Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CESE, KENNY A

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

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kenny A. Cese serves as an examiner within Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2624. The prosecution history for this examiner includes 712 resolved cases. An allowance rate of 75.3 percent defines the frequency of granted patents in this profile. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 1031, which offers a timeline for applicants to consider during the prosecution process.

The data shows an interview lift of 11.0 percent. This 11.0 percent figure suggests that verbal communication is associated with a change in the probability of a grant. With 712 resolved cases, this lift is a factor in the overall prosecution strategy. The 75.3 percent allowance rate and the 1031 median days to allowance are the primary metrics available for setting expectations in this art unit.

The Art Unit 2624 designation and the Tech Center 2600 location provide the context for these statistics. While the allowance rate provides a baseline for success, the interview lift highlights the impact of direct negotiation with the examiner. These figures define the current statistical profile based on the provided data for this specific examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

75.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
748
Total Applications
+11.0%
Interview Lift
1031
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 712 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.6%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
58.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18659140 REMOTE MONITORING APPARATUS, REMOTE MONITORING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17689214 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONBOARD DIMENSIONING Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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
18912691 METHOD OF DETECTION OF PARTICLES PRESENT IN A LIQUID Non-Final OA Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
18942264 FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18900868 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18814366 SECURE IMAGING FOR CONTENT PROVENANCE AND AUTHENTICITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
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.
18517220 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NUMBER OF ARTICLES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18795557 DEEP NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING METHOD FOR GENERALIZING APPEARANCE-BASED GAZE ESTIMATION AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18056405 WAVELET-DRIVEN IMAGE SYNTHESIS WITH DIFFUSION MODELS Final Rejection ADOBE INC.
18580508 AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING THE PART(S) OF AN OBJECT DEPICTED IN ONE OR MORE IMAGES Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18740326 GENERATING INSECT CLASSIFICATIONS USING PREDICTIVE MODELS BASED ON SEQUENCES OF IMAGES Non-Final OA Verily Life Sciences LLC
18895662 BIOMETRIC DATA PROCESSING FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SimpliSafe, Inc.
18894912 BIOMETRIC DATA PROCESSING FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SimpliSafe, Inc.
18829231 SEM IMAGE ENHANCEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
19023624 GENERATING 2D IMAGE OF 3D SCENE Non-Final OA DASSAULT SYSTEMES
17565102 PLACING DIGITAL OBJECTS IN AUGMENTED REALITY Final Rejection ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.
18554763 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING WODONG TIANJUN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18818910 Integrated Camera and Ultra-Wideband Location Devices and Related Systems Non-Final OA Wiser Systems, Inc.

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