Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Shadan Haghani Gingrich, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2485 4100

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shadan Haghani Gingrich has overseen 386 resolved cases in Art Unit 2485. The examiner's allowance rate is 61.7 percent. The interview lift is 17.4 percent, showing a positive correlation between interviews and allowances in Tech Center 4100. The median pendency to allowance is 1069 days. These figures reflect a prosecution environment where direct communication can help move applications toward a successful conclusion.

Top companies include MediaTek Inc., LG Electronics Inc., and Qualcomm Incorporated. Law firms like McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP, Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP frequently appear here. The 17.4 percent lift is a helpful strategy for practitioners aiming for the 61.7 percent allowance rate. For firms like McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP, the 1069 days median pendency is a key metric to consider when managing the 386 resolved cases handled by this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

61.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
428
Total Applications
+17.4%
Interview Lift
1069
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 386 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
65.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18880942 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING BITSTREAM STORED THEREIN Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18847815 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.
18890005 VIDEO DECODING WITH LOSSY REFERENCE FRAME Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18786274 DECODER WITH JUST-IN-TIME POST-PROCESSING FOR MEMORY SCALABILITY Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19126138 SURROUND VIEW SYSTEM Final Rejection Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
19137774 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
19192511 VIDEO CODEC ALLOWING SUB-PICTURE OR REGION WISE RANDOM ACCESS AND CONCEPT FOR VIDEO COMPOSITION USING THE SAME Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
19317919 VIDEO CODING CONCEPT ALLOWING FOR LIMITATION OF DRIFT Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
18670287 ULTRA WIDE BAND AUGMENTED IMAGING FOR IMPROVED ENTITY IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19192638 ADAPTIVE FILTER REUSING METHODS ON ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER IN VIDEO CODING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
19113593 VIDEO CODING COMBINING INTRA-SUB PARTITION AND TEMPLATE-BASED INTRA-MODE DERIVATION TECHNIQUES Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18913507 INTRA BLOCK COPY MODE FOR SCREEN CONTENT CODING Non-Final OA InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
19259875 ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, BITSTREAM, ENCODER, DECODER AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19254516 NEURAL NETWORK-BASED IN-LOOP FILTER Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19145028 REPRESENTATIVE PREDICTION MODE OF A BLOCK OF PIXELS Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19106736 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18881548 Method and Apparatus for Picture Padding in Video Coding Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18928032 DATA PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY USING AUDIO FEATURE ENCODING Final Rejection HANWHA VISION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Shadan Haghani Gingrich's allowance rate?

61.7% of resolved applications examined by Shadan Haghani Gingrich were allowed (386 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2485 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Shadan Haghani Gingrich?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Shadan Haghani Gingrich take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Shadan Haghani Gingrich took 1,069 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Shadan Haghani Gingrich work in?

Shadan Haghani Gingrich examines applications in Art Unit 2485 in Tech Center 4100.

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