Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LAPAGE, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2877 2886

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
820
Total Applications
+33.2%
Interview Lift
922
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 787 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18692176 PARTICLE SORTING DEVICE, ORIFICE UNIT FOR PARTICLE SORTING DEVICE, AND PARTICLE SORTING METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18696343 METHOD AND HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER FOR OPTICALLY ANALYZING BLOOD CELLS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18862603 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSPECTING CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS Final Rejection Syntegon Technology GmbH
18661479 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ELECTRODE PLATE THICKNESS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18613522 COMPUTATIONAL SHEAR BY PHASE STEPPED SPECKLE HOLOGRAPHY Non-Final OA BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18862331 Determination of Inhomogeneities During Electrode Manufacturing for Battery Cells Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18871514 SHAPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18787119 MASK CHARACTERIZATION METHODS AND APPARATUSES Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18594009 OPTICAL INSPECTION SYSTEM, METHOD OF OPTICAL INSPECTION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17498020 FLOW CYTOMETER AND METHOD OF FLOW CYTOMETRY Final Rejection SYSMEX CORPORATION
19094641 STABILIZATION OF A MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF A SPECIMEN BY SHAPE ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE SPECIMEN Non-Final OA Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18178944 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Winbond Electronics Corp.
18957076 MEASURING DEVICE AND ERROR CALIBRATION METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL USING THE SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18937610 LIQUID HYDROGEN RATIO ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND LIQUID HYDROGEN RATIO ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA CHUNG ANG University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation

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