Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Leron Beck, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BECK, LERON

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2483 2487

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Leron Beck works in tech center 2400 and art unit 2482. His record covers 893 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 80.3% and a median of 940 days to allowance. The interview lift is 10.8%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The leading companies are Bytedance Inc., LG Electronics Inc., and InterDigital Inc. The leading firms are Astute IP Law Group, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and BakerHostetler. The substantial case history supports using the profile as a practical reference for prosecution planning. Practitioners may combine careful written responses with targeted interviews, while the median timing indicates that favorable outcomes still require active management over an extended period.

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

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+22.3% vs TC avg
950
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
940
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 893 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19276717 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE USING WEIGHTED PREDICTION, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19113630 INTRA PREDICTION MODE-BASED IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING MULTI REFERENCE LINE (MRL), AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18278790 IIMAGE CODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
19121005 Learned Transforms For Coding Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19088361 LOW COMPLEXITY AFFINE MERGE MODE FOR VERSATILE VIDEO CODING Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18891510 RANGE OF MINIMUM CODING BLOCK SIZE Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18156762 METHOD FOR APPARATUS FOR DERIVING MAXIMUM SUB-BLOCK TRANSFORM SIZE Non-Final OA HFI INNOVATION INC.
18819237 UTILIZATION OF MOTION INFORMATION IN AFFINE MODE Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
18622817 METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
18622078 METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18622378 METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
19026941 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CANDIDATE LIST PRUNING Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.
19025682 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A CODING MODE USED FOR ENCODING/DECODING A RESIDUAL BLOCK Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.
19177183 VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND VIDEO DECODING METHOD Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18879485 METHOD OF ENCODING, METHOD OF DECODING, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19003868 FILTERING METHOD, ENCODER, DECODER, BITSTREAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18334758 APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR QUANTIZING NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19176210 CHROMATICITY COMPONENT PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18631576 NEURAL NETWORK GENERATION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19079434 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING/DECODING RESIDUAL BLOCK ON BASIS OF QUANTIZATION PARAMETER Final Rejection HANWHA VISION CO., LTD.
18362402 MACHINE-LEARNING BASED GEOBODY PREDICTION WITH SPARSE INPUT Non-Final OA Landmark Graphics Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Leron Beck's allowance rate?

80.3% of resolved applications examined by Leron Beck were allowed (893 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Leron Beck?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Leron Beck take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Leron Beck took 940 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Leron Beck work in?

Leron Beck examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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