Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SIMPSON, LIXI CHOW

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2626 2627 2689 2695

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lixi Chow Simpson works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2625. She has a volume of 865 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 74.0 percent. This 74.0 percent rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants in her docket. The median days to allowance is 968, which is a specific timeframe for successful prosecution. Practitioners can use this 968-day metric to set expectations for a relatively quick path to allowance for their clients in this art unit.

The interview lift is 8.9 percent. This is a modest lift, indicating that while interviews are helpful, the 74.0 percent base allowance rate is already the primary factor. The 865 resolved cases provide a very reliable data set for understanding her examination trends. Practitioners can expect a 968-day path to allowance with a high probability of success. Direct interaction in Tech Center 2600 remains a useful tool for clarifying issues, even if the lift is lower than in other units.

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

Performance Statistics

74.0%
Allow Rate
+12.0% vs TC avg
877
Total Applications
+8.9%
Interview Lift
968
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 865 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.9%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19288642 DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19252954 PROJECTION DISPLAY METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18965902 IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18873277 DETERMINING A MOUTH OPENING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18980318 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18902283 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D OBJECT DETECTION BY AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS USING MULTIMODAL FUSION Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.

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