Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEE JR, KENNETH B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2148 2622 2625 2629 2697 2815

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Kenneth B Lee Jr, based in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2148, has an allowance rate of 85.7% across 1293 resolved cases. The data indicates an interview lift of 8.7%, which shows that conducting an interview increases the probability of a grant above the 85.7% baseline. This 8.7% lift is a useful metric for practitioners when deciding on their prosecution strategy in this art unit.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 832. This 832-day timeframe provides a benchmark for the duration of the patent acquisition process. With 1293 resolved cases, the examiner's profile is well-established. In Art Unit 2148, the 85.7% allowance rate and the 8.7% lift from interviews suggest that direct communication is a beneficial tactic to reach a grant within the 832-day median period.

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

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+17.7% vs TC avg
1,318
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
832
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1293 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
31.9%
§102 Novelty
56.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18762315 PROCESSOR FOR PROCESSING SOFTMAX FUNCTION AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE PROCESSOR Non-Final OA SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19478400 A BACKLIGHT UNIT, A VEHICLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA AUMOVIO Germany GmbH
18994023 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
19390590 DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19022463 SCAN DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
19153706 OPERATION DEVICE, ANALOG STICK MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19475690 PROCESSING DEVICE, EYE TRACKING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM AG
19163860 SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SENSOR Non-Final OA AMS-OSRAM AG
19264542 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED IMAGE STABILIZATION Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18671984 DYNAMIC REPROVISIONING OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL LAYERS Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.

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