Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LUKS, JEREMY AUSTIN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2832 2837

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeremy Austin Luks is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2800. The examiner has a total of 1181 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 73.6, and the median days to allowance is 871. This 871-day metric describes the duration of the prosecution process for allowed applications. The interview lift pct is 21.9, which measures the change in allowance outcomes when an interview occurs. In Tech Center 2800, the 1181 resolved cases provide a large data set for evaluating examiner behavior.

The 73.6 percent allowance rate is a central figure for assessing the probability of a grant. The 21.9 percent interview lift pct suggests that interviews correlate with a higher frequency of allowance. Applicants in Art Unit 2800 can use the 871 days to allowance to project their patenting timeline. The 73.6 percent allowance rate and the 21.9 percent interview lift pct are the two most relevant statistics for strategy development. With 1181 resolved cases, these metrics are based on a high volume of historical data. The 871 days to allowance is a specific pendency benchmark.

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

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+5.6% vs TC avg
1,210
Total Applications
+21.9%
Interview Lift
871
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1181 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18667140 NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE FOR CLEANERS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18542006 RESONANCE-TYPE SILENCER Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18744262 AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18932640 HORN SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18926309 SOUNDPROOFING COVER Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18631524 VENTILATION SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18982715 Cyclically-Arranged Split Ring Resonator-Based Acoustic Metamaterial Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18995053 SILENCING UNIT AND SILENCING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18600204 AIRCRAFT ACOUSTIC PANEL WITH INTEGRATED FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIAL Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18759510 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18422790 SOUND ABSORPTION AND INSULATION MODULE FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18845446 HELMHOLTZ RESONATOR, ACOUSTIC METAMATERIAL, ACOUSTIC ABSORBER, SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE AND MICROPHONE Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18272058 PIPELINE PROVIDED WITH SILENCING STRUCTURE Final Rejection Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18720743 MULTIWALL SHEET INCLUDING AN ACOUSTIC RESONATOR Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18601332 AIRCRAFT ACOUSTIC PANEL WITH PERFORATED CAVITY WALLS Final Rejection Rohr, Inc.

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