Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Delomia L Gilliard, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GILLIARD, DELOMIA L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2661 2665 2668

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

GILLIARD, DELOMIA L works in Technology Center 2600 and Art Unit 2661. Across 1111 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 89.6%, and the median time to allowance is 730 days. The interview lift is 10.3%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported record.

The principal companies are NEC Corporation, Canon Inc., and Sony Group Corporation. The leading firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, BCF LLP (Misc.), and CHIP LAW GROUP. The high allowance rate and comparatively short median timeline support a favorable prosecution assessment for portfolio planning. Practitioners can still use interviews selectively, particularly when technical distinctions are easier to explain directly than through amendment alone. The company and firm affiliations provide a focused reference set for communications, imaging, and electronics matters.

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

Performance Statistics

89.6%
Allow Rate
+27.6% vs TC avg
1,140
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
730
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1111 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
11.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19107402 EVALUATION DEVICE, EVALUATION METHOD, AND EVALUATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA ASICS CORPORATION
18990927 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18938339 IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19112607 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19083554 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19075878 OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19100984 VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE QUALITY CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18697600 OBJECT TRACKING PROCESSING DEVICE, OBJECT TRACKING PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18906793 DOCUMENT PROCESSING USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18715877 DEEP LEARNING SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH SURVIVAL PREDICTION Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
19079888 Deep Learning for Four-Dimensional (4D) Modeling of Glioblastoma Multiforme with Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Therapy Non-Final OA The Regents of The University of California
17165701 GENERATION OF MOVING THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS USING MOTION TRANSFER Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19026265 DETERMINING SIMILAR ITEMS USING GROUPED IMAGES Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Delomia L Gilliard's allowance rate?

89.6% of resolved applications examined by Delomia L Gilliard were allowed (1,111 resolved cases), compared with 72.7% across Art Unit 2661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Delomia L Gilliard?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Delomia L Gilliard take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Delomia L Gilliard took 730 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Delomia L Gilliard work in?

Delomia L Gilliard examines applications in Art Unit 2661 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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