Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEE, JOHN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1732 1752 1759 1794

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner JOHN LEE operates within Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1732. The examiner has managed 39 resolved cases. The observed allowance rate is 28.2 percent, reflecting the frequency of patent grants among all applications that reach a final disposition. This percentage serves as a baseline for understanding the current prosecution environment under this examiner in Art Unit 1732.

The median days to allowance is 1502. This value measures the typical time from the initial filing of an application to the eventual issuance of a patent. Practitioners can use the 1502 days figure to estimate the duration of the examination phase. This timeline is a critical factor for strategic planning for cases assigned to Tech Center 1700.

An interview lift of 23.0 percent is recorded for this profile. This metric indicates the difference in allowance outcomes between cases that included an interview and those that did not. A lift of 23.0 percent suggests that direct engagement with the examiner is a factor in the probability of a grant. With 39 resolved cases, these data points provide a factual summary of the examiner's historical performance.

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

Performance Statistics

30.0%
Allow Rate
-35.0% vs TC avg
77
Total Applications
+39.6%
Interview Lift
1506
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
57.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17907767 POLYGONAL CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR FOR PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES Final Rejection SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
17925638 LIGHTING DEVICE FOR PROVIDING LIGHT TO BE USED IN A PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION Non-Final OA BASF SE
18800246 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS WITH ELECTRODES HAVING NICKEL-COBALT-PHOSPHOROUS-BASED COMPOUNDS Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
17165726 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MATERIALS WITH COMPLEX ISOTOPE VECTORS FOR USE AS A NUCLEAR FUEL Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
17762924 Liquid Flow Formation Method and Object Moving Method Using Same Non-Final OA The Doshisha
17601271 MICROWAVE PYROLYSIS REACTOR Final Rejection Pyrowave Inc.

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