Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: LIANG, LEONARD S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2853 2857 2862 2881

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Leonard S. Liang is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2800. He has 649 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 62.2 percent. This percentage represents the frequency of patent grants among his resolved matters. The interview lift is 4.3 percent. This metric measures the increase in the probability of allowance following an examiner interview. The median time to allowance is 1346 days.

With 649 resolved cases, the 62.2 percent allowance rate offers a clear view of the examiner's tendencies. The 4.3 percent interview lift indicates that direct communication has a modest impact on the chances of allowance. The 1346 days median time to allowance is a key figure for planning the lifecycle of an application. These statistics help practitioners navigate the specific requirements of their assigned art unit. The allowance rate and interview lift are the primary indicators of success for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

62.2%
Allow Rate
-5.8% vs TC avg
690
Total Applications
+4.3%
Interview Lift
1346
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 649 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
49.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18091936 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND DISPLAYING DOWNHOLE TOOL STRING OPERABILITY CONDITIONS Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18735647 DETECTION OF A WAKE UP SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF A SAFETY EVENT IN A BATTERY Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18621182 METHOD FOR TRAINING TRAJECTORY ESTIMATION MODEL, TRAJECTORY ESTIMATION METHOD, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18255859 Method and Device for Determining a Remaining Service Life of a Technical System Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17937815 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND IMPLEMENTING A DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM FOR ONE OR MORE PHASES OF HYDROCARBON EXTRACTION BASED ON SEQUENTIAL SUBSURFACE UNCERTAINTY CHARACTERIZATION Final Rejection ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
17378676 PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE MODEL DESIGN SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18086256 Assessing and Monitoring Hydrocarbon Exploration Data Maturity Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18211464 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DEFECTS Final Rejection Palantir Technologies Inc.
18717362 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR MANAGING MOLECULAR PREDICTION Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18172113 METHOD FOR APPLYING CONTROL REFERENCE VALUE TO SPECIMEN ANALYZER, SPECIMEN ANALYZER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sysmex Corporation
18176769 MISSION-CENTRIC HEALTH WARNING SYSTEM FOR HIGH VALUE ASSETS Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
18671279 SYSTEMS FOR PROBABILITY BASED FUGITIVE GAS LEAK DETECTION Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
17659276 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A HEALTH INDICATION OF A MECHANICAL COMPONENT Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
17489305 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DEVICE MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18631581 WAVEFORM-ANALYZING METHOD, WAVEFORM-ANALYZING DEVICE, AND ANALYZING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18198026 ACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS BASED ON CHARGE DENSITY WAVE AND BROKEN SYMMETRY Final Rejection UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
18710619 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING RETAINING WALL SUITABLE FOR AUTOMATIC DRIVING VEHICLE Non-Final OA JiangSu XCMG Construction Machinery Research Institute LTD.

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