Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sean M Luck, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LUCK, SEAN M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2878 2881

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sean M Luck serves in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2878, having resolved 421 cases. The examiner has an allowance rate of 62.7 percent. The median time to allowance is 949 days, and the interview lift is 27.5 percent. This 27.5 percent lift is a tactical tool for practitioners working toward the 62.7 percent allowance rate.

Matterworks Inc. and Honeywell International Inc. are frequent applicants in the 421 resolved cases. Firms like Banner & Witcoff, LTD and Erise IP, P.A. manage these applications. The 27.5 percent interview lift provides an advantage for those seeking to resolve issues through direct communication. Over the 949-day median period, practitioners can use this lift to clarify technical points and move toward an allowance. The 62.7 percent allowance rate reflects the approach to examination in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

62.7%
Allow Rate
-5.3% vs TC avg
433
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
949
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 421 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
24.5%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19452108 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS BY MASS SPECTROMETRY Final Rejection Matterworks Inc
18807024 RADIOPAQUE PARTICLE PROCESSING ADDITIVE Non-Final OA Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
18658470 METHOD FOR CONFIRMING AND FINDING AN IONIZATION EDGE WITHIN A MEASURED EELS SPECTRUM Final Rejection FEI Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sean M Luck's allowance rate?

62.7% of resolved applications examined by Sean M Luck were allowed (421 resolved cases), compared with 76.9% across Art Unit 2878 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sean M Luck?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sean M Luck take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sean M Luck took 949 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sean M Luck work in?

Sean M Luck examines applications in Art Unit 2878 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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