Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Michael Dean Lang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LANG, MICHAEL DEAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3667 3668

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

LANG, MICHAEL DEAN is associated with Tech Center 3600 and art unit 3667. The record includes 768 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 87.1%, and a median of 796 days to allowance. Interviews correspond to a 5.4% lift in the allowance rate. These figures provide a prosecution profile with both a substantial case history and a defined timing measure for applications handled in this docket.

The principal listed companies are Oshkosh Corporation, Sony Group Corporation, and Fujitsu Limited. The listed firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA), and WHDA, LLP. Practitioners can use the appearances to identify relevant prosecution experience and can consider interview practice as one element of office-action strategy, without treating the reported lift as an outcome prediction for a specific application.

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

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+35.1% vs TC avg
782
Total Applications
+5.4%
Interview Lift
796
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 768 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
48.9%
§102 Novelty
31.4%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19378392 MOVABLE OBJECT, NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
19239769 OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
19239778 OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
19281274 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLATOONING Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
19309375 SIMULATING REALISTIC TEST DATA FROM TRANSFORMED REAL-WORLD SENSOR DATA FOR AUTONOMOUS MACHINE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael Dean Lang's allowance rate?

87.1% of resolved applications examined by Michael Dean Lang were allowed (768 resolved cases), compared with 64.0% across Art Unit 3667 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael Dean Lang?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael Dean Lang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael Dean Lang took 796 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael Dean Lang work in?

Michael Dean Lang examines applications in Art Unit 3667 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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