Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HANCE, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2421 2422 2423 2623 3992

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.1%
Allow Rate
+6.1% vs TC avg
781
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1040
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 753 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.0%
§102 Novelty
86.9%
§103 Obviousness
2.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19329351 Microscope Objective Non-Final OA Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
19324382 ADAPTIVE POSITIONING OF DRONES FOR ENHANCED FACE RECOGNITION Final Rejection Metropolis IP Holdings, LLC
19239504 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18830047 DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (DMRS) FORMAT SELECTION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18563592 FAILURE RECOVERY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18119034 HEAD UP DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Maxell, Ltd.
19216318 LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19044901 DETECTION AND DISPLAY OF MIXED 2D/3D CONTENT Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18827276 IMAGE DATA COMPRESSION DEVICE, IMAGE DATA DECOMPRESSION DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE DATA COMPRESSION METHOD, AND IMAGE DATA DECOMPRESSION METHOD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18446293 Maintaining Communication and Signaling Interfaces through a Network Role Transition Non-Final OA Google LLC
19209477 IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection InnoTV Labs, LLC
16718719 Cloud Computing as a Basis for Equipment Health Monitoring Service Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
19085686 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VISUAL IMPRESSIONS OF VEHICLES CONFIGURED WITH EXTERNAL GRAPHIC MESSAGING Non-Final OA Wrapify, Inc.
18884942 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING CUSTOM-FIT GARMENT PATTERNS AT SCALE Non-Final OA One to One Systems Inc.

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