Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2489

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.4%
Allow Rate
+9.4% vs TC avg
457
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
900
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 436 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19007276 ENCODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF, AND DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18545349 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR IDENTIFYING VISUAL OBJECT CORRESPONDING TO CODE INFORMATION USING A PLURALITY OF CAMERAS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19039391 LOAD BALANCING METHOD FOR VIDEO DECODING IN A SYSTEM PROVIDING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE DECODING RESOURCES Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18815658 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DECODING VIDEO DATA Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18929622 IMAGING DEVICE AND MOBILE APPARATUS Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18855116 LATENCY CONSTRAINED TEMPLATE-BASED OPERATIONS Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18983699 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PETS Non-Final OA SimpliSafe, Inc.
18347681 STORAGE MEDIUM, ACCURACY CALCULATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18279430 MALFUNCTION PREDICTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18860533 METHOD FOR INTER-PREDICTION OF CHROMA COMPONENT USING BI-PREDICTION Non-Final OA EWHA UNIVERSITY – INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
18911811 IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sun Patent Trust
18862472 INTELLIGENT EDGE POWER MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18263173 PHOTONIC ACCELERATOR FOR DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Ohio University
18348742 Kamera-Assistenzsystem Non-Final OA Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
17933671 CASED GOODS INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Symbotic Canada ULC

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