Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CROCKETT, JOSHUA BRIGHAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2661

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+11.9% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+28.5%
Interview Lift
1107
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 23 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
3.2%
§102 Novelty
68.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17978458 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR EFFICIENTLY REDUCING DIMENSIONS OF IMAGE FRAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
18501976 TECHNIQUES FOR PREPROCESSING IMAGES TO IMPROVE GAIN MAP COMPRESSION OUTCOMES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18519362 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING PARKING SPACE GRADIENT Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18160364 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS TO PERFORM RIGID REGISTRATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDICAL IMAGES Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18497045 SYSTEM FOR TRAINING AND VALIDATING VEHICULAR OCCUPANT MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection Magna Electronics Inc.
18705365 AREA DETECTION DEVICE, AREA DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18149046 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18146991 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BLOOD VESSEL IMAGE ENHANCEMENT ANALYSIS Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18173589 IMAGE STITCHING WITH DYNAMIC SEAM PLACEMENT BASED ON OBJECT SALIENCY FOR SURROUND VIEW VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
17486981 Imaging Photoplethysmography (IPPG) System and Method for Remote Measurements of Vital Signs Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
17806743 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ACCELERATED DYNAMIC IMAGING IN PET Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18014514 Parametric Modeling and Inference of Diagnostically Relevant Histological Patterns in Digitized Tissue Images Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month