Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEE, HWA S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1799 2800 2877 2886 3792

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner HWA S LEE is positioned in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1799. The examiner has overseen 748 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 72.3 percent. This metric represents the proportion of applications that successfully transition from examination to a granted patent. An allowance rate of 72.3 percent offers a statistical foundation for evaluating the likelihood of a positive outcome in Art Unit 1799.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1095. This figure provides a specific timeframe for the duration of the prosecution process from filing to issuance. Practitioners can use the 1095 days benchmark to plan for the expected length of time an application might remain pending. This duration is a key consideration for applicants operating within Tech Center 3700.

The interview lift is 3.1 percent. This figure represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to cases without one. A lift of 3.1 percent suggests that verbal communication may assist in resolving outstanding issues during prosecution. For the 748 resolved cases, this statistic implies that interviews are a factor to consider for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

72.3%
Allow Rate
+2.3% vs TC avg
792
Total Applications
+3.1%
Interview Lift
1095
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 748 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
33.5%
§103 Obviousness
33.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18791502 SINGLE-PIXEL MULTISPECTRAL IMAGER FOR FLARE AND BURNER COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18810230 SHARED SET OF OBJECT REGISTRATIONS FOR SURGICAL DEVICES USING INDEPENDENT REFERENCE PLANES Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18700512 System and Methods for Measuring Stimulated Raman Scattering Final Rejection Google LLC
17994900 AUTOMATIC QUALITY CATEGORIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18039053 METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN A 3D PRINTER USING IMAGE SPATIAL RESOLUTION Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18950734 DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT OF IR ABSORPTION IN PLASMONIC MEMS SENSORS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18957428 MAGNETO-OPTICAL CHEMICAL SENSORS FOR PROCESS CHAMBERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18989928 METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PREDICTING PARAMETER OF SAMPLE IN OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18326018 TEST SYSTEM AND TEST METHOD TO WAFERS Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18838745 OPTICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection RENISHAW PLC
18133914 MEASUREMENTS OF TEMPORAL DYNAMICS USING OPTICAL SCATTERING IN A DIFFUSIVE CAVITY Non-Final OA University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18967887 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING HEMOLYSIS IN BLOOD USING REFRACTOMETRY Non-Final OA Terumo BCT, Inc.
18863040 SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS DEVICE Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18884192 SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYZER Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18865955 ENHANCED ALIGNMENT APPARATUS FOR LITHOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS Final Rejection ASML Netherlands B.V.
17311422 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GROUPING IMAGE PATTERNS TO DETERMINE WAFER BEHAVIOR IN A PATTERNING PROCESS Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18707413 METROLOGY APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Cymer, LLC
18749338 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING CLEAVE ANGLE METROLOGY FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER Non-Final OA RAM Photonics Industrial, LLC
18137756 PROPULSOR BLADE IMAGING ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation

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