Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LAPAGE, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2877 2886

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael P Lapage, in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2800, has 795 resolved cases. His allowance rate pct is 78.6, and the median days to allowance is 922. These figures indicate the prosecution process in his docket. The 922-day median to allowance is a benchmark for applicants in this tech center and can be used to estimate the time to issuance.

The interview lift pct of 33.5 is a metric suggesting that interviews are a factor in securing an allowance. This 33.5 lift indicates that verbal advocacy is associated with resolving the examiner's concerns and improving the 78.6 allowance rate pct. The 795 resolved cases provide a data set for these prosecution metrics. A 33.5 lift is a metric in this profile, highlighting the role of direct communication with this examiner and its impact on the 78.6 allowance rate pct.

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

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+10.6% vs TC avg
825
Total Applications
+33.5%
Interview Lift
922
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 795 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
46.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18918838 SYSTEM FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT OF A SAMPLE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18692176 PARTICLE SORTING DEVICE, ORIFICE UNIT FOR PARTICLE SORTING DEVICE, AND PARTICLE SORTING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
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
19226406 INTERFERENCE FRINGE PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, SHAPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18398723 INTEGRATED OPTICAL SENSOR CONTROLLER FOR DEVICEMANUFACTURING MACHINES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17498020 FLOW CYTOMETER AND METHOD OF FLOW CYTOMETRY Final Rejection SYSMEX CORPORATION
18957076 MEASURING DEVICE AND ERROR CALIBRATION METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL USING THE SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18178944 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Winbond Electronics Corp.
18587703 SIDE-BY-SIDE OFF-CENTER DIE OVERLAY TARGET Final Rejection KLA Corporation

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