Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

John H Le, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LE, JOHN H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2117 2835 2857 2862 2863

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.7%
Allow Rate
+19.7% vs TC avg
1,553
Total Applications
+7.0%
Interview Lift
920
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1511 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
26.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18703642 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL DECONVOLUTION Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18810605 MEDICAL INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, MEDICAL INFORMATION CONTROL METHOD, AND X-RAY DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18285130 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18741198 Slave BMS Inspection System and Method Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18837426 Permittivity Measurement Method, Permittivity Measurement System, Permittivity Measurement Program Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18682677 Method for Monitoring Temperature, Electrical Energy Storage System and at Least Partially Electric Vehicle Non-Final OA Mercedes-Benz Group AG
18554900 METHOD FOR MONITORING THE USE OF A METHANE INHIBITOR Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18248281 IMPROVEMENTS TO QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT GENERATION Non-Final OA BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
17980394 HCI WORKLOAD SIMULATION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18603523 MOTOR DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
18039712 A METHOD OF MONITORING A LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John H Le's allowance rate?

87.7% of resolved applications examined by John H Le were allowed (1,511 resolved cases), compared with 59.5% across Art Unit 2117 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John H Le?

This examiner's interview lift is +7.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner John H Le take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John H Le took 920 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John H Le work in?

John H Le examines applications in Art Unit 2117 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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