Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2621 2622 2627 2688 2694 2695

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher Ray Lamb works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2621. He has 705 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 52.3 percent. The median days to allowance is 1207, providing a standard expectation for the duration of prosecution. These 705 resolved cases demonstrate the approach to patent examination in Art Unit 2621.

The interview lift is 9.2 percent, which is the increase in allowance probability over the 52.3 percent baseline. This 9.2 percent lift suggests that interviews provide a moderate benefit for applicants. With 705 resolved cases, the examiner has an established record in Tech Center 2600. Practitioners should factor the 1207 day median pendency into their long term strategy when facing the 52.3 percent allowance rate. The 705 resolved cases provide a robust dataset for analyzing his specific tendencies.

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

Performance Statistics

52.3%
Allow Rate
-9.7% vs TC avg
735
Total Applications
+9.2%
Interview Lift
1207
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 705 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19258190 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19197077 Display System Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18905650 DISPLAYING OPTIONS, ASSIGNING NOTIFICATION, IGNORING MESSAGES, AND SIMULTANEOUS USER INTERFACE DISPLAYS IN A MESSAGING APPLICATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18942067 In-Cell Touch Display Device Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18830591 HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE SYSTEM Final Rejection CARUX TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
19154311 CALIBRATING GAZE TRACKING BASED ON HEAD MOVEMENT Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19188957 DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
19027035 DEVICE FOR INTERACTION WITH A USER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection AUDI AG
19312607 METHODS FOR REMOVING COLOR SHIFTS DURING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY UPDATES Non-Final OA E INK CORPORATION
19335791 HAPTIC TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18639329 ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Sharp Display Technology Corporation
19260139 TECHNIQUES FOR CALIBRATING LOCALIZATION PARAMETERS BASED ON PHYSICALLY-IDENTIFIABLE LANDMARKS, AND SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SUCH TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19050232 Display Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
19236954 DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM Final Rejection TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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