Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LIN, ERICA S Y

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853 2861

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Erica S. Y. Lin is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2853. The examiner has a large volume of 1075 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 85.9 percent. This high rate indicates that most applications reaching a final disposition are granted. The 1075 resolved cases provide a very reliable statistical basis for this profile.

The median days to allowance is 846. This figure represents the typical time from filing to grant for successful applications. The interview lift is 2.7 percent. This is a small increase, suggesting that the baseline allowance rate of 85.9 percent is the primary driver of outcomes. While interviews are not as impactful here as with other examiners, they still offer a slight 2.7 percent advantage.

For those in Art Unit 2853, the 85.9 percent allowance rate and 846 median days to allowance define an efficient prosecution environment. The 1075 resolved cases show a consistent history of granting patents. The 2.7 percent interview lift suggests that written advocacy is often sufficient. Overall, the data points to a high probability of success within a reasonable timeframe.

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

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+17.9% vs TC avg
1,092
Total Applications
+2.7%
Interview Lift
846
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1075 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.1%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
18.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18943092 TEMPERATURE SENSOR CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Airbus Operations Limited
18666245 HOT STOP APERTURE FIXTURES FOR THERMAL IMAGING MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18728348 SENSORS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOLS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18709092 MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE OF A HEATER ELEMENT FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18772725 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT ASSEMBLY, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18859625 CONTROL PANEL THERMAL DETECTION Non-Final OA Resideo USA LLC
18817368 Highly Flexible Thermoelectric Composite Materials for Temperature Sensing in Aircraft Non-Final OA University of Washington
18842756 Fast Well Plate Differential Scanning Micro-Calorimeter Using Photonic Sensors Non-Final OA The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
17913898 DEW POINT HYGROMETER Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
18840181 MOVEABLE TIP AND INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION FOR FIBER OPTIC TEMPERATURE SENSING PROBE Non-Final OA Photon Control, Inc.

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