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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Lisa Nhung Homza, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HOMZA, LISA NHUNG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2832 2833 2837 3792

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

HOMZA, LISA NHUNG is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2832. The profile covers 794 resolved cases, with an 86.8% allowance rate and a median of 799 days to allowance. The 1.3% interview lift indicates only a modestly higher allowance outcome for cases involving interviews in the recorded data.

Omron Corporation, Xiamen Hongfa Electric Power Controls Co., Ltd., and Samsung Display Co., Ltd. are the listed companies. The listed firms are Shinjyu Global IP, Banner & Witcoff, LTD, and Barron & Young PLLC. The allowance rate provides a useful examiner-level indicator, while the limited interview lift suggests that interview value may depend heavily on the particular rejection. Practitioners should connect any interview request to a defined claim or prior-art issue.

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

Performance Statistics

86.8%
Allow Rate
+16.8% vs TC avg
830
Total Applications
+1.3%
Interview Lift
799
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 794 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
28.9%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
13.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18666208 MAGNET ASSEMBLY, DEPOSITION DEVICE INCLUDING MAGNET ASSEMBLY, AND DEPOSITION METHOD USING DEPOSITION DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18859341 RELAY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18849707 SWITCHING CHAMBER FOR A SWITCHING DEVICE AND SWITCHING DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK Electronics AG
18627452 ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18627453 ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18738077 MAGNETIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18818937 MAGNETIC REACTION WHEEL OPERATING METHOD AND MAGNETIC REACTION WHEEL Non-Final OA NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
18914790 BUTTON DECK WITH NON-PENETRATING PUSHBUTTON Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18399215 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MAGNETIC CONNECTION MECHANISM, AND MAGNETIC ASSEMBLY THEREOF Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18522435 Relay Bypass Mechanism Non-Final OA Solaredge Technologies Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lisa Nhung Homza's allowance rate?

86.8% of resolved applications examined by Lisa Nhung Homza were allowed (794 resolved cases), compared with 65.0% across Art Unit 2832 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lisa Nhung Homza?

This examiner's interview lift is +1.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lisa Nhung Homza take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lisa Nhung Homza took 799 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lisa Nhung Homza work in?

Lisa Nhung Homza examines applications in Art Unit 2832 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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