Technology area: Networking & Security
168 pending office actions • 25 art units • 90 examiners • 0 of 168 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 191 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bytedance Inc. has 165 pending office actions in Networking & Security. The matters involve 84 distinct examiners and 25 distinct art units, indicating substantial examiner overlap and recurring technical examination environments. This structure supports centralized issue tracking, especially where similar network or security concepts appear across applications.
HESS, MICHAEL J is the busiest examiner, with 10 pending matters. That group is a significant focal point for reviewing recurring objections, interview opportunities, and response language. It should nevertheless be managed alongside art-unit-specific strategies because the portfolio spans multiple examination assignments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 45 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 45 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 3 (2%) |
| §103 only | 57 (34%) |
| §102 only | 13 (8%) |
| §112 only | 3 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 89 (53%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (1%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| HESS, MICHAEL J | 10 | 43.4% | +5.4% |
| WALKER, JARED T | 5 | 84.7% | +9.8% |
| TORRENTE, RICHARD T | 5 | 69.9% | +13.8% |
| FEREJA, SAMUEL D | 5 | 75.0% | +10.1% |
| BEASLEY, DEIRDRE L | 4 | 61.8% | +16.1% |
| JEBARI, MOHAMMED | 4 | 56.0% | +15.3% |
| HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | 4 | 70.7% | +12.2% |
| HAQUE, MD NAZMUL | 4 | 83.4% | +15.4% |
| DHILLON, PUNEET S | 4 | 80.6% | +20.2% |
| BECK, LERON | 4 | 80.3% | +10.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19260202 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HAQUE, MD NAZMUL | — |
| 19260068 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HAQUE, MD NAZMUL | — |
| 19258857 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | DHILLON, PUNEET S | — |
| 19258850 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | DHILLON, PUNEET S | — |
| 19256945 | Data Arrangement For Dynamic Mesh Coding | WALKER, JARED T | — |
| 19253683 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | WALKER, JARED T | — |
| 18622817 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BECK, LERON | — |
| 18622078 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BECK, LERON | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18896281 | RESTRICTION ON NUMBER OF CONTEXT CODED BINS | HAQUE, MD NAZMUL | 16d overdue |
| 18513020 | Palette Mode For Local Dual Tree | HESS, MICHAEL J | 9d |
| 18453436 | TRANSFORM AND QUANTIZATION ON NON-DYADIC BLOCKS | ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL | 9d |
| 19064222 | ON SAO AND CCSAO | MAHMUD, FARHAN | 14d |
| 19057741 | EXTENSION OF LOCAL ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION | HANSELL JR., RICHARD A | 14d |
| 18905949 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | 27d |
| 19090816 | Enhanced Signalling of Lost Or Corrupted Samples In a Media File | MAHMUD, FARHAN | 28d |
| 18913882 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | WALKER, JARED T | 29d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18896281 | RESTRICTION ON NUMBER OF CONTEXT CODED BINS | HAQUE, MD NAZMUL | 16d overdue |
| 19068975 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | TORRENTE, RICHARD T | 3d overdue |
| 19010996 | MULTI-SOURCE BASED EXTENDED TAPS FOR ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER IN VIDEO CODING | FEREJA, SAMUEL D | 12d |
| 19019035 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | FEREJA, SAMUEL D | 19d |
| 18984150 | PARTITIONING INFORMATION IN NEURAL NETWORK-BASED VIDEO CODING | TORRENTE, RICHARD T | 22d |
| 18913897 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | 27d |
| 18905949 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | 27d |
| 18819237 | UTILIZATION OF MOTION INFORMATION IN AFFINE MODE | BECK, LERON | 42d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2487 | 31 |
| 2482 | 23 |
| 2481 | 22 |
| 2485 | 18 |
| 2488 | 14 |
| 2486 | 12 |
| 2483 | 8 |
| 2426 | 7 |
| 2425 | 5 |
| 3619 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19367682 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2025 |
| 19366206 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | KIM, MATTHEW DAVID | 2483 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19362024 | CONDITIONAL FILTER SHAPE SWITCH FOR ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER IN VIDEO CODING | BEASLEY, DEIRDRE L | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2025 |
| 19355933 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | TARKO, ASMAMAW G | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 19351113 | CROSS-COMPONENT AND CROSS-ATTRIBUTE PREDICTION FOR REGION-ADAPTIVE HIERARCHICAL TRANSFORM IN POINT CLOUD CODING | PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M | 2481 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2025 |
| 19344413 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | TARKO, ASMAMAW G | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 19344390 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | DEMOSKY, PATRICK E | 2486 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 19342304 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | LI, TRACY Y | 2487 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 19335694 | HISTORY-BASED MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION WITH DEFAULT PARAMETERS | RETALLICK, KAITLIN A | 2482 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19316980 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | LI, TRACY Y | 2487 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 19317011 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VISUAL DATA PROCESSING | BEASLEY, DEIRDRE L | 2482 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 19310101 | NEURAL-NETWORK POST-PROCESSING FILTER GENERAL FILTERING PROCESS | WALKER, JARED T | 2426 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 19303157 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | LI, TRACY Y | 2487 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2025 |
| 19303169 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | JEBARI, MOHAMMED | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2025 |
| 19301917 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BEASLEY, DEIRDRE L | 2482 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19301870 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | SENFI, BEHROOZ M | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19301873 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | VO, TUNG T | 2425 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19301910 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | JIANG, ZAIHAN | 2488 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19301879 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | FINDLEY, CHRISTOPHER G | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19301885 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VISUAL DATA PROCESSING | NOH, JAE NAM | 2481 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19301859 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VISUAL DATA PROCESSING | GLOVER, CHRISTOPHER KINGSBURY | 2485 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19300055 | MULTIPLE ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER PROCESSED RECONSTRUCTIONS IN VIDEO CODING | MIKESKA, NEIL R | 2485 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19298990 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | OWENS, TSION B | 2487 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19298086 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | NGUYEN, KATHLEEN V | 2486 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19278523 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BEASLEY, DEIRDRE L | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 19274338 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | OWENS, TSION B | 2487 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19273274 | HMVP TABLE IMPROVEMENTS | PHILIPPE, GIMS S | 2424 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19271490 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | GADOMSKI, STEFAN J | 2485 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19268690 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VISUAL DATA PROCESSING | BROWN JR, HOWARD D | 2488 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2025 |
| 19268671 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | MATT, MARNIE A | 2485 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2025 |
| 19267045 | SIDE INFORMATION PREPARATION FOR ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER IN VIDEO CODING | DEMOSKY, PATRICK E | 2486 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19267426 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | LIMA, FABIO S | 2486 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19267416 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | LE, PETER D | 2488 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19265694 | JOINTLY CODING OF TEXTURE AND DISPLACEMENT DATA IN DYNAMIC MESH CODING | PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M | 2481 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19264600 | BUFFER RESETTING FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY IN VIDEO CODING | MESSMORE, JONATHAN R | 2482 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19264485 | INDICATIONS OF USAGE SUITABILITY OF A BITSTREAM OR A POST-PROCESSING FILTER AND REMOVAL OF SEI MESSAGES IN SUB-BITSTREAM EXTRACTION | TARKO, ASMAMAW G | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19263296 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR POINT CLOUD CODING | LE, PETER D | 2488 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19261728 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | WALKER, JARED T | 2426 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19260196 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HUANG, FRANK F | 2485 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19260188 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BECKER, JOSEPH W | 2483 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19260110 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | 2481 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19260146 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BECKER, JOSEPH W | 2483 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19260113 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BECKER, JOSEPH W | 2483 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19260202 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HAQUE, MD NAZMUL | 2487 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19260068 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HAQUE, MD NAZMUL | 2487 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19258669 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BENNETT, STUART D | 2481 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19258857 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | DHILLON, PUNEET S | 2488 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19258843 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | DHILLON, PUNEET S | 2488 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19258635 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HASAN, MAINUL | 2485 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19258865 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BRUMFIELD, SHANIKA M | 2487 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialBytedance Inc. has 168 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 25 art units and 90 examiners.
Michael J Hess has the most, with 10 of Bytedance Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
