Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEIBY, CHRISTOPHER E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2621 2622 2629 2697

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher E. Leiby has resolved 1008 cases in Art Unit 2621. The examiner has an allowance rate of 61.8 percent. This 61.8 percent rate is based on the 1008 resolved cases in Tech Center 2600. 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 22.3 percent. This 22.3 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 22.3 percent lift is a recorded factor in the examiner's prosecution profile.

The median time to allowance is 1076 days. This 1076 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 2621. It provides a benchmark for cases assigned to this examiner. Understanding this 1076 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

61.9%
Allow Rate
At TC average
1,042
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1075
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1010 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
53.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19173189 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR OF KEYBOARD INPUT Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18627055 PIEZOELECTRIC LINEAR MOTOR AND CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19375064 USER INTERFACES AND TECHNIQUES FOR MOVING A COMPUTER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19341961 Dithering Circuitry for Content-Addressable Electronic Display Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19197057 Electronic Device with an Under-Display Sensor Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18776052 GAIN ADJUSTMENT USING CONTACT DETECTION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19257354 MOTHER SUBSTRATE FOR SENSOR Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19277124 GATE IN PANEL DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THEREOF Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18531058 DISTRIBUTED DISPLAY METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR APPLICATION INTERFACE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19082367 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18713593 MULTIFUNCTIONAL OPERATING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
19296610 ELECTROPHORETIC DEVICE WITH AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR AND ADAPTIVE WHITENESS RESTORING AND COLOR BALANCING FRONTLIGHT Final Rejection E INK CORPORATION
19110922 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
19266100 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR BIOPOTENTIAL-BASED WRIST-WEARABLE DEVICES AND RESULTING MANUFACTURED BIOPOTENTIAL-BASED WRIST-WEARABLE DEVICES Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18587587 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTER DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS BASED ON PUPIL DILATION Final Rejection Red Six Aerospace Inc.
18122188 REFLECTIVE FIBER AMPLIFIER IN A CASCADED TOPOLOGY FOR OPERATION IN C-BAND AND L-BAND WAVELENGTH RANGES Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18952705 RECONSTRUCTING OBSTRUCTED VISUAL INFORMATION IN AN OBSTRUCTED/OBSCURED IMAGE Non-Final OA MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
18702260 HEAD-UP DISPLAY CALIBRATION Final Rejection Envisics Ltd
18729604 GERMANIUM AOD SYSTEM WITH PARALLEL AND PERPENDICULAR ORIENTATIONS Final Rejection ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.

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