Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BURLESON, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2174 2625 2672 2673 2675 2681 2682 2683

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.4%
Allow Rate
+12.4% vs TC avg
532
Total Applications
-7.1%
Interview Lift
1060
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 504 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18401031 AUTOMATED VIDEO TRACING OF PLAYERS USING INERTIAL SENSORS Non-Final OA adidas AG
17899281 System and Method for Load Bay State Detection Final Rejection ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
17389998 LABEL APPLICATION SYSTEM WITH A LABEL PRINTER ATTACHABLE TO A ROBOTIC ARM Non-Final OA Zebra Technologies Corporation
18897982 CLOUD SERVER FOR PROVIDING CLOUD PRINT SERVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18810667 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18796865 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18768070 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18173733 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18454113 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18612287 INK JET SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18605210 SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18540508 Aggregating and/or Personalizing Camera Feeds Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
17152456 IMAGE BASED MEASUREMENT ESTIMATION Final Rejection Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
18350072 SURGICAL WORKFLOW VISUALIZATION AS DEVIATIONS TO A STANDARD Final Rejection DIGITAL SURGERY LIMITED

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