Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Sydney Lynn Blacksten, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BLACKSTEN, SYDNEY LYNN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1743 2674

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

BLACKSTEN, SYDNEY LYNN is assigned to Technology Center 2600 and art unit 1743. The profile records 4 resolved cases, all allowed, producing an allowance rate of 100.0%. The median time to allowance is 906 days, while interview lift is 0.0%, indicating no measured interview-associated change in this record.

Google LLC, Fujifilm Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. appear among the listed companies. The listed firms are Studebaker Brackett PLLC, Xsensus, and 2SPL Patent Attorneys. The small resolved-case set supports using these results as a focused data point when planning prosecution, rather than as a definitive measure across all matters.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+38.0% vs TC avg
40
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
906
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.4%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18948528 CALIBRATION MEMBER, CALIBRATION APPARATUS, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND CALIBRATION PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
19005493 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19005299 GENERATING TRAINING INSTANCES FOR TRAINING GENERATIVE MODELS BASED ON CONTENT ITEMS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18693704 CODEC-AGNOSTIC ADAPTIVE QUANTIZATION OF IMAGES AND VIDEO USING A PIXEL-BASED PRE- AND POST-PROCESSOR Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18706472 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOBILE BODY, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
19083943 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRAINING A CAR PARTS DETECTOR USING CAMERA RGB DATA WITH DEPTH INFORMATION Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18857236 VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM, VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18807806 TRACKING OBJECTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18994192 Merging of Partial Images of Vehicle Surroundings Non-Final OA BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18853838 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A SPATIAL FEED INSERT DISTRIBUTION FOR FEEDING CRUSTACEANS Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18239262 RENDERING ENTITIES IN DIGITAL TWINS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sydney Lynn Blacksten's allowance rate?

100.0% of resolved applications examined by Sydney Lynn Blacksten were allowed (4 resolved cases), compared with 59.4% across Art Unit 1743 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sydney Lynn Blacksten?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sydney Lynn Blacksten take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sydney Lynn Blacksten took 906 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sydney Lynn Blacksten work in?

Sydney Lynn Blacksten examines applications in Art Unit 1743 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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