Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LI, LARRY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2881 3700

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Larry Li is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2881. He has 4 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 100.0 percent. This figure indicates that all resolutions thus far have resulted in a patent grant. The interview lift is 0.0 percent. The median time to allowance is 973 days. This duration provides a timeline for the cases that have reached issuance.

With 4 resolved cases, the data set is small but shows a consistent outcome. The 100.0 percent allowance rate is a primary indicator for applicants in Art Unit 2881. The 0.0 percent interview lift suggests that interviews have not yet impacted the recorded outcomes. The 973 days median time to allowance helps in planning the prosecution lifecycle. These statistics offer an initial look at the examiner's performance in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+30.0% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
973
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
40.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18758983 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM AND PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18574985 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18668768 METAL OXIDE FILM, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING METAL OXIDE FILM Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18732344 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18668327 PHOTOELECTRON EMISSION MICROSCOPE Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18699609 MULTIPOLE LENS AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18283932 Scanning Probe Microscope, Sample Observation Processing System, and Electric Characteristic Evaluation Device Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18509343 METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18566548 AN ANALYZER SYSTEM Final Rejection Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18838620 MASS SPECTROMETER Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18294930 Mass Spectrometer and Mass Spectrometry Method Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18485311 FLOW RATE SWITCHING MECHANISM AND MASS SPECTROMETER Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18907722 Disinfection System For Wheelchairs Non-Final OA United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs
18796333 EUV LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Gigaphoton Inc.
18855625 CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS WITH LARGE FIELD-OF-VIEW AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18854000 WAFER EDGE INSPECTION OF CHARGED PARTICLE INSPECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18706592 WAFER EDGE INSPECTION OF CHARGED PARTICLE INSPECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18517642 CHARGED PARTICLE DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18617482 TIME OF FLIGHT MASS ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH
18294436 MULTIPLE INLET APPARATUS FOR ISOTOPE RATIO SPECTROMETRY Final Rejection Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH
18630957 PROTECTING A DETECTOR WHILE DISCHARGING A REGION OF A SAMPLE Final Rejection Applied Materials Israel Ltd
18599138 ELECTROSTATIC ENERGY FILTER MODULE Final Rejection Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18370303 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATION OF DIFFRACTION ANGLES Final Rejection Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18730019 Atom Beam Generation Device, Physics Package, Physics Package for Optical Lattice Clock, Physics Package for Atomic Clock, Physics Package for Atomic Interferometer, Physics Package for Quantum Information Processing Device, and Physics Package System Non-Final OA JEOL Ltd.
18776603 Charged Particle Beam Apparatus and Camera Image Displaying Method Non-Final OA JEOL Ltd.
18385022 Electron Microscope, Multipole Element for Use Therein, and Control Method for Such Electron Microscope Final Rejection JEOL Ltd.
18612557 ION BEAM COLUMN ION SPECIES MEASUREMENT Final Rejection FEI Company
18598369 Cask Storing Radioactive Nuclear Material and for Cooling Liquified Radiation Shielding Material by Controlling Flow Between Primary and Expansion Tanks Final Rejection NAC International Inc.

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