Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEGESSE, HENOK D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2681 2853 2861

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Henok D. Legesse has resolved 1097 cases in Art Unit 2681. The examiner has an allowance rate of 86.4 percent. This 86.4 percent rate is based on the 1097 resolved cases in Tech Center 2800. Practitioners can use these figures to evaluate the probability of a grant. The volume of resolutions provides a specific data set for this examiner's history.

The interview lift is 2.2 percent. This 2.2 percent figure represents the change in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. Practitioners should consider this lift when deciding on a prosecution strategy. This metric indicates how interviews correlate with the overall allowance rate. The 2.2 percent lift is a recorded factor in the examiner's prosecution profile.

The median time to allowance is 788 days. This 788 day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. Applicants can use this figure to plan their prosecution timelines. The median pendency is a specific temporal measure in Art Unit 2681. It provides a benchmark for cases assigned to this examiner. Understanding this 788 day timeline is important for managing expectations during the examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

86.4%
Allow Rate
+18.4% vs TC avg
1,102
Total Applications
+2.2%
Interview Lift
789
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1098 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
31.5%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19090855 VALVE MECHANISM, LIQUID FLUID DEVICE, AND LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19076073 LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18431105 WIPING DEVICE AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18974762 PRINTING CASSETTE Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18465585 PRINTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19024274 INK LIQUID LEVEL HEIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18907962 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
19088086 NEGATIVE PRESSURE REGULATION VALVE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18972334 SYSTEMS FOR INKJET PRINTING ONTO 3D PRINTED ARTICLES Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18557645 DEFORMATION FACTORS BASED ON TENSION AND MEDIA ADVANCEMENT DATA Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
19070206 PRINTER, METHOD OF OPERATING PRINTER, AND SUBSTRATE HANDLING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Kateeva, Inc.
18985427 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ONTO A POLYMERIC WEB Non-Final OA Poly-America, L.P.

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