Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Dylan Hong Lai, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LAI, DYLAN HONG

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2144 4100

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

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Allow Rate
-60.0% vs TC avg
20
Total Applications
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Interview Lift
0
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 0 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
38.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18550944 METHOD FOR THINNING A SLAM GRAPH, METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE DEVICE, AND MOBILE DEVICE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18223054 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING SAMPLING PROGRAM, SAMPLING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18561276 OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND OBJECT DETECTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18515354 Federated Artificial Intelligence System For Request Processing Using A Model Chain Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18318524 TRANSFORMER MODEL FOR JOURNEY SIMULATION AND PREDICTION Final Rejection ADOBE INC.

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Dylan Hong Lai examines applications in Art Unit 2144 in Tech Center 4100.

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