Listed by the USPTO as LEE, HWA S
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1799 2800 2877 2886 3792
This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases
LEE, HWA S has 750 resolved cases and a 72.3% allowance rate. The interview lift is 3.3%, and the median time to allowance is 1095 days. The examiner is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1799. The allowance rate indicates a favorable outcome pattern, while the limited positive interview lift suggests that interviews have produced only a small measured difference. The 1095-day median should be incorporated into prosecution timelines.
The recurring companies are Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Google LLC, and Cilag GmbH International. The leading firms are DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP (DC), and Alleman Hall LLP. This combination gives counsel context for optical, software, and life-science matters in the docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18700512 | System and Methods for Measuring Stimulated Raman Scattering | Final Rejection | Google LLC |
| 18810230 | SHARED SET OF OBJECT REGISTRATIONS FOR SURGICAL DEVICES USING INDEPENDENT REFERENCE PLANES | Final Rejection | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18846341 | MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL COMBINER, AND METHOD OF MEASURING FIBER CHARACTERISTICS | Final Rejection | SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18950734 | DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT OF IR ABSORPTION IN PLASMONIC MEMS SENSORS | Non-Final OA | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED |
| 17994900 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CATEGORIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS | Non-Final OA | CORNING INCORPORATED |
| 18850772 | TECHNIQUES FOR COLOR BATCH CORRECTION | Final Rejection | PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC. |
| 18863040 | SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS DEVICE | Final Rejection | HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. |
| 18884192 | SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYZER | Final Rejection | HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. |
| 17311422 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GROUPING IMAGE PATTERNS TO DETERMINE WAFER BEHAVIOR IN A PATTERNING PROCESS | Non-Final OA | ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. |
| 18983683 | POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND DEVICE | Non-Final OA | BRIGHTEST TECHNOLOGY TAIWAN CO., LTD. |
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Build Your Strategy72.3% of resolved applications examined by Hwa S Lee were allowed (750 resolved cases), compared with 50.4% across Art Unit 1799 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +3.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Hwa S Lee took 1,095 days on average from filing to allowance.
Hwa S Lee examines applications in Art Unit 1799 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
