Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CESE, KENNY A

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

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.2%
Allow Rate
+13.2% vs TC avg
745
Total Applications
+11.0%
Interview Lift
1031
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 707 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.5%
§101 Eligibility
10.3%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18217422 ITEM SIMILARITY ANALYSIS FOR THEFT DETECTION Final Rejection NCR Corporation
18566254 INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17689214 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONBOARD DIMENSIONING Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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
18898698 DRUG DISCOVERY SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR OPERATING DRUG DISCOVERY SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING DRUG DISCOVERY SUPPORT APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18610984 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18814366 SECURE IMAGING FOR CONTENT PROVENANCE AND AUTHENTICITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
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 Final Rejection NEC Corporation
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.
18795557 DEEP NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING METHOD FOR GENERALIZING APPEARANCE-BASED GAZE ESTIMATION AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17019120 LABELING IMAGES USING A NEURAL NETWORK Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17565102 PLACING DIGITAL OBJECTS IN AUGMENTED REALITY Final Rejection DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
18580508 AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING THE PART(S) OF AN OBJECT DEPICTED IN ONE OR MORE IMAGES Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18738698 SITE SELECTION AND MONITORING Final Rejection VANTOR INC

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