Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2122 2661 2667

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+21.3% vs TC avg
297
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 263 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.9%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18588703 VIDEO CONFERENCING DEVICE AND IMAGE QUALITY VERIFYING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18252219 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18690855 NETWORK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, NETWORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND VIDEO IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18035993 MULTI-VIEW MEDICAL ACTIVITY RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18606683 MULTIMEDIA DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18692031 MOTION MAGNIFICATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF Non-Final OA POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
18364856 MEDIA ANNOTATION WITH PRODUCT SOURCE LINKING Final Rejection Google LLC
18467455 INTERMODAL SENSOR TRAINING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18428165 IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND ASSOCIATED AUTOMATIC CONTROLS Non-Final OA Amadeus S.A.S.
18652286 METHOD OF ADJUDICATING AN IMAGED LESION Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18645575 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VOLUME OF CALCIUM IN AN AORTA Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18262874 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCREMENTAL LEARNING USING STORED FEATURES Final Rejection Eli Lilly and Company
18701601 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING MULTICOMPONENT CELL AND MICROBE SOLUTIONS AND METHODS OF DIAGNOSING BACTEREMIA USING THE SAME Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
17726279 HUMAN-PERCEPTIBLE AND MACHINE-READABLE SHAPE GENERATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF HIDDEN OBJECTS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
18694063 Image Subject Individuation and Monitoring Non-Final OA SeeChange Technologies Limited
18596838 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR 3D SCENE AUGMENTATION AND RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA Resonai Inc.
18443748 ADAPTIVE SPATIAL PATTERN RECOGNITION FOR DEFECT DETECTION Non-Final OA Onto Innovation Inc.
18681869 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VIDEO ACTION DETECTION BASED ON END-TO-END FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA TCL Technology Group Corporation
17834072 METHOD FOR FINDING PRODUCTS IN A NETWORK Non-Final OA Patty's GmbH
17364497 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF GUIDING A USER ON A GRAPHICAL INTERFACE WITH COMPUTER VISION Final Rejection EdCast Inc.

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