Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BEKELE, MEKONEN T

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2666 2699

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+17.3% vs TC avg
781
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
1045
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 762 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
33.0%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18648212 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH DETERMINING POSE OF TARGET OBJECT IN QUERY IMAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18409893 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18192857 IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18217409 ENHANCED VISION PROCESSING AND SENSOR SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18352828 EDGE ENHANCEMENT FOR SKY REPLACEMENT Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18331166 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
18661246 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING CORNEAL TISSUE FOR IMPLANT Non-Final OA CorneaGen
18627691 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING LESION INSPECTION AND ANALYSIS Non-Final OA EXINI Diagnostics AB
18345275 OPHTHALMOLOGIC IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, OPHTHALMOLOGIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING OPHTHALMOLOGIC IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection NIDEK CO., LTD.
18190512 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR RECOGNIZING DEFECTS IN MEDICAL GRAFT PROCESSING Final Rejection Coloplast A/S
18381389 AERIAL IMAGE CHANGE DETECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation

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