Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Michael Le, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2151 2159 2161 2163 2611 2614 2617 2619 2679

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Le examines in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2151. His profile includes 911 resolved cases, a 66.0% allowance rate, and a median of 1196 days to allowance. The record shows a majority allowance outcome, paired with a median that indicates an extended prosecution timeline.

The interview lift is 21.7%, making interviews a meaningful option for addressing claim or prior-art issues. Practitioners may use direct discussion together with carefully targeted written responses. The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Canon Inc., and Google LLC. The listed firms are Astute IP Law Group, Barron & Young PLLC, and Blueshift IP LLC.

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

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
+4.0% vs TC avg
972
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1196
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 911 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
54.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18301954 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING DATA STREAMS Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18787523 ADAPTIVE FOVEATION PROCESSING AND RENDERING IN VIDEO SEE-THROUGH (VST) EXTENDED REALITY (XR) Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19038330 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXCEPTION HANDLING OF ALTERNATIVE RECORDKEEPING ENTITY DATA Final Rejection WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
19074845 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR ENABLING TO NOTIFY USER OF POSSIBILITY OF CONTACT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18352639 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF GENERATING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, AND LEARNING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18996859 CALIBRATION INFORMATION DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19037875 STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
19485246 Multiplexed Embedding Tables for Improved Computational Efficiency Non-Final OA Google LLC
19104344 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19080415 Deep Clustering Method, Apparatus, and System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19089687 AVATAR FASHION DELIVERY Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18934934 IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18214776 ASYMMETRICAL XR NAVIGATION FOR AUGMENTING OBJECTS OF INTEREST IN EXTENDED REALITY STREAMING Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
19027148 X-RAY IMAGING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19077551 PLATFORM FOR PERFORMING MULTI-STAGE DATA OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Target Brands, Inc.
18948198 VIRTUAL REALITY USER IMAGE GENERATION Final Rejection MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18661444 TEXTURE JOINT ANIMATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18971672 QUERY-SPECIFIC BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION OF TREE TRAVERSAL Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18318124 Label Extraction and Recommendation Based on Data Asset Metadata Final Rejection SAP SE
18749598 USER INTERFACE STATE PRESERVATION DURING ASYNCHRONOUS UPDATE Final Rejection Stripe, LLC
18654006 Catch Monitoring Device and Catch Monitoring Method Thereof Final Rejection Wistron Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael Le's allowance rate?

66.0% of resolved applications examined by Michael Le were allowed (911 resolved cases), compared with 81.0% across Art Unit 2151 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael Le?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.7 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 Le take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael Le took 1,196 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael Le work in?

Michael Le examines applications in Art Unit 2151 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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