Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CASCHERA, ANTONIO A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2612 2628 2676 2677 2872

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Antonio A. Caschera works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2612. He has 1044 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 87.2 percent. This high volume and high rate suggest a predictable and positive experience for applicants. The 1044 resolved cases provide a robust dataset for understanding the examiner's approach to patent examination.

The interview lift is 8.3 percent. While the baseline allowance rate is already very high at 87.2 percent, the lift still provides a statistical advantage. Interviews can help resolve any remaining points and secure a grant more efficiently. The 8.3 percent lift indicates that direct engagement remains a useful tool even in a highly favorable prosecution environment.

The median days to allowance is 893. This timeline is an efficient metric for applicants to gauge the expected duration of their prosecution. The 893-day figure, when paired with the 87.2 percent allowance rate, indicates a relatively fast path to issuance. Practitioners can use this 893-day benchmark to manage expectations regarding the total time required to reach a successful conclusion.

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

Performance Statistics

87.2%
Allow Rate
+19.2% vs TC avg
1,057
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
893
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1044 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
33.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19089974 DISPLAY DEVICE AND THE OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18893871 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18420311 DATA GENERATION METHOD, LEARNING METHOD, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19187887 MIXING AND MATCHING VOLUMETRIC CONTENTS FOR NEW AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCES Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
19073923 GENERATING VIRTUAL HAIRSTYLE USING LATENT SPACE PROJECTORS Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18846289 PROVIDING NORMALISED MEDICAL IMAGES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18961418 STYLIZED ANIMATABLE REPRESENTATION Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19025709 INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENT DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS Non-Final OA HITACHI, Ltd.
18726882 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
18985520 LUNG ANALYSIS AND REPORTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18975777 GENERALIZED POSE AND MOTION GENERATION Non-Final OA ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
19042545 BLENDING USER INTERFACE FOR BLENDING VISUAL MEDIA USING A VISUAL MEDIA GENERATIVE RESPONSE ENGINE Non-Final OA OpenAI OpCo, LLC.
18886023 COMPUTER SYSTEM, VIRTUAL SPACE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND VIRTUAL SPACE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.

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