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
19288344METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING WHETHER TO PERFORM DENOISINGAugust 2025February 2026Allow600NoNo
19011687DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHODJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1300NoNo
18951043SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ENDOSCOPE AND AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION OF AN ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA SYSTEMNovember 2024January 2026Allow1400NoNo
18860841SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION APPARATUS SYSTEMOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18857698VISION DEVICE AND VISION APPARATUS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLEOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18916774OBJECTIVE LENS FOR AN ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPEOctober 2024November 2025Allow1300NoNo
18900897SURVEILLANCE CAMERA APPLICABLE TO BEING USED IN VEHICLE AND EASILY TAKEN AND PLACED, AND CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAYSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18577038DARK CURRENT PATTERN ESTIMATION METHODAugust 2024December 2025Allow2300NoNo
18772990METHOD FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSORJuly 2024November 2025Allow1610NoNo
18769629EXTENDED REALITY PROJECTION SYSTEM, NOTEBOOK COMPUTER AND PROJECTION METHODJuly 2024February 2026Allow1920NoNo
18728261IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18749364METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FIBER SCANNING PROJECTORJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18748259CONTROL DEVICEJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18746947COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR COMBINING DYNAMIC METADATA FOR MULTIPLE VIEW (MULTIVIEW) VIDEO DISPLAYINGJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18736398ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18732665IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2024September 2025Allow1510NoNo
18679739MULTI-PURPOSE CAMERAS FOR SIMULTANEOUS CAPTURE AND CV ON WEARABLE AR DEVICESMay 2024August 2025Allow1520NoNo
18677732IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUSMay 2024March 2026Allow2220NoNo
18673816LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTORMay 2024October 2025Allow1710NoNo
18671725REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE MULTIMEDIA DEVICESMay 2024October 2025Allow1710YesNo
18711573EARTH OBSERVATION SCANNING SYSTEMMay 2024September 2025Allow1600NoNo
18667592IMAGE PROCESSOR FORMED IN AN ARRAY OF MEMORY CELLSMay 2024October 2025Allow1710NoNo
18706117Information Processing System And Information Processing MethodApril 2024October 2025Allow1820NoNo
18641526VIDEO TRANSPORT METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2024November 2025Allow1910NoNo
18699401OBSERVATION DEVICEApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18628333APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING THE QUALITY OF BICYCLE COMPONENTSApril 2024October 2025Allow1810YesNo
18626246Dual-Band Panoramic Camera SystemApril 2024July 2025Allow1610NoNo
18697493METHODS OF AND SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTIC INSPECTIONApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18694031INTEGRITY MONITORING OF IMAGE SENSOR DATAMarch 2024September 2025Allow1810NoNo
18605512SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE OF CAMERA DEVICESMarch 2024August 2025Allow1710NoNo
18599685SENSOR MODULE FOR BEING DISPOSED ON A PANEL COMPONENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND ROOF MODULE FOR FORMING A VEHICLE ROOF ON A MOTOR VEHICLEMarch 2024December 2025Abandon2210YesNo
18583300DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL CIRCUITFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1710NoNo
18439833UNIVERSAL CAMERA MOUNT ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18682851OCCUPANT DETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICEFebruary 2024March 2026Abandon2520NoNo
18294337DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMFebruary 2024September 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18401745OPTICAL SENSOR HAVING OPAQUE LAYERJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18575783ILLUMINATION FIELD NON-UNIFORMITY DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION METHOD, CORRECTION METHOD, AND DEVICEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18400747OPTICAL LINK SUPPORTING HDMIDecember 2023August 2025Allow1910NoNo
18574496A/V RECEPTION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS DISPLAY SYSTEMDecember 2023May 2025Allow1600NoNo
18391951INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH FULL SCREEN VIDEO DISPLAYDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18527473INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH FULL MIRROR VIDEO DISPLAYDecember 2023September 2025Allow2210NoNo
18513729AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM WITH SHARED IMAGE-PROCESSING PROCEDURE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VIDEO THEREINNovember 2023December 2025Allow2520NoNo
18512101ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMNovember 2023August 2025Allow2110NoNo
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
18464313CAMERA INFORMATION HANDOVERSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910YesNo
18281482DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
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
18235073THREE DIMENSIONAL SCANNER APPARATUS INCLUDING AN OPTICAL DEVICEAugust 2023March 2026Allow3130YesNo
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
18318928SIMULATION OF LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) BEAM-TO-BEAM VARIATION AND DEVICE-TO-DEVICE VARIATIONMay 2023February 2026Allow3300NoNo
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
18185719ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SYNCHRONIZING VIDEOS BASED ON MOVEMENT OF BODYMarch 2023July 2025Allow2830NoNo
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
18151362TRAILER BACKUP CAMERA SYSTEMJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3141NoNo
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
18010318IMAGE SELECTION APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, IMAGE SELECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2022July 2025Abandon3130NoNo
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
17981337DUAL-BAND TEMPERATURE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2022July 2025Allow3330YesNo
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

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
24.8%
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
13
(21.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
49
(79.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
27.5%
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, 21.0% 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 1,069 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEE, MICHAEL's allowance rate of 81.4% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LEE, MICHAEL receive 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 50% 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 25 months. This places the examiner in the 79% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, MICHAEL. This interview benefit is in the 39% 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, 27.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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 37.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% 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, 105.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 78% 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 70.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 46.2% 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, 55.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% 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 52% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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.