Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BEUTEL, WILLIAM A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2616 2679

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
502
Total Applications
+21.6%
Interview Lift
952
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 487 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18229312 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAYING VIRTUAL OBJECT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18819901 MOTION STATE MONITORING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19036336 DESIGN STAGE RECOGNITION TO FACILITATE IDEATION Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18984002 CONTEXT BASED AUGMENTED REALITY COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18920550 DIGITAL EFFECTS EXPERIENCE RENDERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18856451 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18802659 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ENVIRONMENT CALIBRATION Final Rejection 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 Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18374322 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING MEDIA ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH A PROFILE TO ALTER A CONTENT ITEM Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18951276 REMOTE SURGICAL MENTORING Non-Final OA Verb Surgical Inc.
18793212 DISPLAYING A SCENE TO A SUBJECT WHILE CAPTURING THE SUBJECTS ACTING PERFORMANCE USING MULTIPLE SENSORS Final Rejection Netflix, Inc.
18848467 METHODS AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING POSITIONS OF POINTS OF A POINT CLOUD ENCOMPASSED IN A CUBOID VOLUME Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

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