Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Hal W Schnee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SCHNEE, HAL W

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2117 2125 2129 2132 2164 2182 2186

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

SCHNEE, HAL W works in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2117. Across 610 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 84.4%, the interview lift is 22.4%, and the median time to allowance is 1021 days. The substantial record supports using these measures as a meaningful description of the examiner’s prosecution profile.

The principal companies are Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Syntiant, and Toyota Motor Corporation. The leading firms are HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP, RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP, and ALSTON & BIRD LLP. Applicants may benefit from pairing technically focused claim drafting with interview preparation, while accounting for the recorded prosecution timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

84.4%
Allow Rate
+29.4% vs TC avg
630
Total Applications
+22.4%
Interview Lift
1021
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 610 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
39.6%
§103 Obviousness
30.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18652777 CONTINUOUS UPDATE OF DRIVING SYSTEM FOR INCIDENT AVOIDANCE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18221120 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18441672 INTELLIGENT SELECTION OF INPUTS FOR RAPID INFERENCE AND QUANTIFICATION OF UNCERTAINTY FOR ACTIVE LEARNING Non-Final OA GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
18587052 Parameter-Efficient Adapter for an Artificial Intelligence System Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18402837 SYNTHETIC MEDICAL DATA GENERATION USING A MULTIMODAL TRANSFORMER NETWORK Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18700342 METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A TECHNICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18697863 NEURAL NETWORK GENERATION METHOD, INDICATION INFORMATION SENDING METHOD, COMMUNICATION NODE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18402839 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WAFER MAP PATTERN DETECTION USING HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERING Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
17965172 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING IMAGE USING BRAIN-INSPIRED SPIKING NEURAL NETWORK AND COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM FOR THE SAME Final Rejection Korea University Research and Business Foundation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hal W Schnee's allowance rate?

84.4% of resolved applications examined by Hal W Schnee were allowed (610 resolved cases), compared with 59.5% across Art Unit 2117 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hal W Schnee?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hal W Schnee take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hal W Schnee took 1,021 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hal W Schnee work in?

Hal W Schnee examines applications in Art Unit 2117 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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