Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Leon Flores, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FLORES, LEON

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2632 2633 2637 2661 2666 2671 2676

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

FLORES, LEON has resolved 1370 cases in tech center 2600 and art unit 2611. The allowance rate is 90.4%, while the median time to allowance is 822 days. This profile indicates a high allowance outcome across a substantial resolved-case record, with prosecution timelines that remain material for filing and continuation planning.

Interviews are associated with a 10.7% lift in allowance outcomes. NEC Corporation, Sony Group Corporation, and Fujifilm Corporation appear among the leading company users. Astute IP Law Group, CHIP LAW GROUP, and DORITY & MANNING, P.A. are the leading firms shown, giving practitioners identifiable experience points when evaluating prosecution strategy in this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

90.4%
Allow Rate
+28.4% vs TC avg
1,382
Total Applications
+10.7%
Interview Lift
822
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1370 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
37.0%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18977942 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18972450 Ultrasound System with Pressure and Flow Determination Capability Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18870735 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18864620 PRIVILEGE INFORMATION ISSUING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18834431 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18949855 PROCESSING IMAGE DATA Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18947024 GENERATION OF FINDINGS IN RADIOLOGY REPORTS BY MACHINE LEARNING BASED ON IMPRESSIONS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18846582 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION AND REGISTRATION OF THE CARDIAC MYOCARDIUM Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18953478 IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Leon Flores's allowance rate?

90.4% of resolved applications examined by Leon Flores were allowed (1,370 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Leon Flores?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Leon Flores take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Leon Flores took 822 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Leon Flores work in?

Leon Flores examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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