USPTO Examiner LEE MICHAEL - Art Unit 2422

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18439833UNIVERSAL CAMERA MOUNT ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18401745OPTICAL SENSOR HAVING OPAQUE LAYERJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18575783ILLUMINATION FIELD NON-UNIFORMITY DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION METHOD, CORRECTION METHOD, AND DEVICEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18574496A/V RECEPTION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS DISPLAY SYSTEMDecember 2023May 2025Allow1600NoNo
18391951INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH FULL SCREEN VIDEO DISPLAYDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18507540Simulation Display System, Spatial Image Luminance UniformityNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710YesNo
18503897VEHICULAR CAMERA, AND VIDEO OUTPUT METHODNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18384617MEASUREMENT METHOD, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSOctober 2023December 2024Allow1300NoNo
18380896IMAGE SENSORS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAMEOctober 2023April 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18379899Reception Device, Method for Controlling Reception Device, and Transmission/Reception SystemOctober 2023June 2025Allow2020NoNo
18371844COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEMSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18551580A/V RECEIVING APPARATUS AND WIRELESS DISPLAY SYSTEMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1500NoNo
18281482DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18464313CAMERA INFORMATION HANDOVERSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910YesNo
18462592VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND TERMINAL APPARATUSSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18458643FIXED PATTERN CORRECTION FOR BAYER PATTERN IMAGER UNDER LOW LIGHT CONDITIONSAugust 2023December 2024Allow1600NoNo
18454991IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023April 2025Allow2020NoNo
18226794VIDEO DEVICE, WIRELESS AUDIO DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AUDIO AND VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN VIDEO DEVICE AND WIRELESS AUDIO DEVICEJuly 2023September 2024Allow1400NoNo
18218940AMPLITUDE AND BIPHASE CONTROL OF MEMS SCANNING DEVICEJuly 2023June 2024Allow1120NoNo
18344979SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTOR GEOMETRIC CORRECTIONJune 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18338186AUDIO TRANSITIONS WHEN STREAMING AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA TITLESJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18316910METHOD FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL VIEWPOINT IMAGE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSMay 2023February 2025Allow2220NoNo
18195065INTELLIGENT SENSOR SWITCH DURING RECORDINGMay 2023September 2024Allow1620YesYes
18308390Microlensing for Real-Time Sensing of Stray LightApril 2023December 2024Allow2020NoNo
18138699System and Method for Identifying a Brand Worn by a Person in a Sporting EventApril 2023February 2025Allow2240YesYes
18137468INDUSTRIAL CAMERAApril 2023July 2025Allow2630YesNo
18299087VEHICLE SENSING SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED OBSTACLE DETECTION FORWARD AND SIDEWARD OF THE VEHICLEApril 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18193664VEHICULAR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH CAMERASMarch 2023March 2025Allow2420NoNo
18122752IMAGE MEASUREMENT APPARATUSMarch 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18121828SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACIALLY IDENTIFYING A PERSON FOR A SPORTING EVENTMarch 2023May 2025Allow2680YesNo
18181101ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTMarch 2023October 2024Allow1910NoNo
18044523METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING A CAMERA, AND CAMERAMarch 2023January 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18179806SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING DISPLAY CONTENT AND PARAMETERS ON A DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2023January 2025Allow2230YesNo
18115974Calibrating a Gaze TrackerMarch 2023April 2025Allow2530YesNo
18110409VISUAL INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310YesNo
18109580RUGGEDIZED REMOTE CONTROL DISPLAY LATENCY AND LOSS OF SIGNAL DETECTION FOR HARSH AND SAFETY-CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTSFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2420NoNo
18107592SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND CORRECTING CYCLE TIMEFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1810NoNo
18162914INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2010YesNo
18162643ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO DATA AND AUDIO DATAJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1400NoNo
18161694SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SURVEILLANCE OF GOODSJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2110NoNo
18159795ANGULAR DIRECTION IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND ANGULAR DIRECTION IDENTIFYING METHODJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18100894METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AND/OR CALIBRATING A MEDICAL MICROSCOPE AND MEDICAL MICROSCOPEJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2110NoNo
18100114CONVERSION METHOD AND CONVERSION APPARATUSJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310NoNo
18005659IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEMJanuary 2023April 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18097277Receiver device and signal processing methodJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1600NoNo
18094759IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC IMAGESJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18087684Location-Based Frame SkippingDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610YesNo
18069154IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPEDecember 2022February 2025Allow2520YesNo
18082596FOCUS IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND FOCUS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM THEREOFDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18066855PROJECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2022March 2025Allow2740NoNo
17989441SURFACE INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR FOIL ARTICLENovember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17986398Security Device with User-Configurable Motion Detection SettingsNovember 2022April 2024Allow1720NoNo
17984346METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING VIDEO DATANovember 2022June 2025Allow3130NoNo
17981258BURN-IN MITIGATION AND ASSOCIATED IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2022May 2024Allow1810NoNo
18050744METHOD FOR DETERMINING CALIBRATION PARAMETERS FOR AN IMAGING DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTOctober 2022July 2024Allow2110NoNo
17997345SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING SAMEOctober 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17970513FRAMING IN A VIDEO SYSTEM USING DEPTH INFORMATIONOctober 2022September 2024Allow2320YesNo
17964672BIAXIAL RESONANT MICROELECTROMECHANICAL MIRROR STRUCTURE WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATION HAVING IMPROVED CHARACTERISTICSOctober 2022November 2023Allow1310NoNo
17937253THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1610YesNo
17935969INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH FULL SCREEN VIDEO DISPLAYSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17955281SECURITY CAMERA DEVICE FOR VEHICLESSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2930YesNo
17935728VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH OBJECT CLASSIFICATION BASED ON CHANGE IN ORIENTATION OF OBJECTSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2210NoNo
17934589VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1910NoNo
17934697IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320NoNo
17934777IMAGING APPARATUSSeptember 2022May 2024Allow2010NoNo
17934236IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2010NoNo
17950199NOISE-REDUCTION CIRCUIT FOR AN IMAGE SENSORSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320YesNo
17949336IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMESeptember 2022June 2024Allow2120NoNo
17912335PAN-TILT-ZOOM CAMERA CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE, PAN-TILT-ZOOM CAMERA, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17941181APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSINGSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1510YesNo
17909147SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAMESeptember 2022June 2024Allow2110NoNo
17892420VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND TERMINAL APPARATUSAugust 2022June 2023Allow1000NoNo
17891188PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEMAugust 2022August 2024Allow2411YesNo
17874372CAMERA HAVING IMAGING LENSES WITH VARIED INTER-LENS SPACINGSJuly 2022August 2024Allow2540NoYes
17864496METHOD OF REGIONAL COLOR PROCESSING BASED ON VIDEO CONTENT AND SYSTEM USING THE SAMEJuly 2022October 2022Allow300NoNo
17861677SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MEDIA CONTENTJuly 2022September 2023Allow1410YesNo
17860352OPTICAL MODULE HAVING SYMMETRICAL OPAQUE LAYERJuly 2022October 2023Allow1520NoNo
17859424IMAGE SENSORS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAMEJuly 2022July 2023Allow1220NoNo
17790511VISUAL POSITIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT DEVICEJuly 2022July 2024Allow2520NoNo
17854340LIGHT MODULATING ELEMENT AND OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND LENS UNIT USING THE SAMEJune 2022May 2024Allow2310NoNo
17855185SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING SYNCHRONIZED AUDIO AND IMAGE CONTROL OF LIGHTINGJune 2022November 2022Allow500NoNo
17855049IMAGE EXPOSURE METHOD AND DEVICE, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEJune 2022April 2024Allow2110NoNo
17853878THREE DIMENSIONAL TELEVISION ATTACHMENT DEVICEJune 2022February 2024Abandon1920NoNo
17809053SYSTEM FOR NOTIFYING AN OCCUPANT OF A VEHICLE OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO HIS OR HER POSSESSIONSJune 2022March 2024Allow2110YesNo
17807715METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING ROAD LANE GEOMETRYJune 2022February 2024Allow2010NoNo
17785725INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJune 2022April 2024Allow2210NoNo
17839807IMAGING DEVICEJune 2022November 2023Allow1720NoNo
17784262LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUSJune 2022July 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17832180AMPLITUDE AND BIPHASE CONTROL OF MEMS SCANNING DEVICEJune 2022April 2023Allow1000NoNo
17830371TEST RESULT RECOGNIZING METHOD AND TEST RESULT RECOGNIZING DEVICEJune 2022April 2024Allow2210NoNo
17829325ANGLE SENSING USING THE TALBOT EFFECT, AN IMAGING SENSOR, AND PHASE/QUADRATURE DEMODULATIONMay 2022March 2023Allow1000NoNo
17826214HEAD WORN WIRELESS COMPUTER HAVING A DISPLAY SUITABLE FOR USE AS A MOBILE INTERNET DEVICEMay 2022January 2025Allow3230NoNo
17779972METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE NON-CONTACT DETERMINATION OF COLOR AND INTENSITY VARIATIONS OVER TIME IN OBJECTSMay 2022March 2024Allow2200NoNo
17824052IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEMay 2022December 2023Allow1820NoNo
17778959Reception Device, Method For Controlling Reception Device, And Transmission/Reception SystemMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17778403Self-adaptive Adjustment Method and Adjustment System for Brightness of Projection ApparatusMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17745876CAMERAMay 2022March 2025Abandon3440NoNo
17746823AUDIO TRANSITIONS WHEN STREAMING AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA TITLESMay 2022February 2023Allow900NoNo
17736455ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE, DISPLAY IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEMMay 2022February 2024Allow2210YesNo
17735597Imaging Device, Ocular Movement Data Processing System, and Control MethodMay 2022January 2025Allow3330YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, MICHAEL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
16
Examiner Affirmed
14
(87.5%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(12.5%)
Reversal Percentile
23.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 12.5% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
62
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(22.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
48
(77.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
27.1%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 22.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner LEE, MICHAEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LEE, MICHAEL works in Art Unit 2422 and has examined 1,188 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEE, MICHAEL's allowance rate of 82.5% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LEE, MICHAEL receive 1.93 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 62% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, MICHAEL is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, MICHAEL. This interview benefit is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 38.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 118.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 49% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 59% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.