Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FOSTER, THOMAS JOHN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2616

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Within Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2611, Examiner Thomas John Foster has handled 30 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 90.0 percent. This figure serves as a reference for the likelihood of success. A median days to allowance of 825 defines the prosecution timeline. This duration is a consideration for applicants when managing their portfolios.

Data shows an interview lift of 15.0 percent. With 30 resolved cases, this lift indicates the impact of communication on results. The 825 days to allowance provides a standard for pendency. The 90.0 percent allowance rate and the Art Unit 2611 designation help determine a prosecution approach for the case. These data points from Tech Center 2600 support planning for the patent process.

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

Performance Statistics

90.0%
Allow Rate
+28.0% vs TC avg
46
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
825
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 30 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
75.6%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18726329 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY SERVICE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19078057 DEPTH-BASED REPROJECTION WITH ADAPTIVE DEPTH DENSIFICATION AND SUPER-RESOLUTION FOR VIDEO SEE-THROUGH (VST) EXTENDED REALITY (XR) OR OTHER APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19056795 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SCREEN GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18329454 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE DATA, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18962849 SPLITTING AND REJOINING EXECUTION OF PAIRED WAVES IN GRAPHICS PROCESSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18592303 VR GEOFENCING FOR PLAY SPACE AND VR APPLICATION ENABLEMENT AND DISABLEMENT Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18843930 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18610124 CAPTURE GUIDANCE FOR VIDEO OF PATIENT DENTITION Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18949028 IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection Rakuten Group, Inc.
19025269 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE CONTAINED ADJUSTING OF A USER INTERFACE SIZE BASED ON DISTANCE BETWEEN THE USER AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Dell Products LP
18327813 DYNAMIC REALLOCATION OF DISPLAY MEMORY BANDWIDTH BASED ON SYSTEM STATE Non-Final OA ATI Technologies ULC
18979360 TOKENIZING A SCENE GRAPH USING ONE-HOT TOKEN VECTORS AND METADATA Non-Final OA Roblox Corporation

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