Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2485 4100

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shadan Haghani Gingrich is an examiner in Tech Center 4100, Art Unit 2485. With 383 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 61.4 percent. This provides a clear picture of the examiner's disposition across a significant number of applications in Art Unit 2485. The 383 resolved cases offer a reliable baseline for predicting future outcomes.

The interview lift is 17.6 percent, indicating that interviews generally contribute to a higher likelihood of allowance compared to the overall rate of 61.4 percent. This positive lift supports the use of interviews as a strategic tool during prosecution to resolve outstanding issues. Practitioners can expect that direct engagement with the examiner will provide a measurable benefit, as shown by the 17.6 percent lift.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1073. This metric represents the typical time required to navigate the prosecution process to a grant. Practitioners can use the allowance rate and the 1073 day median to set realistic expectations for both the probability and timing of a successful outcome in Tech Center 4100. The 1073 day timeline is a standard benchmark for this examiner's workflow.

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

Performance Statistics

61.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
421
Total Applications
+17.6%
Interview Lift
1073
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 383 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
65.6%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§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.
19011862 IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19192480 PICTURE ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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
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 Final Rejection FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
18847076 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA KT CORPORATION
19122333 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PADDING REFERENCE SAMPLES Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
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.
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.
18881507 Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Loop Filter with Virtual Boundaries and Multiple Sources for Video Coding Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
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.
18957519 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance 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.
19074762 ENCODER, DECODER AND BITSTREAM FOR MERGE CANDIDATE FOR VIDEO WITH REGIONS OF COMMON MOTION Non-Final OA Dolby International AB
18094271 Heuristic Detection of Potential Digital Media Artifacts and Defects in Digital Media Assets Non-Final OA Disney Enterprises, Inc.
19061940 ADAPTIVE BITRATE VIDEO TESTING FROM SCREEN RECORDING Final Rejection AT&T Mobility II LLC
19086140 VIRTUAL PROJECTION METHOD AND DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE OF OBSCURED OBJECT Non-Final OA National Taipei University of Technology

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