Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GEROLEO, FRANCIS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2482 2485 3619

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Francis Geroleo, an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2482, has an allowance rate of 73.6% across 603 resolved cases. The median days to allowance is 953, reflecting the typical path to grant for successful applications. This 953-day figure and the 73.6% allowance rate suggest a consistent prosecution environment. Practitioners should use these metrics to set expectations for both the timeline and the likelihood of success.

The profile includes an interview lift of 18.3%, which further enhances the 73.6% allowance rate. This 18.3% lift suggests that direct communication remains a productive strategy for resolving remaining points of contention. With 603 resolved cases, the data indicates that oral advocacy is a reliable tool. The combination of the 18.3% lift and the 953-day median pendency provides a clear framework for applicants in Art Unit 2482 to plan their interactions with the examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+21.6% vs TC avg
641
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 603 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.7%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18351841 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING VIDEO SIGNAL Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18673001 BLOCK VECTOR SEARCH FOR INTRA-BLOCK COPY PREDICTION FOR CODING VIDEO DATA Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19145346 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19047898 COMPLEXITY REDUCTION OF SIGNIFICANCE MAP CODING Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18420942 GENERATING A MOTION VECTOR PREDICTOR LIST Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19301497 IMAGE DECODING METHOD COMPRISING GENERATING PREDICTION SAMPLES BY APPLYING DETERMINED PREDICTION MODE, AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19050969 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE INVOLVING MODIFICATION OF INTRA PREDICTED SAMPLE Final Rejection KT CORPORATION
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.
18634219 Transform Selection for Reconstructed-Reordered Template Matching Prediction (RRTMP) Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19245169 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19091509 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Final Rejection 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.
19301390 COEFFICIENT CODING METHOD, ENCODER, AND DECODER Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18660611 SENSOR OUTPUT MODIFICATION Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18907302 RANGING DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
19236684 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM THAT INVOLVES PERFORMING INTRA PREDICTION USING CONSTRUCTED REFERENCE SAMPLE Non-Final OA Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
19092351 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-COMPONENT PREDICTION FOR VIDEO CODING Final Rejection BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18884703 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING USING INTRA MIRROR PREDICTION Final Rejection KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
19187461 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE Final Rejection INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY

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