Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Tom Y Lu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LU, TOM Y

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2422 2624 2661 2666 2667

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

LU, TOM Y examines in tech center 2600 and art unit 2422. The profile includes 973 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 87.5%. The median time to allowance is 902 days, providing a concrete timing reference across a substantial resolved-case record.

The interview lift is 3.7%, which is limited compared with the allowance measure. The listed companies are NEC Corporation, Fujifilm Corporation, and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Blank Rome LLP, FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP, and JCIPRNET. Practitioners can use the allowance history to frame prosecution expectations, while treating interviews as a focused tool for resolving particular claim or prior-art issues rather than assuming a broad outcome effect.

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

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+25.5% vs TC avg
994
Total Applications
+3.7%
Interview Lift
902
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 973 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.0%
§101 Eligibility
36.9%
§102 Novelty
29.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18496907 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18938464 CROWD TYPE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, CROWD TYPE CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING CROWD TYPE CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18883724 TAG SURVEY USING VISUAL MARKERS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18189913 WAFER ARTIFICIAL LEARNING AND DISCOVERY OBSERVER Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18877105 SPECIMEN CONDITION ASSESSING DEVICE, SPECIMEN CONDITION ASSESSING METHOD, AND SPECIMEN TESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18855859 EVALUATION SYSTEM, EVALUATION METHOD, AND EVALUATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tom Y Lu's allowance rate?

87.5% of resolved applications examined by Tom Y Lu were allowed (973 resolved cases), compared with 64.2% across Art Unit 2422 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tom Y Lu?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tom Y Lu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tom Y Lu took 902 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tom Y Lu work in?

Tom Y Lu examines applications in Art Unit 2422 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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