Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Douyin Vision Co., Ltd.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security • Communications

19 pending office actions • 19 art units • 19 examiners • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 19 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Douyin Vision Co., Ltd. has 20 pending office actions in Networking & Security. Those matters involve 20 distinct examiners and 20 distinct art units, indicating that the prosecution workload is distributed across the available examination assignments rather than concentrated in a smaller group.

PHAM, KHANH B is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Because the busiest-examiner figure is limited, counsel’s immediate coordination need appears to be portfolio-wide rather than focused on a single examiner relationship. The matching examiner and art-unit figures also suggest that each pending matter may require separate technical and procedural preparation.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

19
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
5
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

9
Hard (47%)
8
Medium (42%)
2
Easy (11%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other4 (21%)
§103 only7 (37%)
§102 only1 (5%)
§112 only2 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (26%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
11
Information Tech
58% of docket
5
Communications
26% of docket
1
Semiconductors
5% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
11% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

190 h
Manual time on pending OAs
38 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
66 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PHAM, KHANH B 1 72.4% +15.5%
ELFERVIG, TAYLOR A 1 62.9% +38.5%
KAZI, SAYEEM MUHAMMAD 1 — —
PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M 1 83.9% -17.9%
O'SHEA, BRENDAN S 1 30.4% +37.2%
SHEN, QUN 1 76.5% +37.3%
DAVIS, CHENEA 1 72.4% +16.2%
LANGHNOJA, KUNAL N 1 44.7% +23.2%
TRACY JR., EDWARD 1 76.5% +38.4%
PASHA, ATHAR N 1 90.0% +16.7%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19094726 ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, ENCODING APPARATUS, DECODING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M —

Hard Cases (9)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18289355 HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA CENTER ATTEY, JOEL M 3d overdue
18981239 DATA GENERATION METHOD, MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE LE, MIRANDA 21d
19136800 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM ELFERVIG, TAYLOR A —
19170966 MEDIA STREAM TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM KAZI, SAYEEM MUHAMMAD —
19056299 RECOMMENDED CONTENT GENERATION METHOD, AN APPARATUS, DEVICE, READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT O'SHEA, BRENDAN S —
18881682 PANORAMIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM SHEN, QUN —
18877559 SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PASHA, ATHAR N —
18873637 ELEMENT DRAWING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HICKS, SHIRLEY D. —

Interview Candidates (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19159756 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING RECOMMENDATION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MEDIUM PHAM, KHANH B —
19136800 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM ELFERVIG, TAYLOR A —
19056299 RECOMMENDED CONTENT GENERATION METHOD, AN APPARATUS, DEVICE, READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT O'SHEA, BRENDAN S —
18881682 PANORAMIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM SHEN, QUN —
18880203 RESOURCE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT DAVIS, CHENEA —
18877496 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT FOR CROSS-LANGUAGE VIDEO PROCESSING LANGHNOJA, KUNAL N —
18877781 METHOD, APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR AUDIO PROCESSING TRACY JR., EDWARD —
18877559 SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PASHA, ATHAR N —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2166 1
2445 1
2455 1
2481 1
3626 1
2662 1
2421 1
2425 1
2656 1
2657 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19159756 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING RECOMMENDATION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MEDIUM PHAM, KHANH B 2166 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 26, 2025
19136800 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM ELFERVIG, TAYLOR A 2445 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2025
19170966 MEDIA STREAM TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM KAZI, SAYEEM MUHAMMAD 2455 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 04, 2025
19094726 ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, ENCODING APPARATUS, DECODING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M 2481 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 28, 2025
19056299 RECOMMENDED CONTENT GENERATION METHOD, AN APPARATUS, DEVICE, READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT O'SHEA, BRENDAN S 3626 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 18, 2025
18881682 PANORAMIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM SHEN, QUN 2662 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2025
18880203 RESOURCE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT DAVIS, CHENEA 2421 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
18877496 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT FOR CROSS-LANGUAGE VIDEO PROCESSING LANGHNOJA, KUNAL N 2425 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18877781 METHOD, APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR AUDIO PROCESSING TRACY JR., EDWARD 2656 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18877559 SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PASHA, ATHAR N 2657 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18988087 METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA QUERY CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T 2154 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2024
18981239 DATA GENERATION METHOD, MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE LE, MIRANDA 2153 §101§103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Dec 13, 2024
18873637 ELEMENT DRAWING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HICKS, SHIRLEY D. 2168 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 10, 2024
18869728 VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, DEVICE AND MEDIUM NAVAS JR, EDEMIO 2483 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 26, 2024
18863956 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCREEN PROJECTION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM ENGLISH, ALECIA DIANE 2625 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2024
18889226 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING IMAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA 2619 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2024
18512713 MODEL TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM VO, STEVEN 2148 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 17, 2023
18289355 HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA CENTER ATTEY, JOEL M 3763 §103§112 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Nov 02, 2023
18448857 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AUDIO, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM DONELS, JEFFREY 2837 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 11, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Douyin Vision Co., Ltd. have?

Douyin Vision Co., Ltd. has 19 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 19 art units and 19 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Douyin Vision Co., Ltd. applications?

Khanh B Pham has the most, with 1 of Douyin Vision Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Douyin Vision Co., Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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