Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FELIX, BRADLEY OBAS

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2671

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bradley Obas Felix operates in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2671, with 23 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 21.7 percent. This low rate suggests a difficult path to allowance for applications in his docket. The 21.7 percent allowance rate indicates that the examiner maintains a high standard for patentability, requiring robust evidence and arguments from applicants.

However, the interview lift is 60.8 percent. This is a very high lift, indicating that interviews are an extremely powerful tool for overcoming rejections. Given the low base allowance rate of 21.7 percent, an interview appears to be almost essential for achieving a positive outcome. For the 23 resolved cases, the 60.8 percent lift is the most significant strategic lever available to practitioners.

The median days to allowance is 1188. This timeline reflects the duration for the small number of cases that successfully reach allowance. With only 23 resolved cases, the data highlights a specific and challenging examination style. Applicants should prepare for a lengthy process, keeping the 1188-day median in mind while prioritizing the 60.8 percent interview lift.

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

Performance Statistics

21.7%
Allow Rate
-40.3% vs TC avg
50
Total Applications
+60.8%
Interview Lift
1188
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 23 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
73.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17994659 APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH IMAGE PROCESSING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17944326 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING POSES AND MODELS OF OBJECT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18553155 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROCESSING IMAGE, INTERACTIVE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18148650 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18146243 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18360958 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FOREIGN OBJECT Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18098852 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE OF PERSON DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
18548779 REAL-TIME ACTIVE STEREO MATCHING Final Rejection Google LLC
18101784 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOBILE OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18138300 POSITION-POSTURE ESTIMATION DEVICE, POSITION-POSTURE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18881233 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-TASK PREDICTION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
17954050 CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17657611 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LANE LINES, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18170792 DEFECT DETECTION IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES USING MULTI-CHANNEL IMAGES Non-Final OA Onto Innovation Inc.
18241368 METHOD OF TRAINING A NEURAL NETWORK FOR DETECTING ANOMALIES IN A MANUFACTURING PRODUCT, METHOD OF DETECTING ANOMALIES IN A MANUFACTURING PRODUCT, INSPECTION SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS

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