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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Puneet S Dhillon, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DHILLON, PUNEET S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2488 2897

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

DHILLON, PUNEET S works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2488. His profile covers 309 resolved cases, with an 80.6% allowance rate and a median of 846 days to allowance. The 20.2% interview lift is a meaningful positive association, suggesting that interviews may help when the application requires direct discussion of claim scope or cited art.

The listed companies are Bytedance Inc., Canon Inc., and LG Electronics Inc. The listed firms are Astute IP Law Group, Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, and Dennemeyer & Associates, LLC. The favorable allowance rate supports a positive overall expectation, while the interview measure provides a practical reason to prepare actively for examiner discussions.

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

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+12.6% vs TC avg
358
Total Applications
+20.2%
Interview Lift
846
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 309 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
50.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18698437 TRANSMISSION DEVICE OF POINT CLOUD DATA AND METHOD PERFORMED BY TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION DEVICE OF POINT CLOUD DATA AND METHOD PERFORMED BY RECEPTION DEVICE Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
19045304 ARITHMETIC DEVICE, ARITHMETIC METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18913108 OBJECT TRACKING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18824530 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EVALUATING ATTRIBUTES OVER MULTIPLE ITERATIONS Non-Final OA Google LLC
18690510 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18678661 QUANTUM COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18835761 OCCUPANT INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, OCCUPANT INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18810221 Bioptic Reader Assembly with Video Processing Module Final Rejection ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18567825 METHOD FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN A ROAD SURFACE, METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING DEVICE Final Rejection VALEO VISION
18623989 GENERALIZED EVENT CAMERA Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
19321142 INTRA BI-PREDICTION Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19258850 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19258857 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19258843 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19177458 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19138023 A CODING METHOD OR APPARATUS BASED ON CAMERA MOTION INFORMATION Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19005116 VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, AND VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Puneet S Dhillon's allowance rate?

80.6% of resolved applications examined by Puneet S Dhillon were allowed (309 resolved cases), compared with 71.8% across Art Unit 2488 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Puneet S Dhillon?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Puneet S Dhillon take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Puneet S Dhillon took 846 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Puneet S Dhillon work in?

Puneet S Dhillon examines applications in Art Unit 2488 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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