Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Debbie M Le, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LE, DEBBIE M

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2154 2161 2168

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Debbie M. Le is assigned to Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2154. Her profile records 802 resolved cases, an 89.5% allowance rate, and a median of 988 days to allowance. The substantial record shows that allowed outcomes comprise most resolved matters, while the median places allowance near a substantial prosecution interval.

The interview lift is 10.5%, indicating a limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes. Counsel may emphasize disciplined written prosecution and use interviews for focused issues. The listed companies are Google LLC, DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited, and Datum Point Labs Inc. The Rapacke Law Group, P.A. is the listed firm.

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

Performance Statistics

89.5%
Allow Rate
+34.5% vs TC avg
816
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
988
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 802 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.1%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19481072 Query Expansion by Prompting Large Language Models Non-Final OA Google LLC
19324876 APPROXIMATE NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH METHOD AND APPROXIMATE NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Debbie M Le's allowance rate?

89.5% of resolved applications examined by Debbie M Le were allowed (802 resolved cases), compared with 67.7% across Art Unit 2154 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Debbie M Le?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Debbie M Le take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Debbie M Le took 988 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Debbie M Le work in?

Debbie M Le examines applications in Art Unit 2154 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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