Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GALERA, PATRICK PAUL CONTRER

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+26.9% vs TC avg
29
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
889
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.6%
§102 Novelty
93.2%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18329813 FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF USER INTERFACE BASED APPLICATIONS USING HEAT MAPS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18736112 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR COMBINING A CAPTURED IMAGE AND A VIRTUAL IMAGE, METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18279752 VIRTUAL OBJECT PLACEMENT BASED ON REFERENTIAL EXPRESSIONS Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18684117 FACADE BIASING FOR REFLECTION CORRECTION IN PHOTOGRAMMETRIC RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18796401 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18673624 METHOD FOR OPERATING A VISUALIZATION SYSTEM IN A SURGICAL APPLICATION, AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM FOR A SURGICAL APPLICATION Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
18722890 Method and Apparatus for Reconstructing Semantic Instance, Device, and Medium Non-Final OA SHANDONG MASS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18560183 A SHARED MEMORY FOR IMPROVED DISPLAY BY A NEAR-EYE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection MICROOLED
18446475 INFORMATION SHARING PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection MUJURYOKU INC.

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