Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HANCE, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2421 2422 2423 2487 2623 3772 3992

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.4%
Allow Rate
+6.4% vs TC avg
787
Total Applications
+21.6%
Interview Lift
1039
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 758 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19451814 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING 360 VIDEO, METHOD FOR RECEIVING 360 VIDEO, APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING 360 VIDEO, AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING 360 VIDEO Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18883976 USER VELOCITY TRACKING WITH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19239504 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18899843 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
18844246 NETWORK ASSISTED CELL SELECTION FOR A DEVICE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19109189 LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19376222 AUTOMATIC IMAGE CROPPING Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18901423 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOOTH SHADE IMAGING IN DENTAL TREATMENT Final Rejection ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18830047 DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (DMRS) FORMAT SELECTION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18911885 MULTI-CAMERA SYNCHRONIZATION THROUGH RECEIVER HUB BACK CHANNEL Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
16718719 Cloud Computing as a Basis for Equipment Health Monitoring Service Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18441508 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING ENCODED AUDIO SIGNAL(S) Non-Final OA DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
18119034 HEAD UP DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Maxell, Ltd.
18159545 Systems and Methods for Determining Network Component Scores Using Bandwidth Capacity Final Rejection Cisco Technology Inc.
18838261 SENSING SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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