Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CALEY, MICHAEL H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871 2874

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael H. Caley is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2871. The examiner has 496 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 65.1 percent. This percentage describes the frequency of patent grants among the total applications that have reached a final resolution. The 496 resolved cases establish a record of outcomes for this examiner.

The interview lift for this profile is 13.0 percent. This figure represents the change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is part of the prosecution process. The median days to allowance is 1086, which indicates the middle value for the time elapsed between filing and the grant of a patent. These metrics provide insight into the procedural flow within Art Unit 2871.

The 65.1 percent allowance rate and the 13.0 percent interview lift suggest specific outcomes for applicants. The 1086 median days to allowance offers a benchmark for the expected duration of cases that reach allowance. Together, these data points from the 496 resolved cases characterize the examination style of Michael H. Caley.

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

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
-2.9% vs TC avg
502
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 496 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.4%
§102 Novelty
61.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18983412 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
19099497 AIR FLOATING VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Maxell, Ltd.
18324630 SPLICING OPTICAL FIBERS TO PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18865761 Technologies for Simultaneous Sampling of More Than One Sample Plane Using a Mirrored Pinhole Array Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company

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