Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BARHAM, RYAN ALLEN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2613

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ryan Allen Barham is an examiner in Art Unit 2613 within Tech Center 2600. Although he has 16 resolved cases, the data reveals a 56.3 percent allowance rate. The median days to allowance is 879, which suggests the timeframe for grant for applications in his portfolio. Practitioners should monitor these metrics as his caseload increases to see if the 879-day pace remains consistent.

The data shows a 53.8 percent interview lift. This percentage implies that interviews are impactful for applications assigned to this examiner, increasing the likelihood of success relative to the 56.3 percent baseline. Even with a sample of 16 resolved cases, the 53.8 percent lift suggests that verbal clarification is a highly effective strategy for securing an allowance within the 879-day median timeframe. This data point indicates that the examiner may be receptive to technical arguments presented during a live discussion.

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

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-9.1% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+57.1%
Interview Lift
874
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
39.4%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
1.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19065651 PORTAL SIZE API Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18634777 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR DIRECTING A GAZE OF A USER OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
19084774 SWITCHABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND SWITCHING METHOD Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18962979 ACCELERATING ELEMENTARY FUNCTION UNIT (EFU) EXECUTION IN GRAPHICS PROCESSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18865721 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19046753 SYSTEM FOR ANIMATING A FIRST VIRTUAL ELEMENT WITHIN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT, AND A METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19035524 MODIFYING VECTOR ART VIA LIVE COLOR REDUCTION USING COLOR CLUSTERING AND PATH DOMINANCE Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18957817 MASKED LATENT DECODER FOR IMAGE INPAINTING Final Rejection ADOBE INC.
18915028 MAPPING TWO-DIMENSIONAL ("2D") SURFACES TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL ("3D") SURFACES BASED ON CORRESPONDING ANCHOR POINTS Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18592313 APPLYING AND BLENDING NEW TEXTURES TO SURFACES ACROSS FRAMES OF A VIDEO SEQUENCE Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18332163 MULTI-ATTRIBUTE FACE EDITING Final Rejection ADOBE INC.
17841569 ADAPTIVE OBJECT SNAPPING FOR PERSPECTIVE IMAGES Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18796252 WEARABLE DEVICE INCLUDING AN ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT ASSISTANT FOR GENERATING RESPONSES TO USER REQUESTS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18593716 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO STORE IDENTIFIERS OF MULTIPROCESSOR GROUPS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18491582 Image Data Storage and Processing for Preview with Fast and Smooth Transition Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18936484 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRAG-BASED IMAGE EDITING Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18915619 IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE AND TELEOPERATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19060082 AR IMAGE RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
18990790 DYNAMIC HEAD GENERATION FOR ANIMATION Non-Final OA Roblox Corporation

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