Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: LEMIEUX, IAN L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2665 2669 3774

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ian L. Lemieux has resolved 589 cases in Art Unit 2665. The examiner has an allowance rate of 86.8 percent. This 86.8 percent rate is based on the 589 resolved cases in Tech Center 3700. 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 9.1 percent. This 9.1 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 9.1 percent lift is a recorded factor in the examiner's prosecution profile.

The median time to allowance is 791 days. This 791 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 2665. It provides a benchmark for cases assigned to this examiner. Understanding this 791 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

86.8%
Allow Rate
+16.8% vs TC avg
611
Total Applications
+9.1%
Interview Lift
791
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 589 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18929938 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED IMAGE GENERATION Non-Final OA AtomBeam Technologies Inc.
19016118 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18441359 METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VERTEBRAL DATA Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
18036842 DATA ANALYSIS APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR SATELITE IMAGE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18552722 OBJECT DISTANCE DETECTING DEVICE Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18784134 METHODS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTRON MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18941579 GENERATING MULTIPLE SEGMENTATION MASKS IN A SINGLE MODEL WITH MULTI-TASK QUERY DECODERS Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18771929 NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ROBUST AUTOMATIC ANATOMY SEGMENTATION Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18641709 METHOD OF OPERATING A CAMERA ASSEMBLY IN A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18917476 ADAPTIVE RECOGNITION USE HISTORY Non-Final OA BrightAI Corporation

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