Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Hwei-Min Lu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LU, HWEI-MIN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2122 2124 2142 2144 2175 4100

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

LU, HWEI-MIN examines in tech center 4100 and art unit 2122. The profile covers 244 resolved cases and a 63.1% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1,085 days, offering a practical timing benchmark for applicants managing prosecution schedules.

The interview lift is 41.5%, indicating a substantial interview-associated change in reported allowance outcomes. The listed companies are International Business Machines Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Hitachi Ltd. The listed firms are Astute IP Law Group, Arch & Lake LLP, and CROWELL & MORING LLP. The data supports a prosecution plan that combines precise claim analysis with purposeful interview preparation, while relying on the individual record to determine which distinctions should be emphasized.

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
281
Total Applications
+41.5%
Interview Lift
1085
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 244 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18640667 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR EMOJI EDITING WHILE INTERWORKING WITH CAMERA FUNCTION BY USING SAID ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18636878 METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM OF DATA LABELING Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18779393 MORE ROBUST PROCESSING OF MEASUREMENT DATA WITH NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18012292 Portion-Specific Model Compression for Optimization of Machine-Learned Models Non-Final OA Google LLC
18114822 Artificial Intelligence Generation of Personalized Content in the Metaverse Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18077410 FEDERATED LEARNING FOR MEDIA CONTENT RECOMMENDATION Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18441328 TEXT ERROR CORRECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18204247 DIRECTED MANAGEMENT OF INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS IN AN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18672608 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TRAINING USING A CASCADE OF MODELS FOR KNOWLEDGE DISTILLATION Non-Final OA eBay Inc.
18343104 CONTEXTUAL BANDIT WITH TRENDING REWARD FUNCTION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18331400 MACHINE LEARNING FOR SEMI-SUPERVISED WORKLOAD CLASSIFICATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18654953 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF RESOURCE CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION FOR MACHINE LEARNING WORKLOADS Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18585797 Microwave Pulse Generator and Quantum Computer Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
17761504 LIST FLOW IMPLEMENTATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18652008 Computer-Implemented Method to Execute a Softmax Function Using Piecewise Approximation Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18433702 LM UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION (UQ) Non-Final OA Lockheed Martin Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hwei-Min Lu's allowance rate?

63.1% of resolved applications examined by Hwei-Min Lu were allowed (244 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hwei-Min Lu?

This examiner's interview lift is +41.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hwei-Min Lu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hwei-Min Lu took 1,085 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hwei-Min Lu work in?

Hwei-Min Lu examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 4100.

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