Examiner Angela J. Lee

Appears inactive Last observed office action: April 2025 (11 months ago).

Examiner Angela J. Lee appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 97.8%, they average 1.28 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §112 and elevated §112 usage.

Difficulty vs AU About Average

Difficulty vs Group About Average

Difficulty vs TC About Average

Difficulty vs USPTO Very Easy

Average OA / Grant 1.28

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 19 years (2007-2025)
Tech Center: 2900 - Designs
Group: 2900-WG - 2900-WG

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 936
Granted Applications: 915
Non-Granted Applications: 21
Avg OA / Grant: 1.28
Last OA Observed: April 2025 (11 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2911
Work Groups Seen: 2900-WG - 2900-WG

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	97.8%	1.28
Art Unit	28	96.2%	1.23
Group	461	95.1%	1.19
Tech Center	486	94.9%	1.20
USPTO	16,116	54.8%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
2007	22	21	95.5%
2008	100	98	98.0%
2009	73	71	97.3%
2010	83	82	98.8%
2011	82	78	95.1%
2012	74	73	98.6%
2013	79	79	100.0%
2014	44	43	97.7%
2015	45	45	100.0%
2016	33	30	90.9%
2017	37	37	100.0%
2018	35	34	97.1%
2019	58	55	94.8%
2020	31	30	96.8%
2021	25	25	100.0%
2022	23	23	100.0%
2023	39	38	97.4%
2024	42	42	100.0%
2025	11	11	100.0%
No observed data after 2025; examiner may have gone inactive or moved out of examining work.

915 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	935	0.0%	4.5%	9.0%	55.0%
2	240	0.0%	4.2%	12.5%	60.8%
3	29	0.0%	13.8%	37.9%	34.5%
4	6	0.0%	16.7%	66.7%	16.7%