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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Alvin Lynghi Lee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2813. The record covers 86 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 88.4% and a median of 1179 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 10.8% lift in allowance outcomes. The allowance history is favorable, although the median indicates that allowance may still require an extended prosecution period.

The recorded companies are Samsung Display Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., and Intel Corporation. The listed firms are CANTOR COLBURN LLP, Harrity & Harrity , LLP, and JCIPRNET. Practitioners can set expectations using the allowance and pendency figures, while evaluating interviews for applications presenting specific claim construction or prior-art questions.

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

Performance Statistics

88.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
134
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
1179
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 86 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18394884 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING CAPACITOR Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18241283 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18073331 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18517315 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18142208 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17900271 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17897641 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18251546 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18708679 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18264814 LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18021250 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING BASE PLATE AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18020420 Light Emitting Substrate, Display Panel and Display Apparatus Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18467163 PACKAGE COMPRISING A SUBSTRATE WITH A PASSIVE COMPONENT BLOCK Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18050533 INTERPOSER POWER CORRIDOR Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17930801 FULL WAFER DEVICE WITH BACK SIDE PASSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18047094 STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF INCREASING SUBTRACTIVE BITLINE AIR GAP HEIGHT Final Rejection Intel NDTM US LLC
18312598 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
19019178 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18783224 VERTICALLY-ARRANGED GATE ALL AROUND TRANSISTORS HAVING UNIFORM CELL CONTACT LIGHTLY-DOPED DRAIN REGIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18015453 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18659469 MULTIPLE CHIP MODULE WITH INTEGRATED MICROCHANNEL COOLING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17546682 BARRIER LINER FREE INTERFACE FOR METAL VIA Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18369443 INTERCONNECT CLIP FOR VERTICALLY STACKED DIE ARRANGEMENT Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
18374524 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18779221 METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED MEMORY INTEGRITY AT ARRAY BOUNDARIES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18656348 LOW-RESISTANCE SOURCE/DRAIN FEATURES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17814317 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18623490 THRESHOLD VOLTAGE TUNING FOR CFETS HAVING COMMON GATES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18587700 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NUMBER OF LAYOUT TRACKS FOR SENSE AMPLIFIERS Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18498049 CAPACITOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection United Microelectronics Corp.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alvin Lynghi Lee's allowance rate?

88.4% of resolved applications examined by Alvin Lynghi Lee were allowed (86 resolved cases), compared with 80.3% across Art Unit 2813 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alvin Lynghi Lee?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alvin Lynghi Lee take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alvin Lynghi Lee took 1,179 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alvin Lynghi Lee work in?

Alvin Lynghi Lee examines applications in Art Unit 2813 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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