Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FEREJA, SAMUEL D

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2400 2482 2486 2487 2489

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Samuel D Fereja serves in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2400, having overseen 647 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 74.8 percent. This rate indicates a high likelihood of success for applications assigned to his docket. The 74.8 percent allowance rate suggests a favorable disposition toward granting patents, provided the technical requirements are met.

The interview lift is 10.5 percent. This positive lift shows that interviews are beneficial, though the high baseline allowance rate of 74.8 percent suggests that many cases are allowed without them. For the 647 resolved cases, interviews serve as a helpful supplemental tool for resolving specific issues. Practitioners can use the 10.5 percent lift to further improve their chances of a positive outcome.

The median days to allowance is 969. This timeframe reflects a relatively standard prosecution speed. Applicants can expect a generally favorable outcome, supported by the 74.8 percent allowance rate and the 10.5 percent interview lift. The 969-day median provides a reliable benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

74.8%
Allow Rate
+16.8% vs TC avg
698
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
969
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 647 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
69.4%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19312486 IMAGE CODING METHOD ON BASIS OF ENTRY POINT-RELATED INFORMATION IN VIDEO OR IMAGE CODING SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19228076 IMAGE OR VIDEO CODING USING DEBLOCKING FILTERING Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18785536 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19003419 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19228393 Signaling of Picture Header in Video Coding Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19258864 MULTIPLE LINE INTRA PREDICTION IN VIDEO COMPRESSION Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18780010 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR ADAPTIVE PROCESSING OF VIDEO CONTENT WITH FILM GRAIN Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19010996 MULTI-SOURCE BASED EXTENDED TAPS FOR ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER IN VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18991172 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18622545 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR POINT CLOUD CODING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18219186 DECISION OPTIMIZATION INVOLVING GLOBAL OBJECTIVES AND GLOBAL CONSTRAINTS Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
19258768 VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19258422 POINT CLOUD ENCODING AND DECODING METHODS, APPARATUSES, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18982245 LOCAL ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18920783 HARDWARE-ASSISTED WEIGHTED PREDICTION ENCODING WITH SOFTWARE-GENERATED WEIGHT PREDICTION PARAMETERS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
19058931 TECHNIQUES FOR SCALING A RATE-DISTORTION MULTIPLIER WHEN PERFORMING TRELLIS CODED QUANTIZATION Non-Final OA NETFLIX, INC.
19058925 TECHNIQUES FOR SCALING STEP SIZES WHEN PERFORMING TRELLIS CODED QUANTIZATION Final Rejection NETFLIX, INC.
18865195 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STORING MOTION VECTOR FOR INTRA PREDICTION BLOCK Non-Final OA DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
18863252 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING USING GEOMETRIC MOTION PREDICTION Final Rejection DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.

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