Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BEUTEL, WILLIAM A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2616 2679

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.9%
Allow Rate
+7.9% vs TC avg
497
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
946
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 469 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.9%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§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.
18584943 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18499493 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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.
18781885 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AUDIO PRESENTATION IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18744758 CAPTION DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND CAPTION DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17688663 INTRAOPERATIVE DISPLAY FOR SURGICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18729998 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18398719 IMAGE SPLICING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18793212 DISPLAYING A SCENE TO A SUBJECT WHILE CAPTURING THE SUBJECTS ACTING PERFORMANCE USING MULTIPLE SENSORS Non-Final OA Netflix, Inc.
18753396 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE GENERATION Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18527933 DIRECTIONAL FLOW AXIS OBJECT CONTROL Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18759475 ENERGY AND COMPUTE OPTIMIZATION OF REAL TIME IMAGE CONVERTER USING 2D TO 3D RENDERING Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18066135 REPLICATING PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GENERATING 3D ASSETS FOR SYNTHETIC SCENE GENERATION Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18749438 IMAGE STYLE TRANSFER Non-Final OA BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18753535 CORRECTION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING CORRECTION PROGRAM, AND CORRECTION METHOD Non-Final OA LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.
18271655 MEDIA PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Eyeora Limited
18316484 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING APPLICATION OF DESIGN STYLES TO A MOTION DESIGN Final Rejection WARNERMEDIA DIRECT, LLC

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