Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ADAMS, EILEEN M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2422 2481

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Eileen M Adams has resolved 1474 cases in Art Unit 2422 of Tech Center 2400. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 86.2 percent. The median time to reach an allowance is 782 days. The interview lift is 4.1 percent, which is the measured increase in allowance probability following an interview. These 1474 resolved cases represent a large and reliable data set for practitioners.

The 86.2 percent allowance rate is the primary baseline for applicants in Art Unit 2422. Practitioners should factor the 782-day median pendency into their prosecution strategy. With an interview lift of 4.1 percent, interviews provide a small but positive benefit over the 86.2 percent baseline. Tech Center 2400 applicants can expect a consistent experience based on these 1474 cases. The 782-day and 86.2 percent figures are key metrics for setting client expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

86.2%
Allow Rate
+28.2% vs TC avg
1,498
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
782
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1475 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
63.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18292761 VIDEO EDITING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF VIDEO EDITING DEVICE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19082410 COOKING APPLIANCE THAT PROVIDES TIME-LAPSE VIDEO AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19072864 METHODS AND USER INTERFACES FOR AUDIO SYNCHRONIZATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18897134 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19056107 DECODING METHOD, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING DEVICE, AND ENCODING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19073796 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AUTO-EXPOSURE OF IMAGE FRAMES DEPICTING COLOR-BIASED CONTENT Final Rejection Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
19083785 RECORDING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19195632 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT DELIVERY AND USAGE OF AUDIO MESSAGES FOR HIGH QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19125872 VIDEO EDITING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18924798 SMART SENSOR MODE ACTIVATION Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19224575 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SYNTHETIC VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS Non-Final OA Roku, Inc.
19192987 LIGHTED CAMERA APPARATUS Non-Final OA SimpliSafe, Inc.
18287166 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STOCHASTIC METRIC RELATING TO A LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.

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