Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEE, JAI M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2634 2635 2636

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner JAI M LEE is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2634. The examiner has reached a final resolution on 487 cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 77.2 percent, which represents the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant rather than an abandonment. This rate provides a primary indicator of the likelihood of success for an application assigned to this examiner in Art Unit 2634.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 822. This figure represents the middle point of the time distribution for applications that successfully result in a patent grant. A median of 822 days offers a specific timeline for practitioners to consider when managing client expectations and filing strategies. Understanding this duration is essential for navigating the procedural requirements of Tech Center 2600.

The interview lift is 11.2 percent. This figure quantifies the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted during the prosecution process. A lift of 11.2 percent suggests that verbal communication with the examiner may influence the final outcome of a case. For the 487 resolved cases analyzed, this statistic serves as a tool for determining whether to request a formal interview.

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

Performance Statistics

77.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
501
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
823
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 487 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
10.3%
§102 Novelty
53.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18947541 LOCALIZATION BASED ON FLICKERING OF LIGHT WITHIN A PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18727379 COMMUNICATION ROUTE SETTING METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18902658 Electro-optical device with increased extinction ratio Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18593745 OPTICAL SPLITTER COMPONENT Final Rejection PURE STORAGE, INC.
18794480 DELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT, OPTICAL TRANSMITTER, AND DELAY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
19100429 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, FIRST OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION LINE CHARACTERISTIC IDENTIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18874925 OPTICAL TRANSMITTER, OPTICAL RECEIVER, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL SIGNAL SUPERIMPOSITION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18872129 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18871738 OPTICAL PATH DESIGN APPARATUS, OPTICAL PATH DESIGN METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18943428 High-Speed Optical Transceiver Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18840132 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND FAILURE POINT IDENTIFYING METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18837492 CONTROL SIGNAL MULTIPLEXING APPARATUS, CONTROL SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL SIGNAL MULTIPLEXING METHOD, AND CONTROL SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD Non-Final OA NTT Inc.
18620552 BARRIER MOUNTED SATELLITE TERMINAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18813237 MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION AND FIBER ROUTING CONFIGURATION FOR CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA AT&T Mobility II LLC
18961424 OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT ACTIVATION AND LOW LATENCY TRANSMISSIONS IN DELAY SENSITIVE NETWORKS Non-Final OA MaxLinear, Inc.
18955180 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING THE DEMODULATION OF DATA MODULATED BY MODULATING THE AMPLITUDE OF A LIGHT SIGNAL EMITTED BY A LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA Schneider Electric Industries SAS
18122097 COMFORTABLE HAND-TOUCH WEARABLE HEARING-AID SYSTEM Non-Final OA ELBEX VIDEO LTD.
18092240 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROPAGATING OPTICAL BEAMY LIGHT AND COMBI SIGNALS VIA A CASCADED LINE OF SUPPORT DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED WIRING DEVICES AND LOW VOLTAGE IOTS AND AI DEVICES Non-Final OA ELBEX VIDEO LTD.

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