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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Michael J Logie, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LOGIE, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2800 2881 2884 4100

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

LOGIE, MICHAEL J is assigned to Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2800. The profile reports 811 resolved cases, a 63.1% allowance rate, and a median of 941 days to allowance. Interview lift is 9.5%, indicating a positive but limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

Dh Technologies Development Pte. Ltd., Zeteo Tech Inc., and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. are the listed companies. Paradice and Li LLP, Potomac Law Group, PLLC, and MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. - Sciex are the associated firms. The moderate allowance rate supports careful prosecution planning, while the timing figure favors early attention to potential issues that could extend examination.

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

Performance Statistics

63.1%
Allow Rate
+3.1% vs TC avg
871
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
941
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 811 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
24.3%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18194608 RADIATION THERAPY DEVICES, PHOTOFLASH THERAPY SYSTEMS, AND ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON FLASH THERAPY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18572830 Charged Particle Beam Device Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18387987 XRAY DIFFRACTION ANGLE VERIFICATION IN AN ION IMPLANTER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17855550 EUV LIGHT SOURCE AND APPARATUS FOR LITHOGRAPHY Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17716010 PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18257146 METHOD FOR EVALUATING COMPATIBILITY OF THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, RESIN FILM, LAMINATED PLATE, MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18188458 PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17609114 INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC PROBE (IMFP) AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18431413 METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING CARBON BLACK Non-Final OA SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18269318 ACTIVE ENERGY IRRADIATION DEVICE AND ACTIVE ENERGY IRRADIATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18304266 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING MICROSCOPIC SAMPLES Final Rejection Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
18010251 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER-TO-DROPLET ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18367003 ION MOBILITY ANALYSIS APPARATUS Final Rejection Shimadzu Corporation
18121722 APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING AND/OR PROCESSING A SAMPLE WITH A PARTICLE BEAM AND METHOD Final Rejection Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
17099476 MULTI-COLUMN SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18828805 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELEMENTAL MAPPING Non-Final OA FEI Company
18657534 DRIFT COMPENSATION FOR RADIATION-SENSITIVE SPECIMENS Non-Final OA FEI COMPANY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael J Logie's allowance rate?

63.1% of resolved applications examined by Michael J Logie were allowed (811 resolved cases), compared with 69.7% across Art Unit 2800 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael J Logie?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael J Logie take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael J Logie took 941 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael J Logie work in?

Michael J Logie examines applications in Art Unit 2800 in Tech Center 4100.

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