Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1684 2422 2482 2622

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Lee is an experienced examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 1684. He has a large volume of 1345 resolved cases, providing a very reliable set of metrics. His allowance rate is 79.6 percent, which indicates that he is generally open to granting patents in his field. This 79.6 percent rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants.

The interview lift for this examiner is 10.0 percent. This 10.0 percent figure shows that interviews provide a clear benefit, even though the baseline is already quite high. Practitioners should consider an interview as a useful tool to resolve any outstanding issues in Art Unit 1684. The 1345 resolved cases demonstrate a long and consistent history of examination in Tech Center 2600.

The median days to allowance is 963. This timeline is a standard duration for patent prosecution, representing a period of over two years. Applicants can use this 963-day figure to set expectations for their clients. The combination of a 79.6 percent allowance rate and a 963-day median suggests a predictable and relatively successful path to grant.

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

Performance Statistics

79.6%
Allow Rate
+17.6% vs TC avg
1,367
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
963
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1345 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
33.8%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19275969 Calibrating a Gaze Tracker Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19047446 METHOD FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL VIEWPOINT IMAGE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19052490 MEDICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
18802695 USING GENERATIVE MACHINE-LEARNING TO INTERPOLATE DROPPED FRAMES Non-Final OA Roku, Inc.
18977140 RELAY ADAPTER AND MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
19026656 VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE, VIDEO SIGNAL REPEATING DEVICE, AND VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM Final Rejection ROHM Co., Ltd.
19260623 PROJECTION DEVICE AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
16195222 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE ON AN ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Universal Electronics Inc.
19249737 AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED COOLING Final Rejection 3SHAPE A/S
18749839 VIEW BLIND CHECK SYSTEM, VIEW BLIND CHECK METHOD, AND VIEW BLIND METHOD Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18729087 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SYSTEM Non-Final OA LELY PATENT N.V.

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