Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Thomas Bernard Lane, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LANE, THOMAS BERNARD

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2142

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

LANE, THOMAS BERNARD is associated with Tech Center 2100 and art unit 2142. The profile covers 20 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 75.0% and a median of 1403 days to allowance. Interviews correspond to an 11.9% lift in the allowance rate. The combination gives practitioners a data point for evaluating prosecution outcomes and the likely duration of examination in this docket.

The listed companies are NEC Laboratories America Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and 4Mindsai Inc. The listed firms are Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd, ARC PATENTS, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. Counsel handling work before this examiner can use these appearances to identify filing experience in the relevant portfolio, while treating the outcome metrics as a record of resolved cases rather than a prediction for an individual application.

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

Performance Statistics

75.0%
Allow Rate
+20.0% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
1403
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

25.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.7%
§102 Novelty
40.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18133203 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17690310 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREDICTING PROCESS ANOMALIES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18718516 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18446294 MODEL TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18322373 NEURAL NETWORK TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18159036 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODEL-BASED META-LEARNING Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
18713061 PERFORMANCE SUPERVISION AND/OR FAILURE DETECTION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Thomas Bernard Lane's allowance rate?

75.0% of resolved applications examined by Thomas Bernard Lane were allowed (20 resolved cases), compared with 23.4% across Art Unit 2142 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Thomas Bernard Lane?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Thomas Bernard Lane take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Thomas Bernard Lane took 1,403 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Thomas Bernard Lane work in?

Thomas Bernard Lane examines applications in Art Unit 2142 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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