Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kenny A Cese, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CESE, KENNY A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2663 2666 2667 2668 2698

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

CESE, KENNY A works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2624. The record covers 713 resolved cases, with a 75.2% allowance rate and a 1031-day median to allowance. The 11.0% interview lift indicates a positive but limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Robert Bosch GmbH, Sony Group Corporation, and NEC Corporation. The leading firms are OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., Xsensus, and HG Law LLP (Adeia). The profile supports a generally favorable prosecution assessment, while the modest interview measure suggests that interviews should be selected for cases where direct discussion is likely to resolve a defined issue.

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

Performance Statistics

75.2%
Allow Rate
+13.2% vs TC avg
765
Total Applications
+11.0%
Interview Lift
1031
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 713 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.3%
§102 Novelty
58.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18610984 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18441337 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEEP EQUILIBIRUM APPROACH TO ADVERSARIAL ATTACK OF DIFFUSION MODELS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18579174 METHOD FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR DETECTING THE HEIGHT OF RAISED OBJECTS Final Rejection ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
17571397 INTERACTIVE VIDEO PLAYBACK TECHNIQUES TO ENABLE HIGH FIDELITY MAGNIFICATION Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18554331 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
19103851 VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, AND VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18659140 REMOTE MONITORING APPARATUS, REMOTE MONITORING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18703754 MOTION DETERMINATION APPARATUS, MOTION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18517220 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NUMBER OF ARTICLES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
19107614 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF A CAPTURED IMAGE Non-Final OA THALES DIS FRANCE SAS
18649350 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18639040 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
17019120 LABELING IMAGES USING A NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18056405 WAVELET-DRIVEN IMAGE SYNTHESIS WITH DIFFUSION MODELS Final Rejection ADOBE INC.
18829231 SEM IMAGE ENHANCEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kenny A Cese's allowance rate?

75.2% of resolved applications examined by Kenny A Cese were allowed (713 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2624 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kenny A Cese?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kenny A Cese take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kenny A Cese took 1,031 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kenny A Cese work in?

Kenny A Cese examines applications in Art Unit 2624 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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