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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tommy Tai Ly, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LY, TOMMY TAI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3796 3797

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

LY, TOMMY TAI is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 3793. The record includes 130 resolved cases and an 80.0% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 944 days. Interviews correspond to a 23.6% lift in the allowance outcome.

The profile shows allowance in a large share of the recorded matters, with a meaningful interview association and a median timeline below many extended prosecution records. Counsel may use interviews to address remaining issues while maintaining attention to clear claim drafting. The leading companies are Koninklijke Philips N.V., Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc., and Terumo Corporation.

The leading firms are BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP, BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC, and HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. These firms identify the main recurring representation relationships.

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

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+10.0% vs TC avg
172
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
944
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
52.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18472163 ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19058347 Needle Guidance Using Fiber Optic Shape Sensing Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
19214681 CLOSED-LOOP FEEDBACK BASED ON MIXED DIMENSIONALITY IMAGING Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18725235 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGE DATA WITH MINIMALLY INVASIVE MEDICAL TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18184162 DRIVE SHAFT AND IMAGE DIAGNOSIS CATHETER Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19118687 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTERING INTRAVASCULAR AND EXTRAVASCULAR DATA Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18708250 CONTROLLER FOR IMAGING AND CONTROLLING ROBOTIC DEVICE USING IMAGING INTERFACE Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18574090 CAMERA-BASED PATIENT MONITORING IN MRI Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18819871 Fine-Tuning the H-Scan for Visualizing Types of Tissue Scatterers Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
18978299 ULTRASOUND GENERATION DEVICE Final Rejection JEISYS MEDICAL INC.
19129428 Fluid-Structure Instability-Based Physiomarker Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18339480 NON-INVASIVE VITAL SIGNS MONITORING ON A MOBILE DEVICE USING AN UNDER-DISPLAY OPTICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
19057350 ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
19232338 IMPLANT FINDER Non-Final OA Senseonics, Incorporated
19052865 COMPOUND ACOUSTIC LENS Final Rejection FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.
19123897 LYMPHATIC SYSTEM EXAMINATION DEVICE Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
19182210 SCANNING TIP FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC-ULTRASOUND MINI PROBE Non-Final OA UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
18998791 DETERMINING SUB-NOISE GAIN LEVEL FOR ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITED
18721757 SENSOR FOR DETECTING AN AIRBORNE DISEASE, IN PARTICULAR A RESPIRATORY DISEASE, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA ZYNNON AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tommy Tai Ly's allowance rate?

80.0% of resolved applications examined by Tommy Tai Ly were allowed (130 resolved cases), compared with 48.7% across Art Unit 3793 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tommy Tai Ly?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tommy Tai Ly take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tommy Tai Ly took 944 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tommy Tai Ly work in?

Tommy Tai Ly examines applications in Art Unit 3793 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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