Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Manuel L Barbee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BARBEE, MANUEL L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2838 2853 2857 2864 2898

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

BARBEE, MANUEL L is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2838, with 930 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 81.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1093 days. The large record and high allowance rate show a consistent history of cases reaching allowance, while the median still calls for active prosecution planning.

The interview lift is 13.9%, so interviews provide a limited positive signal. The listed companies are Nike Inc., Halliburton Energy Services Inc., and Apple Inc. The leading firms are Ahmann Kloke LLP, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., and Dykema Gossett PLLC. Practitioners may prioritize well-supported written claim positions and use interviews selectively for clarification.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

81.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
979
Total Applications
+13.9%
Interview Lift
1093
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 930 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.6%
§102 Novelty
37.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18617232 Energy Expenditure Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18455319 BENCHTOP AUTOMATED CUTTINGS IMAGING AND ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18462324 SUBMERSION DETECTION, UNDERWATER DEPTH AND LOW-LATENCY TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION USING WEARABLE DEVICE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18648906 VEHICLE BATTERY CELL COUNTERFEIT DETECTION Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18707935 Battery Management System, Battery Pack, Electric Vehicle and Battery Charging Time Prediction Method Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18536465 METHOD FOR SMOOTHLY COMBINING OVERLAPPING MISTIED STRUCTURAL DEPTH GRIDS Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18496565 MEASURING DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18588631 SPECTROSCOPY BASED ON SELECTIVE FREQUENCY BIN Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18243059 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PARAMETER CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18408439 CAUSALITY-BASED FLEET MATCHING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18665744 METHOD OF GENERATING AN ANOMALIES DETECTION MODEL AND METHOD OF DETECTING ANOMALIES USING SUCH MODEL Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18639201 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING SENSOR DATA BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DEVICES Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
19236682 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
18533998 LIGHT OUTPUT ESTIMATION METHOD FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection NIKKISO CO., LTD.
18231567 DEPTH-PROFILING OF SAMPLES BASED ON X-RAY MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD.
18596220 Self-Powered Smart Skins for Multimodal Static and Dynamic Tactile Perception Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
18073017 Quality Assurance for Unattended Computer Vision Counting Final Rejection The United States of America as represented by the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Manuel L Barbee's allowance rate?

81.7% of resolved applications examined by Manuel L Barbee were allowed (930 resolved cases), compared with 76.3% across Art Unit 2838 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Manuel L Barbee?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Manuel L Barbee take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Manuel L Barbee took 1,093 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Manuel L Barbee work in?

Manuel L Barbee examines applications in Art Unit 2838 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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