Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHIEN, LUCY P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1737 2871

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lucy P Chien is a patent examiner in Art Unit 1737 within Tech Center 2800. She has overseen a high volume of 932 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 82.9 percent. This high rate indicates that the vast majority of applications reaching a final resolution result in a grant.

The interview lift for this examiner is 5.5 percent. This figure is relatively low compared to the 82.9 percent allowance rate. The small lift suggests that while interviews are slightly beneficial, the baseline probability of success is already very high. Practitioners may find that the 5.5 percent increase does not significantly alter the prosecution strategy for most matters.

The median days to allowance is 952. This timeframe reflects the typical duration from filing to the final issuance of a patent. With 932 resolved cases, the 952 days to allowance and the 82.9 percent allowance rate provide a consistent view of the examiner's performance in Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

82.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
945
Total Applications
+5.5%
Interview Lift
952
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 932 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
32.1%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
1.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18885380 BURNISH-RESISTANT GLASS LAMINATE WITH BURIED INTERFERENCE LAYER Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18812594 VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL UNIT Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19008291 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18812565 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18887785 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18852067 FRESNEL MEMBRANE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, OPTICAL DETECTION MODULE, AND WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18918103 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18828224 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CARUX TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
18915438 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18911765 PACKAGING BODY FOR LIGHT CONTROL SHEET Non-Final OA TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
18982025 ANTIGLARE ARTICLES Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18571802 PHASE GRATING LIQUID CRYSTAL (PGLC) DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
19014188 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18442635 ANTI-REFLECTION FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18811937 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF A COMPACT, HIGH NUMERICAL APERTURE LIGHT ENGINE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18897424 DIGITAL REAR MIRROR DEVICE HAVING ANTI-GLARE FUNCTION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA THINKWARE CORPORATION
18981553 ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.

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