Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WILSON, LEE D

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3722 3723 3726 3727 3736 4100

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lee D Wilson operates within Art Unit 3722 of Tech Center 4100, where the examiner has managed 1860 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 80.1 percent, which indicates the frequency of grants for applicants. Practitioners should note the median days to allowance of 1025, which provides a timeline for planning prosecution cycles.

The interview lift of 18.7 percent indicates that engaging in direct communication with the examiner may change the probability of securing an allowance. With 1860 resolved cases, the examiner has a history of dispositions. This volume of work supports the 80.1 percent allowance rate as a performance benchmark.

For those navigating Art Unit 3722, the 1025 median days to allowance represents the duration from filing to grant. The 18.7 percent interview lift suggests that interviews are a tool in this examiner's practice. These metrics combined offer a picture of the procedural environment in Tech Center 4100.

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

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+20.0% vs TC avg
1,883
Total Applications
+18.8%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1860 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
48.8%
§102 Novelty
26.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18734440 STEERING WHEEL RETENTION JIG Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18985379 APPARATUS FOR A SUBSTRATE SUPPORT WITH MULTI-ZONE CONTROL Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18665329 ELECTRODE PLATE TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18291855 CABLE LAYING METHOD Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18809343 CHECKING DEVICE INCLUDING SUPPORT MEMBER Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
19002171 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APARATUSES WITH ROTATING MECHANISMS INCLUDING SHAFTS WITH GAS FLOW PATHS Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18833140 HOLDING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOLDING MEMBER Non-Final OA Niterra Co., Ltd.
18551914 SUPPORT JACK COMPRISING A SUPPORT FOOT AND A FORCE MEASURING ELEMENT Non-Final OA JOST-WERKE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
18624856 LOADING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LOADING A STENT-GRAFT INTO A GRAFT COVER Final Rejection Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
18980831 WAFER HOLDER FOR PROVIDING EVEN TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA Skytech Inc.

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