Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sarah Lhymn, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LHYMN, SARAH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2613 3796

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

LHYMN, SARAH is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2613. The profile records 567 resolved cases, a 66.1% allowance rate, and a median of 862 days to allowance. The interview lift is 14.2%, indicating a positive association that may support targeted interviews without displacing careful written claim analysis.

Representative companies include Magic Leap Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are KHMRG (NVIDIA), OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and Slayden Grubert Beard PLLC. The median timing supports early attention to prosecution milestones and prompt resolution of claim issues.

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

Performance Statistics

66.1%
Allow Rate
-3.9% vs TC avg
601
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
862
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 567 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.5%
§102 Novelty
64.8%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18954087 VOXEL OCCUPANCY BASED OBJECT PLACEMENT IN EXTENDED REALITY XR ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18540456 DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING DISPLAY APPARATUS OF HEAD-MOUNTED TYPE AND PLURALITY OF VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUSES Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19174070 CROSS REALITY SYSTEM SUPPORTING MULTIPLE DEVICE TYPES Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18778654 AVATAR CUSTOMIZATION FOR OPTIMAL GAZE DISCRIMINATION Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18490518 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY Final Rejection MAGIC LEAP, INC.
18260916 ACTUATED PUPIL STEERING FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEMS Final Rejection MAGIC LEAP, INC.
18909858 EFFICIENT MULTI-GPU RENDERING OF GEOMETRY BY CONFIGURING A SHADER TO PERFORM GEOMETRY PRETESTING OR RENDERING DEPENDING ON GPU STATE Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19051442 3D Model Generation Method and System, and Electronic Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18636530 MULTIFOCAL ASSEMBLY FOR EXTENDED REALITY DEVICES Final Rejection Snap Inc.
18874577 BLOCK SEARCHING PROCEDURE FOR MOTION ESTIMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18954037 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING VIDEO CARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18841846 Systems and Methods for Digitally Transforming Economic, Organizational and/or Industrial Content and/or Processes Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18503797 3D OBJECT RECONSTRUCTION Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17748739 OBJECT ANIMATION USING NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18953150 VIRTUAL REALITY AVATAR ATTENTION-BASED SERVICES Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18978362 MODEL DATA CONTROL METHOD AND MODEL DATA CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection Yamaha Corporation
18631107 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRELATING ONE OR MORE MOTIONS OF AN ANATOMICAL ELEMENT Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18909056 SYSTEM COMPRISING A HEAD-WORN DEVICE AND A HAND-HELD DEVICE AND CONFIGURED TO DETECT A USE OF THE HAND-HELD DEVICE BY A USER WEARING THE HEAD-WORN DEVICE Non-Final OA ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
19104946 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING DYNAMIC AVATARS Non-Final OA RESMED DIGITAL HEALTH INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sarah Lhymn's allowance rate?

66.1% of resolved applications examined by Sarah Lhymn were allowed (567 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2613 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sarah Lhymn?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sarah Lhymn take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sarah Lhymn took 862 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sarah Lhymn work in?

Sarah Lhymn examines applications in Art Unit 2613 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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