Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

William Lu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LU, WILLIAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2621 2624 2698

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

LU, WILLIAM is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2617. The record contains 623 resolved cases and a 71.7% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 928 days, providing a practical timing reference for applications in this examiner’s record.

The interview lift is 8.1%, indicating a measurable but limited interview-associated change in the reported outcomes. The listed companies are BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Capital One Services LLC, and Apple Inc. The listed firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. Applicants can use the profile to prepare clear claim distinctions and a focused response strategy, while recognizing that the aggregate interview measure does not replace application-specific analysis.

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

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+9.7% vs TC avg
654
Total Applications
+8.1%
Interview Lift
928
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 623 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
75.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18887147 AUGMENTED REALITY VIRTUAL NUMBER GENERATION Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19369671 SUB-PIXEL, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SUB-PIXEL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19062803 HAND TRACKING IN EXTENDED REALITY ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection CURIOXR, INC.
19480092 PIXEL CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
19363347 DRIVING CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18895814 DECODER, ENCODER, DECODING METHOD, AND ENCODING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18845329 LIMITING OVERALL POWER OF CONCURRENT ACTIVITIES ACROSS PROCESSORS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18880670 END EFFECTOR Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
19124832 TOUCH INPUT APPARATUS Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
19360845 USING BIOMETRIC DATA TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK IN AN EXTENDED REALITY ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Oura Health Oy
18428555 BIFACIAL DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19234357 HEAD MOUNTED PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection MAXELL, LTD.
18764832 MAP IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, MAP IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner William Lu's allowance rate?

71.7% of resolved applications examined by William Lu were allowed (623 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner William Lu?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner William Lu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by William Lu took 928 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner William Lu work in?

William Lu examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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