Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 16, 2026

Deirdre L Beasley, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BEASLEY, DEIRDRE L

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Deirdre L. Beasley operates in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2482, where she has handled 212 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 61.8 percent. The data shows an interview lift of 16.1 percent, suggesting that interviews are a tool for moving cases toward a grant. This lift indicates that verbal clarification can be effective in this art unit. The 61.8 percent rate is based on 212 resolved cases.

The median time to allowance is 1250 days. This timeline affects applicants such as Bytedance Inc., Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, and Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems Inc. Firms like Astute IP Law Group and Fortem IP LLP frequently represent clients before this examiner. The 61.8 percent allowance rate and 1250-day median define the prosecution landscape for these entities.

With 212 resolved cases, the 16.1 percent interview lift is a statistic for practitioners. By utilizing interviews, they can improve upon the 61.8 percent baseline allowance rate. Given the 1250-day median pendency, engagement through an interview could be a strategy for successfully navigating prosecution in Art Unit 2482. The 16.1 percent lift represents a measurable benefit.

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

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
+3.8% vs TC avg
245
Total Applications
+16.1%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 212 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
68.6%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19473655 INTRA-PREDICTION-BASED IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD, DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAMS Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19320695 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING EXTERNAL IMAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18779327 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, CODECS AND METHODS FOR NEURAL CODING Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19331695 VEHICULAR CAMERA Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
19390713 IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
19300608 POINT CLOUD PROCESSING Final Rejection TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
19266058 FILTERING, CODING, AND DECODING METHODS AND APPARATUSES, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
19317011 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VISUAL DATA PROCESSING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
19301917 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
19278523 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19469443 USAGE OF TIMD AND DIMD Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19145290 Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Loop Filter with Cross-Component Taps for Video Coding Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19168290 Asymmetrically-powered Neural Image Compression with Shallow Decoders Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
19341705 OCULAR DEVICE HAVING PASSTHROUGH LENS AND ELECTRONIC PROJECTION Non-Final OA GLAIVE MEDICAL OPTICS, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Deirdre L Beasley's allowance rate?

61.8% of resolved applications examined by Deirdre L Beasley were allowed (212 resolved cases), compared with 68.3% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Deirdre L Beasley?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Deirdre L Beasley take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Deirdre L Beasley took 1,250 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Deirdre L Beasley work in?

Deirdre L Beasley examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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