Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DICKERSON, CHAD S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2672 2681 2682 2683

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Chad S. Dickerson has managed 618 resolved cases in Art Unit 2625, which is part of Tech Center 2600. The examiner's allowance rate is 62.8%, and the median days to allowance is 1170. An interview lift of 23.1% indicates that interviews are highly effective in this examiner's practice. This suggests that direct communication can be a decisive factor in moving a case toward allowance.

For those in Tech Center 2600, the data suggests that while the 62.8% baseline allowance rate is moderate, the 23.1% interview lift provides a substantial path to success. The 1170-day median to allowance is on the longer side, so practitioners should look for ways to streamline the process. The 618 resolved cases provide a solid statistical foundation for these metrics. Applicants should consider the high interview lift as a primary reason to engage the examiner early, potentially improving the 62.8% success rate and navigating the 1170-day timeline more efficiently in Art Unit 2625.

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

Performance Statistics

62.8%
Allow Rate
+0.8% vs TC avg
647
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
1170
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 618 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
58.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18339073 Latency Correction for a Camera Image Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18180406 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18882100 AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF PARALLEL PRINTING Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18586840 IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING METHOD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18794371 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MODEL TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18918670 PULL-PRINTING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL IN PULL-PRINTING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18890819 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18890319 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18802214 IMAGE-FORMING SYSTEM, METHOD, SERVER APPARATUS, AND CLIENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18629572 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INSPECTION SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INSPECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18116558 EXCEPTION HANDLING DURING A DOCUMENT UPLOAD PROCESS USING INSTANT OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
17769288 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18115892 Image Reconstruction from Magnetic Resonance Measurement Data with a Trained Function Applied to Processed Magnetic Resonance Data in a Dedicated Form Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18569070 Systems and Methods for Prediction of Hematoma Expansion Using Automated Deep Learning Image Analysis Final Rejection Northwestern University
18312354 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TECHNIQUE TO IMAGING TISSUE HETEROGENEITY Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18545465 CONTEXT AWARE DIGITAL VISION AND RECOGNITION Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18405750 IMAGE SUPER-RESOLUTION METHOD BASED ON KNOWLEDGE DISTILLATION COMPRESSION MODEL AND DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA Zhejiang University

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