a supervisory sign-off.

Examines (USPC classes)
429 · Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product & Process

How to improve your odds with Examiner Gatewood

  • The data favors an interview. Interviewed cases were allowed more often in all 3 measured years, by 6.6 to 18.5 points.
  • Plan for the timeline. First office action averages 687 days vs the 620-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §103. Obviousness is the most-issued rejection (310), and applicants overcame it 61.0% of the time.
  • RCE outcomes are mixed year to year. Cases with an RCE were allowed more often in 2 of the 3 measured years. Weigh the year-by-year table before spending the fee.

Historical patterns from this examiner's past cases, shown for general information. This is not legal advice and does not predict the outcome of any specific application. Decisions about interviews, RCEs, and claim strategy should be made with a licensed patent attorney or agent.

Rejection patterns & how they get overcome

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§102 Novelty110 issued · 85.1% overcome
§103 Obviousness310 issued · 61.0% overcome
§112 Definiteness & disclosure196 issued · 75.7% overcome
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Of the 76 winning responses to Examiner Gatewood's §103 rejections that Boundly has classified, 64 (84%) amended the claims and argued, 9 argued without amending, and 3 amended without arguing. Each winning response, with its arguments and claim amendments, is in the file wrapper.

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RCE behavior

Allowance after a Request for Continued Examination versus without one, per year. Use it to judge whether an RCE is worth the cost in front of Examiner Gatewood.

YearRCE rateAllowance w/ RCEAllowance w/oDelta
202320.3%100.0%83.1%+16.9pp
202229.6%86.7%84.1%+2.6pp
202131.1%81.8%90.2%-8.4pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
19/174563Positive Electrode Material, Preparation Method of Same, Positive Electrode Plate, Secondary Battery, and Electrical DevicePatented3🔒 View
19/327521Wearable and Replaceable Pouch or Skin for Holding a Portable Battery PackPatented2🔒 View
18/278139Unit Cell Inspecting Device, Electrode Assembly Manufacturing Equipment Including Same, and Electrode Assembly Manufacturing MethodPatented1🔒 View
18/035180Secondary Battery, and Battery Pack and Vehicle Comprising SamePatented1🔒 View
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Art Unit 1729 technology

Electrode active materialsBattery thermal managementBattery housings & modulesFuel cellsTop CPC H01M · B60L · C01G
About this examiner. Daniel S. Gatewood examines in Art Unit 1729 (Battery Electrodes, Thermal Management & Housings, Tech Center 1700). The art unit's docket includes electrode active materials, battery thermal management, battery housings & modules, and fuel cells.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Daniel S. Gatewood's allowance rate?
Examiner Gatewood's allowance rate is 87.1%, compared with 82.9% across the USPTO and 81.9% in Art Unit 1729 for applications filed in the same years. That rate ranks Examiner Gatewood easier than 57% of examiners.
Is Examiner Gatewood a hard examiner?
Not especially. Examiner Gatewood ranks easier than 57% of examiners, in the 42nd difficulty percentile (average). Examiner Gatewood has an 87.1% allowance rate versus 82.9% across the USPTO and 81.9% in Art Unit 1729, 1.7 office actions per application versus 1.3, and an RCE rate of 23.9% versus 19.7% across the USPTO, for applications filed in the same years.
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Gatewood?
In this examiner's record, yes. Decided applications with an interview were allowed more often in each of the 3 measured years, by 6.6 to 18.5 percentage points. In 2022, 89.7% of decided applications with an interview were allowed, versus 83.1% of those without.
What is Examiner Gatewood's most common rejection?
§103 obviousness, issued 310 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 61.0% of the time. Of the 76 winning responses Boundly has classified, 64 amended the claims and argued.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Gatewood?
It has varied by year, so the table is the better guide. Decided applications with an RCE were allowed more often in 2 of the 3 measured years. In 2022, 86.7% of decided applications with an RCE were allowed, versus 84.1% of those without one. In 2021, the figures were 81.8% versus 90.2%.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Gatewood?
About 687 days on average, versus 620 days across the USPTO for applications filed in the same years.
How do I contact Examiner Daniel S. Gatewood?
Examiner Gatewood can be reached by email at [email protected]. The examiner's direct line is listed at the end of the examiner's office actions.

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Statistics are computed by Boundly Prosecution Intel from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) file wrappers for filing years 2021–2026, refreshed regularly. Allowance rate (sometimes called grant rate) is the share of disposed applications that issued as patents. Office actions here are non-final and final rejections, so restriction requirements and allowances are not counted. USPTO benchmarks are weighted to each examiner's mix of filing years, and art-unit benchmarks to the art units and filing years of the examiner's own applications, so they compare like for like. The difficulty percentile ranks examiners, each counted once, so it can point the other way from the USPTO average, which counts applications. See how each number is computed. The year-by-year interview and RCE tables show up to four recent filing years, leaving out the newest one and any year with fewer than ten applications or five decided applications on either side. Historical data is provided for informational purposes only. Past examiner behavior does not guarantee future outcomes, and nothing here is legal advice or a substitute for advice from a licensed patent attorney or agent. Are you Daniel S. Gatewood, or see an error? Request a correction.