Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Lal C Mang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MANG, LAL C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2116 2857 2859 2863

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

MANG, LAL C works in tech center 2800 and art unit 2116. The profile includes 197 resolved cases, a 75.6% allowance rate, and a median of 1059 days to allowance. The 18.1% interview lift indicates that interviews are associated with improved allowance outcomes in the recorded cases.

Recurring companies include Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Schlumberger Technology Corporation. The listed firms are HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and Barron & Young PLLC. The profile gives practitioners both a prosecution outcome baseline and a set of recurring participants.

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

Performance Statistics

75.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
259
Total Applications
+18.1%
Interview Lift
1059
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 197 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

40.8%
§101 Eligibility
5.9%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18327395 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR FORECASTING REMAINING USEFUL LIFE (RUL) OF BATTERY Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18725547 PROCESSING GEOPHYSICS DATA IN THE IMAGE DOMAIN IN REAL-TIME Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18350213 RUN DATA CALIBRATION AND MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR WELL FACILITIES Final Rejection HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
18085240 Real-Time Warning And Mitigation Of Intrinsic Noise Of Transducers Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18173216 System and Method for Determining Events in a Cabin of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18746180 Computer-Implemented Method for Determining an Energy Ratio for a Consumed Energy Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18029731 Battery Management Apparatus and Method Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18701514 SHAPE ACQUISITION METHOD, OBJECT MANAGEMENT METHOD, WORK SUPPORT METHOD, SHAPE ACQUISITION SYSTEM, AND WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18682292 ENGINE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PISTON TEMPERATURE IN AN ENGINE Final Rejection BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KG
18642865 EARLY WARNING METHOD FOR DEBRIS FLOW DISASTER IN SMALL WATERSHED, AND DISASTER REDUCTION METHOD FOR DEBRIS FLOWS IN SMALL WATERSHED Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18298841 BATTERY MODULE MONITORING AND REPURPOSING Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18704203 Method for Assessing an Electrical Storage Cell Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18647742 CROSS-MODAL ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WEARABLE AND STRUCTURAL VIBRATION SIGNAL SEGMENTS FOR INDOOR OCCUPANT SENSING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18564433 BEARING DEVICE STATE DETECTING METHOD, DETECTING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NSK LTD.
18647306 UNDESIRED OPERATION IDENTIFICATION FROM LOG ENTRY MATCHING ON A DIRECTED ACYCLIC GRAPH Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17894252 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lal C Mang's allowance rate?

75.6% of resolved applications examined by Lal C Mang were allowed (197 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2116 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lal C Mang?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lal C Mang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lal C Mang took 1,059 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lal C Mang work in?

Lal C Mang examines applications in Art Unit 2116 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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