Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Michael Sun, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SUN, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2183 2184

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.5%
Allow Rate
+33.5% vs TC avg
799
Total Applications
-1.9%
Interview Lift
891
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 784 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
35.4%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19076350 MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD WITH DATA FORMAT OPERATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18969562 PREEMPTION IN A MACHINE LEARNING HARDWARE ACCELERATOR Final Rejection Google LLC
19189344 Coordinating Access To A Single-Ported Storage Device In Multi-Controller Storage Systems Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
18930671 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR TILE MATRIX MULTIPLICATION AND ACCUMULATION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18213257 SINGLE INSTRUCTION, MULTIPLE THREAD (SIMT) PROCESSORS, METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND INSTRUCTIONS Non-Final OA Altera Corporation
18510993 RESERVOIR COMPUTER AND EQUIPMENT STATE DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael Sun's allowance rate?

88.5% of resolved applications examined by Michael Sun were allowed (784 resolved cases), compared with 72.6% across Art Unit 2183 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael Sun?

This examiner's interview lift is -1.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael Sun take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael Sun took 891 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael Sun work in?

Michael Sun examines applications in Art Unit 2183 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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