Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CROCKETT, JOSHUA BRIGHAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2661

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joshua Brigham Crockett has 37 resolved cases in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2661. The examiner has an allowance rate of 83.8 percent. The median days to allowance is 1156, which represents the timeframe for applications that reach a grant under his supervision.

The interview lift is 17.6 percent. This 17.6 percent lift indicates that interviews are a useful tool for further increasing the 83.8 percent allowance rate. Practitioners can use interviews to address specific examiner concerns and potentially navigate the 1156-day median timeline for successful prosecution more effectively.

With 37 resolved cases, the data shows a trend toward allowance in Art Unit 2661. The 83.8 percent allowance rate and the 17.6 percent interview lift provide a foundation for successful prosecution. Applicants can use the 1156 median days to allowance to plan their strategy and manage expectations for the duration of the process.

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

Performance Statistics

83.8%
Allow Rate
+21.8% vs TC avg
53
Total Applications
+17.6%
Interview Lift
1156
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
35.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17978458 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR EFFICIENTLY REDUCING DIMENSIONS OF IMAGE FRAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
18536634 IMAGE ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18847810 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18836931 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18881918 GLASSES DIOPTER IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18705365 AREA DETECTION DEVICE, AREA DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18954027 IMAGE PRE-PROCESSING FOR IMAGES GENERATED USING GENERATIVE AI Non-Final OA eBay Inc.
18884032 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROAD CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18713602 IMAGE CROPPING METHOD AND APPARATUS, MODEL TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.

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