Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GILLIARD, DELOMIA L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2661 2665 2668

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Delomia L. Gilliard, in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2661, has resolved 1105 cases with an allowance rate of 89.6%. The median days to allowance is 730, showing an efficient and favorable process. This 730-day figure and the 89.6% allowance rate indicate a high probability of success for applicants. Practitioners should use these metrics to plan their filing and response schedules in this art unit.

The interview lift is 10.4%, which adds to the already high 89.6% allowance rate. This 10.4% lift suggests that while the examiner is generally inclined toward allowance, interviews remain a useful tool. With 1105 resolved cases, the data reflects a consistent pattern of grants. Practitioners should consider the 730-day median and the 10.4% lift when developing their strategy. These figures provide a data-grounded basis for choosing to interview with this examiner in Art Unit 2661.

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
1,117
Total Applications
+10.4%
Interview Lift
730
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1105 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
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
18925176 METHOD FOR PERFORMING UNLEARNING OF PEOPLE IN A GENERATIVE MODEL AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
19026265 DETERMINING SIMILAR ITEMS USING GROUPED IMAGES Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18921369 TRAINING SET SUFFICIENCY FOR IMAGE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18826600 Copying Text Content Shared During A Video Conference Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
17165701 GENERATION OF MOVING THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS USING MOTION TRANSFER Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18737264 NEURAL WAVEFRONT SHAPING FOR GUIDESTAR-FREE IMAGING THROUGH AN OBSCURANT Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18983220 MACHINE-LEARNING ALGORITHMS FOR LOW-POWER APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA SoftEye, Inc.

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