Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DANG, PHILIP

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2488

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+19.7% vs TC avg
521
Total Applications
+31.2%
Interview Lift
966
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 485 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.4%
§102 Novelty
95.5%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18978977 IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING INTRA PREDICTION IN IMAGE CODING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18816085 APPARATUSES, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18618416 IMAGE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR ASYNCHRONOUS SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection HITACHI, Ltd.
18816605 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18491843 DATA GENERATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18923375 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING OF MAPPING FUNCTION OF CHROMA QUANTIZATION PARAMETER Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18035563 STEERABLE CAMERA ARRAY FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICES Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18942064 EXTENDED DEPENDENT RANDOM ACCESS POINT SUPPORT IN ISO BASE MEDIA FILE FORMAT Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
18432791 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18699293 A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTOURING A MEDICAL IMAGE AND REVIEWING EXISTING CONTOURS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18959508 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE SIGNAL Final Rejection INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY
18791299 LOW ENERGY PHOTON DETECTION WITH CMOS IMAGERS Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18753984 TRAFFIC IMAGE SENSOR MOVEMENT DETECTION AND HANDLING Final Rejection GridMatrix, Inc.
18658623 METHOD FOR GENERATING A 3D MODEL HAVING INNER STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Hyperforge Holdings Pte Ltd.
18657826 MULTI-USER OCCUPANT LOCATION DETERMINATION AND GAZE TRACKING IN A VEHICLE SPACE USING OPTICAL SURFACE REFLECTIONS Non-Final OA Blink Technologies Inc.
18688895 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ACTIVE LIVENESS USING FACIAL IMAGE Non-Final OA CUBOX CO, LTD.
18536754 METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING ROAD DISTRESS ON A ROAD BASED ON IMAGERY OF THE ROAD Non-Final OA FNV IP B.V.
18495108 IDENTIFICATION BASED ON A LOCATION OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE Final Rejection CellXion Ltd

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