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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Henry W Orr, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ORR, HENRY W

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2145 2154 2172 2175 2178

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

ORR, HENRY W is assigned to tech center 2100 and art unit 2145. The record contains 466 resolved cases, a 50.6% allowance rate, and a median of 1475 days to allowance. Interview lift is 37.3%, indicating a strong positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. The allowance rate remains near the midpoint, so an interview should support, rather than replace, a substantive response strategy.

Frequent companies include Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. The listed firms are BakerHostetler, NIXON & VANDERHYE PC, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC. The 1475-day median indicates a long prosecution horizon and supports early docket planning. Counsel may obtain value from a focused interview, especially when the discussion is tied to specific amendments and preserved fallback claims.

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

Performance Statistics

50.6%
Allow Rate
-4.4% vs TC avg
512
Total Applications
+37.3%
Interview Lift
1475
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 466 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
55.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18933087 DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING FUNCTION OF USER SELECTED MENU ITEM ON A USER INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18815436 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TOUCH INPUT OR HOVERING INPUT ON BASIS OF CHANGE IN DISPLAY AREA OF ROLLABLE DISPLAY Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18765640 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE USING AVATAR IN VIRTUAL SPACE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18752157 ADDING, PLACING, AND GROUPING WIDGETS IN EXTENDED REALITY (XR) APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18862157 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SHARING AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18760293 VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18574621 INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18572160 INTERACTION METHOD, INTERACTION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18397766 Generating Content via a Machine-Learned Model Based on Source Content Selected by a User Non-Final OA Google LLC
18365321 IMAGE DETERMINATION METHOD BASED ON OPERATION INFORMATION Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18948120 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18845580 EMBEDDED WINDOW DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
19220864 METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING EFFECT AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Lemon Inc.
18999737 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MARKING VIDEO Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18541616 METHOD FOR MANAGING WINDOWS AND DISPLAY WINDOW MANAGER FOR A VIRTUAL WORKSTATION IN AN IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT, METHOD FOR MANAGING AN IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND IMMERSIVE REALITY SYSTEM Final Rejection ORANGE
18414641 INTELLIGENT USER INTERFACE ELEMENT SELECTION USING EYE-GAZE Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18523451 OVERFLOW APPLICATION TOOL FOR COMPUTING DEVICES Final Rejection MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18218031 CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING CONTROL PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING USER OPERATIONS PERFORMED ON A VIRTUAL DEVICE IN VIRTUAL SPACE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18639740 SCREEN SPLITTING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Henry W Orr's allowance rate?

50.6% of resolved applications examined by Henry W Orr were allowed (466 resolved cases), compared with 52.6% across Art Unit 2145 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Henry W Orr?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Henry W Orr take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Henry W Orr took 1,475 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Henry W Orr work in?

Henry W Orr examines applications in Art Unit 2145 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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