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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Leonard Saint Cyr, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SAINT CYR, LEONARD

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2626 2658

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

SAINT CYR, LEONARD works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2626. The record includes 1175 resolved cases, with a 77.4% allowance rate and an 18.0% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1128 days. The extensive record supports using the allowance figure as a meaningful planning signal while accounting for a lengthy prosecution cycle.

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Qsc LLC, and Stryker Corporation are the leading companies. CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC, HG Law LLP (Adeia), and Jordan IP Law, LLC are the leading firms. Interviews may provide useful support, but the moderate lift suggests that written responses and carefully bounded amendments remain central.

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

Performance Statistics

77.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
1,215
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
1128
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1175 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.9%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18823018 Filling of Non-Coded Sub-Vectors in Transform Coded Audio Signals Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18883800 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DATA ANALYTICS WORKBOOK ASSISTANT AND INTEGRATION WITH DATA ANALYTICS ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18966731 Message Filtering Based on Dynamic Voice-Activated Rules Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
19027147 Signal Processing Method and Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18721609 INFORMATION OBTAINING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18977703 DIALOG-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS SUPPORTING ALTERNATIVE VOCAL INPUT STYLES Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18577216 User Gestures to Initiate Voice Commands Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18187938 DYNAMIC GENERATION OF ENHANCED PROMPT VECTORS FOR LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18822899 LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL (LLM)-ENHANCED VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS Final Rejection Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Leonard Saint Cyr's allowance rate?

77.4% of resolved applications examined by Leonard Saint Cyr were allowed (1,175 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Leonard Saint Cyr?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Leonard Saint Cyr take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Leonard Saint Cyr took 1,128 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Leonard Saint Cyr work in?

Leonard Saint Cyr examines applications in Art Unit 2626 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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