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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Steven Lee Yeninas, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as YENINAS, STEVEN LEE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1744 1747 2858 2868

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

YENINAS, STEVEN LEE handles cases in tech center 2800 and art unit 1744. The profile records 491 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 73.7%, and a median of 944 days to allowance. The interview lift is 5.3%, indicating a modest positive association with allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics, Toyota Motor, and Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba. The listed firms are Xsensus, Cooper Legal Group, LLC, and DENTONS Durham Jones Pinegar. Interviews may provide incremental value, but the overall record supports combining them with disciplined written prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+5.7% vs TC avg
520
Total Applications
+5.3%
Interview Lift
944
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 491 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
57.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18938245 OPERATION TERMINAL, METHOD FOR OPERATING OPERATION TERMINAL, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18987180 TEST DEVICE, TEST SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD OF TEST DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18632846 ROOM TEMPERATURE QUANTUM SENSORS Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
19066673 ROTARY SENSOR DEVICE, ROTARY SENSOR UNIT, AND INSTALLATION METHOD FOR ROTARY SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18588231 SELF-CALIBRATING ANGLE SENSOR Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19074933 PROBE HOLDER AND INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
18898056 RECONFIGURABLE PROBE CARD FOR CRYOGENIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18746712 OPTICAL COMPONENT WITH CONDUCTIVE TRACE, ASSOCIATED OPTICAL MODULE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
18869442 DEVICE Non-Final OA YOKOWO CO., LTD.
19022561 APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DISCONNECTION OF MOTOR Non-Final OA Hanon Systems
18564677 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL TASTE AND DIGITAL FLAVOR Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Steven Lee Yeninas's allowance rate?

73.7% of resolved applications examined by Steven Lee Yeninas were allowed (491 resolved cases), compared with 48.7% across Art Unit 1744 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Steven Lee Yeninas?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Steven Lee Yeninas take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Steven Lee Yeninas took 944 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Steven Lee Yeninas work in?

Steven Lee Yeninas examines applications in Art Unit 1744 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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