Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: BLACKSTEN, SYDNEY LYNN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1743 2674

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sydney Lynn Blacksten is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 1743. The profile includes 4 resolved cases and an allowance rate pct of 100.0. The median days to allowance for these cases is 897. The interview lift pct is 0.0. Given the small sample size of 4 cases, the data indicates a perfect allowance record to date, though this may change as more cases are resolved in the future.

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
23
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
897
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
4.0%
§102 Novelty
67.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19005493 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18778045 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR EYE-TRACKING AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18947738 X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND PROCESSOR FOR IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
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
18857236 VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM, VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18807806 TRACKING OBJECTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18853838 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A SPATIAL FEED INSERT DISTRIBUTION FOR FEEDING CRUSTACEANS Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18994192 Merging of Partial Images of Vehicle Surroundings Non-Final OA BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18706472 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOBILE BODY, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18239262 RENDERING ENTITIES IN DIGITAL TWINS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18867357 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LABELING IMAGES FOR TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18851234 SCREW PIECE ASSEMBLY ERROR DETECTING DEVICE, SCREW PIECE ASSEMBLY ERROR DETECTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.

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