Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BEUTEL, WILLIAM A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2616 2679

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.3%
Allow Rate
+8.3% vs TC avg
498
Total Applications
+21.1%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 475 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
2.5%
§102 Novelty
87.9%
§103 Obviousness
4.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18229312 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAYING VIRTUAL OBJECT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18838811 RENDERING OPTIMIZATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18802659 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ENVIRONMENT CALIBRATION Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18034325 ELASTIC OBJECT RENDERING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18584943 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18744758 CAPTION DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND CAPTION DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18398719 IMAGE SPLICING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18374322 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING MEDIA ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH A PROFILE TO ALTER A CONTENT ITEM Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18793212 DISPLAYING A SCENE TO A SUBJECT WHILE CAPTURING THE SUBJECTS ACTING PERFORMANCE USING MULTIPLE SENSORS Non-Final OA Netflix, Inc.
18527933 DIRECTIONAL FLOW AXIS OBJECT CONTROL Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18711659 DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM THAT CREATE 3D MODELS Final Rejection Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18066135 REPLICATING PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GENERATING 3D ASSETS FOR SYNTHETIC SCENE GENERATION Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18753535 CORRECTION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING CORRECTION PROGRAM, AND CORRECTION METHOD Non-Final OA LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.
18733605 MODEL MODIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED
18271655 MEDIA PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Eyeora Limited

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