Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, DANIEL CHEOLJIN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2669

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel Cheoljin Chang is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2669. The examiner has 151 resolved cases. This number of resolutions provides a focused look at the examiner's prosecution history. The data set allows practitioners to observe the examiner's approach to patentability and the typical outcomes for applications in this specific technology area.

The allowance rate is 88.7 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of resolved cases that have resulted in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 889. This duration represents the time required for an application to move through the examination process to a successful conclusion. Applicants can use this figure to plan their intellectual property timelines and budget for the prosecution phase.

The interview lift is 13.6 percent. This indicates that an interview is associated with an increase in the probability of an allowance. The positive lift suggests that direct communication is an effective method for overcoming rejections with this examiner. Practitioners should consider an interview as a strategy for clarifying technical points and advancing the application toward a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

88.7%
Allow Rate
+26.7% vs TC avg
166
Total Applications
+13.6%
Interview Lift
889
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 151 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18670139 IMAGE AND VIDEO CLASSIFICATION Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
18966821 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18481050 SCALING FOR DEPTH ESTIMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18428091 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING POSTURE SPECIFYING PROGRAM, POSTURE SPECIFYING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18657646 IMAGE PROCESSING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES FOR ANNULOPLASTY RING DETERMINATIONS Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18927754 PERCEPTION UNCERTAINTY Non-Final OA Five AI Limited
18900245 Data Generation Method, Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Data Generation Program, and Data Generation Apparatus Non-Final OA J. MORITA MFG. CORP.

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