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Patent Examiner Matthew J. Daniels

Art Unit 1742 · Plastic & Glass Article Shaping & Molding · Tech Center 1700 · 304 applications since 2021

⚑ Hard: harder than 64% of examiners● Free examiner data

Matthew J. Daniels is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 1742 (Plastic & Glass Article Shaping & Molding) who has examined 304 applications in filing years 2021–2024. Examiner Daniels's allowance rate is 78.2%, below the 82.1% USPTO average; the examiner ranks harder than 64% of examiners. Applicants who held an examiner interview saw a 19.0 percentage-point lift in allowance in 2024.

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Data through March 2026 · Source: USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology

Overview

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Difficulty: Hard
harder than 64% of examiners
Easier64th percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Daniels78.2%
Art Unit 174284.3%
USPTO average82.1%
Allowance rate
78.2%
▼ USPTO avg 82.1%
Applications
304
filing years 2021–2024
First-action allowance
9.0%
allowed on OA #1
Abandoned
15.1%
share of applications
Avg office actions
1.4
USPTO avg 1.2
Days to first OA
569
▼ USPTO 589
RCE rate
16.4%
USPTO 14.1%
Interview rate
34.5%
USPTO 21.5%

Examiner details

  • Art unit1742 · Plastic & Glass Article Shaping & Molding
  • Title / gradePrimary Patent Examiner · GS-14
  • Service22 years
  • Phone(313) 446-4826
  • Email[email protected]
  • LocationDetroit, MI (USPTO)
  • On office actionsDaniels, Matthew J
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Examiner Daniels can allow an application without a supervisory sign-off, which is why an examiner interview can be decisive.

Examines (USPC classes)
264 · Plastic & Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes425 · Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus65 · Glass Manufacturing

How to improve your odds with Examiner Daniels

  • The data favors an interview. Interviewed cases allowed 32.2 points higher in 2022, the largest measured lift on this docket.
  • The timeline runs ahead of the norm. First office action averages 569 days vs the 589-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §103. Obviousness is the most-issued rejection (273), and applicants overcame it 75.1% of the time.
  • The data favors an RCE here. Cases with an RCE allowed at 100.0% versus 71.4% without in 2024.
  • Tighter claims have moved faster here. With a 78.2% allowance rate, appropriately scoped independent claims have tended to shorten prosecution.

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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§101 Eligibility3 issued · 100.0% overcome
§102 Novelty55 issued · 83.8% overcome
§103 Obviousness273 issued · 75.1% overcome
§112 Disclosure109 issued · 95.5% overcome
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REMARKS: Applicant respectfully traverses the rejection under 35 U.S.C. §103. The cited references, whether taken alone or in combination, fail to teach or suggest at least the recited limitation, and the Office has not established an adequate rationale to combine the references as proposed without impermissible hindsight in that ...

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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 Daniels.

YearRCE rateAllowance w/ RCEAllowance w/oDelta
20244.8%100.0%71.4%+28.6pp
202316.9%100.0%82.7%+17.3pp
202216.9%75.0%70.9%+4.1pp
202124.7%93.8%75.4%+18.4pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
18/229508Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Composite MaterialPatented2🔒 View
18/064457Method of Manufacturing a Rim, Rim, and Tool DevicePatented0🔒 View
17/433490Method for Producing a Part From a Woven Material Taking the Off-Centering Into AccountPatented3🔒 View
18/558612Mold Arrangement for Producing a Preform Element of a Wind Turbine BladePatented1🔒 View
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Technology & expertise

Plastics shapingGlass formingMolding apparatusArticle treatingTop CPC: B29C · C03B · B29D
About this examiner. Matthew J. Daniels has examined 304 applications in Art Unit 1742 (Plastic & Glass Article Shaping & Molding, Tech Center 1700). The docket skews toward plastics shaping, glass forming, molding apparatus.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Matthew J. Daniels's allowance rate?
Examiner Daniels's allowance rate is 78.2%, compared with the 82.1% USPTO average and 84.3% for Art Unit 1742, which places Examiner Daniels harder than 64% of examiners.
Is Examiner Daniels a hard examiner?
Somewhat — Examiner Daniels ranks harder than 64% of examiners, in the 64th difficulty percentile (hard), with a 78.2% allowance rate versus the 82.1% USPTO average and more office actions per application than average (1.4 versus 1.2) and a higher RCE rate (16.4% versus 14.1%).
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Daniels?
The data says yes. Interviewed applications allowed 32.2 percentage points higher than non-interviewed ones in 2022 (94.7% versus 62.5%).
What is Examiner Daniels's most common rejection?
§103 obviousness, issued 273 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 75.1% of the time, usually by amendment plus argument.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Daniels?
Often, yes — every measured year ran the same way. In 2024, applications with an RCE allowed at 100.0% versus 71.4% without one.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Daniels?
About 569 days on average, versus the 589-day USPTO norm.
How do I contact Examiner Matthew J. Daniels?
Examiner Daniels can be reached by phone at (313) 446-4826 or by email at [email protected]. The examiner's direct line also appears on the first page of every office action.

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Statistics are computed by Boundly Prosecution Intel from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) file wrappers for filing years 2021–2024, updated monthly. Allowance rate (sometimes called grant rate) is the share of disposed applications that issued as patents. 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 Matthew J. Daniels, or see an error? Request a correction.