Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Andrew M Lyons, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LYONS, ANDREW M

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2116 2191

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

LYONS, ANDREW M works in tech center 2100 and art unit 2116. The record includes 478 resolved cases and a 73.8% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 912 days. Interviews are associated with a 15.5% lift in the allowance outcome.

The allowance rate shows that allowance occurs in a majority of the recorded matters, while the interview association is positive but moderate. Counsel may combine interview preparation with focused written responses and claim drafting that clearly addresses the cited references. The leading companies are Robert Bosch GmbH, Dell Products L.P., and Canon Inc.

The leading firms are NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP, JCIPRNET, and Rowand LLP (TD). These firms provide the principal counsel context.

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

Performance Statistics

73.8%
Allow Rate
+18.8% vs TC avg
511
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
912
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 478 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
58.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18932164 TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND APPLICATION UPDATING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18364342 TECHNIQUES FOR TEST AUTOMATION GENERATION FROM TELEMETRY DATA Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18887255 AUTOMATED GENERATION OF MODELS OF COMPUTATION, SUCH AS PUSHDOWN AUTOMATA, STATE MACHINES, OR PETRI NETS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18625279 METHOD FOR GENERATING AT LEAST ONE NEW TEST CASE FOR A FUZZING SOFTWARE TEST Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18557539 PAYLOAD DATA REMOVAL FROM EXECUTION TRACES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18625425 INTELLIGENT HARDWARE DEFINED DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18484034 DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE FOR PERFORMANCE AND RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION OF AN APPLICATION Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18905718 MACHINE-BASED SECURITY REQUIREMENTS ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA MICRO FOCUS LLC
18894047 MANAGING A CARBON FOOTPRINT ASSOCIATED WITH EXECUTING A JOB ON COMPUTER NODES Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18809578 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING THERMAL WEAR LEVELING Non-Final OA ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
18747787 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTATION GENERATION SYSTEM WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED PROCESSING OF DATA STRUCTURES Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18640070 OPTIMIZED OPERATING SYSTEM IMAGE DEPLOYMENT Final Rejection DELL PRODUCTS L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Andrew M Lyons's allowance rate?

73.8% of resolved applications examined by Andrew M Lyons were allowed (478 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2116 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Andrew M Lyons?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Andrew M Lyons take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Andrew M Lyons took 912 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Andrew M Lyons work in?

Andrew M Lyons examines applications in Art Unit 2116 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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