Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Sarah Le, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LE, SARAH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2614 2616 2619 2679 3772

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.9%
Allow Rate
-2.1% vs TC avg
292
Total Applications
+31.5%
Interview Lift
1089
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 277 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.0%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
64.0%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18255336 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL REALITY GUIDANCE Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18595622 ACCESS POLICY DISPLAY DEVICE AND ACCESS POLICY DISPLAY METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18702416 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PEDESTRIAN THERMODYNAMIC DIAGRAM Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18830291 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18829441 MULTI-INSTANCE GPU AWARE AUTOSCALING IN AI MODEL SERVICE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18903151 STYLE-BASED IMAGE GENERATION Final Rejection ADOBE INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sarah Le's allowance rate?

67.9% of resolved applications examined by Sarah Le were allowed (277 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sarah Le?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sarah Le take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sarah Le took 1,089 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sarah Le work in?

Sarah Le examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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