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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Michelle Chin, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHIN, MICHELLE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2614 2619 2628 2677

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHIN, MICHELLE works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2611. The profile reports 662 resolved cases, an 85.5% allowance rate, and a median of 816 days to allowance. Interviews show an 11.5% lift, indicating a positive association with allowance outcomes.

Toyota Motor Corporation, Snap Inc., and Canon Inc. are the listed leading companies. Astute IP Law Group, CHIP LAW GROUP, and FIG. 1 Patents are the listed leading firms. The data supports considering examiner interviews as part of claim-development and response planning.

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

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+23.5% vs TC avg
698
Total Applications
+11.5%
Interview Lift
816
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 662 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.7%
§101 Eligibility
5.7%
§102 Novelty
71.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19045733 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS SETTING PLAY AREA ON VIRTUAL SPACE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18878116 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19207363 CAMERA FOOTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19084922 VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19010283 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18632537 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
19206744 CAMERA POSITION INDICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Medos International Sàrl
18636322 AUGMENTED-REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDED PLACEMENT OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ELECTRODES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19199517 DISPLAYING A VIRTUAL MODEL OF A PLANNED INSTRUMENT ATTACHMENT TO ENSURE CORRECT SELECTION OF PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT ATTACHMENT Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
19075010 OFFLOADING SHADER PROGRAM COMPILATION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19059137 Graphics Processing Systems and Methods Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited
18890428 Graphics Processing Unit Instancing Control Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michelle Chin's allowance rate?

85.5% of resolved applications examined by Michelle Chin were allowed (662 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michelle Chin?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michelle Chin take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michelle Chin took 816 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michelle Chin work in?

Michelle Chin examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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