Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Francis Geroleo, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GEROLEO, FRANCIS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2482 2485 3619

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

GEROLEO, FRANCIS has resolved 609 cases in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2482. The allowance rate is 73.9%, while the median time to allowance is 952 days. The interview lift is 18.0%, providing a measurable but modest association that may be considered alongside claim strategy and response timing.

The leading companies are Bytedance Inc., LG Electronics Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Astute IP Law Group, McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC. These records identify recurring technology applicants and representatives in the docket.

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

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+21.9% vs TC avg
653
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
952
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 609 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
55.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18420942 GENERATING A MOTION VECTOR PREDICTOR LIST Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19354104 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE DECODING ON BASIS OF CCLM PREDICTION IN IMAGE CODING SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19146428 POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHOD Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18853831 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING BITSTREAM STORED THEREIN Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18920390 VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS INVOLVING SUB-BLOCK MERGE INDEX CONTEXT AND BYPASS MODEL Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18792534 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS INVOLVING MERGE CANDIDATE LIST AND TRIANGULAR SHAPE PARTITIONS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19047898 COMPLEXITY REDUCTION OF SIGNIFICANCE MAP CODING Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18351841 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING VIDEO SIGNAL Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18627971 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING USING A GEOMETRIC PARTITIONING MODE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18907302 RANGING DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
19331342 COMPOSED PREDICTION AND RESTRICTED MERGE Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19091509 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18974257 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18438013 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18838535 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SENSITIVITY OF A SPAD MACRO-CELL Final Rejection ams-OSRAM AG
19471650 MOST PROBABLE MODES LIST Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19473718 ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER WITH CODING INFORMATION BASED CLASSIFICATION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18730921 MULTI-PASS DECODER-SIDE MOTION VECTOR REFINEMENT Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18720919 Method and Apparatus for Cross Component Linear Model with Multiple Hypotheses Intra Modes in Video Coding System Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19346253 ON PLANAR INTRA PREDICTION MODE Non-Final OA Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Francis Geroleo's allowance rate?

73.9% of resolved applications examined by Francis Geroleo were allowed (609 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Francis Geroleo?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Francis Geroleo take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Francis Geroleo took 952 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Francis Geroleo work in?

Francis Geroleo examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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