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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Lance Leonard Barry, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BARRY, LANCE LEONARD

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2443 2448 2457

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

BARRY, LANCE LEONARD is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2443. Among 418 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 83.5%, while the interview lift is 3.4%. Interviews show a positive but limited association with allowance outcomes in this record.

The median time to allowance is 1042 days. The leading companies are Cisco Technology Inc., Apple Inc., and Google LLC. The listed firms are Brooks Kushman P.C., CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and Essential Patents Group, LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+25.5% vs TC avg
442
Total Applications
+3.4%
Interview Lift
1042
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 418 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.8%
§101 Eligibility
3.3%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19030263 CONSISTENCY CHECKING OF A DELEGATED TRIGGER IN AN AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17789738 SYSTEM SERVICE SHARING BETWEEN ENDPOINT DEVICES FOR INCREASED ENDPOINT DEVICE CAPABILITY Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
19290066 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR PROACTIVE RESILIENCY, REDUNDANCY AND SECURITY REMEDIATION ACROSS A NETWORK BASED ON DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18116940 IN-ORDER STREAMING IN-NETWORK COMPUTATION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18874318 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18764138 MESSAGE QUOTING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18577347 Cross-device Link Aggregation Packet Processing Method and System, Switch and Storage Medium Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
19057251 SERVICE INSERTION IN A COMPUTER NETWORK USING DYNAMIC SERVICE PATH SELECTION Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18358755 DYNAMIC SELECTION AND PRESERVATION OF TID-TO-LINK MAPPING IN MULTI-LINK OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18620274 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK DISCOVERY Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
19092186 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SERIAL COMMUNICATION COLLISION Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lance Leonard Barry's allowance rate?

83.5% of resolved applications examined by Lance Leonard Barry were allowed (418 resolved cases), compared with 71.5% across Art Unit 2443 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lance Leonard Barry?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lance Leonard Barry take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lance Leonard Barry took 1,042 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lance Leonard Barry work in?

Lance Leonard Barry examines applications in Art Unit 2443 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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