Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Networking & Security
178 pending office actions • 26 art units • 88 examiners • 0 of 178 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 188 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bytedance Inc. currently manages 169 pending office actions in the Networking & Security technology area. These actions are distributed among 89 distinct examiners and 22 distinct art units. This shows a significant concentration of cases per examiner, as 89 distinct examiners are handling the 169 total actions, suggesting a more focused interaction with certain patent office personnel than in more dispersed portfolios.
HESS, MICHAEL J is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, overseeing 10 pending office actions. This is a substantial concentration compared to the 89 distinct examiners involved overall. Given that the 169 pending office actions are spread through 22 distinct art units, practitioners should closely monitor the work of examiner HESS, MICHAEL J for trends that could influence a large portion of the networking and security portfolio. The 10 pending office actions with HESS, MICHAEL J represent a key area for monitoring prosecution trends within the 22 distinct art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 48 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. 48 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 | 5 (3%) |
| §103 only | 52 (29%) |
| §102 only | 21 (12%) |
| §112 only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 95 (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 | 9 | 43.2% | +5.8% |
| WALKER, JARED T | 6 | 84.6% | +9.8% |
| BRUMFIELD, SHANIKA M | 5 | 68.8% | +14.4% |
| KIM, MATTHEW DAVID | 4 | 74.1% | +14.2% |
| JEBARI, MOHAMMED | 4 | 55.9% | +15.3% |
| OWENS, TSION B | 4 | 88.1% | +8.4% |
| HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | 4 | 70.5% | +12.4% |
| HUANG, FRANK F | 4 | 75.7% | +15.5% |
| DHILLON, PUNEET S | 4 | 80.7% | +20.2% |
| TORRENTE, RICHARD T | 4 | 69.9% | +13.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19090801 | ENHANCED SIGNALLING OF PICTURE-IN-PICTURE IN MEDIA FILES | OWENS, TSION B | 56d |
| 19274338 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | OWENS, TSION B | — |
| 19258857 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | DHILLON, PUNEET S | — |
| 19258850 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | DHILLON, PUNEET S | — |
| 19258657 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | OWENS, TSION B | — |
| 19253683 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | WALKER, JARED T | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18927730 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | CHANG, DANIEL | 49d overdue |
| 19033214 | USING NON-ADAJACENT SAMPLES FOR ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER IN VIDEO CODING | ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL | 30d overdue |
| 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 |
| 18957519 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | 15d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19068975 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | TORRENTE, RICHARD T | 3d overdue |
| 18287603 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BRUMFIELD, SHANIKA M | 12d |
| 18913897 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | 27d |
| 18905949 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | 27d |
| 18289975 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BRUMFIELD, SHANIKA M | 35d |
| 18505400 | SIGNALING OF SLICE TYPE AND VIDEO LAYERS | JEBARI, MOHAMMED | 70d |
| 19366206 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | KIM, MATTHEW DAVID | — |
| 19303169 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | JEBARI, MOHAMMED | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2487 | 28 |
| 2482 | 25 |
| 2485 | 20 |
| 2481 | 20 |
| 2483 | 18 |
| 2486 | 15 |
| 2488 | 13 |
| 2426 | 8 |
| 3619 | 4 |
| 2425 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19366206 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | KIM, MATTHEW DAVID | 2483 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19342202 | Guided Filter In Video Coding | SHAHNAMI, AMIR | 2483 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 19317011 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VISUAL DATA PROCESSING | BEASLEY, DEIRDRE L | 2482 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 19316980 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | LI, TRACY Y | 2487 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 19316899 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | WALSH, KATHLEEN M. | 2482 | §101§102§103DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | 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 |
| 19303093 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR | 2482 | §102 | 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 |
| 19303157 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | LI, TRACY Y | 2487 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2025 |
| 19301859 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VISUAL DATA PROCESSING | GLOVER, CHRISTOPHER KINGSBURY | 2485 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19301917 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BEASLEY, DEIRDRE L | 2482 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19301910 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | JIANG, ZAIHAN | 2488 | §102§103§112 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 19274382 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | BRUMFIELD, SHANIKA M | 2487 | §102§103 | 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 |
| 19268705 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VISUAL DATA PROCESSING | NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | 2896 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2025 |
| 19267416 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | LE, PETER D | 2488 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19267443 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | KIM, MATTHEW DAVID | 2483 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 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 |
| 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 |
| 19264706 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | TARKO, ASMAMAW G | 2482 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 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 |
| 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 |
| 19261679 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | KIM, MATTHEW DAVID | 2483 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19260068 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HAQUE, MD NAZMUL | 2487 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19260110 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | 2481 | §102Other | 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 |
| 19260196 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | HUANG, FRANK F | 2485 | §102§103 | 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 |
| 19259602 | NEURAL-NETWORK POST-FILTER PURPOSES WITH PICTURE RATE UPSAMPLING | WALKER, JARED T | 2426 | §102§103 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 19258857 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | DHILLON, PUNEET S | 2488 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19258850 | 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 |
| 19258657 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING | OWENS, TSION B | 2487 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19256945 | Data Arrangement For Dynamic Mesh Coding | WALKER, JARED T | 2426 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialBytedance Inc. has 178 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 26 art units and 88 examiners.
Michael J Hess has the most, with 9 of Bytedance Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.