Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CARTER, RICHARD BRUCE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2485

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Richard Bruce Carter operates in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2482. He has managed 468 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 65.2 percent. This rate suggests a moderate path to issuance for applicants. The 468 resolved cases provide a picture of the examiner's typical outcomes and prosecution style.

The interview lift for this examiner is 19.2 percent. This indicates that an interview provides a boost to the 65.2 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should use interviews to overcome rejections and clarify technical points. The 19.2 percent lift shows that direct engagement is a valuable strategy for increasing the probability of a grant in this art unit.

The median days to allowance is 1229. This duration is a benchmark for applicants planning their prosecution timeline. The 1229-day figure indicates that the process often spans a considerable period. Practitioners should use the 19.2 percent interview lift to help navigate this 1229-day timeline more effectively and move toward a successful allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

65.2%
Allow Rate
+7.2% vs TC avg
474
Total Applications
+19.2%
Interview Lift
1229
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 468 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
64.8%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19276823 TRANSFORM-BASED VIDEO CODING METHOD, AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19261330 IMAGE CODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19189753 VIDEO CODING METHOD ON BASIS OF SECONDARY TRANSFORM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19075108 IMAGE CODING METHOD BASED ON TRANSFORM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19030582 Method and System for Providing At Least One Image Captured By a Scene Camera of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18982485 Thermal Imaging Camera Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19256882 IMAGE CODING METHOD BASED ON CHROMA DEBLOCKING PARAMETER INFORMATION FOR MONOCHROME COLOR FORMAT IN VIDEO OR IMAGE CODING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19068997 LOOP FILTERING IMPLEMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19202760 COEFFICIENT DECODING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19083339 METHOD FOR GENERATING VIDEO- AND AUDIENCE-SPECIFIC ENCODING LADDERS Non-Final OA Mux, Inc.

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