Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Richard A Hansell Jr., USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HANSELL JR., RICHARD A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2486

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

HANSELL JR., RICHARD A has resolved 522 cases in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2482. The allowance rate is 77.0%, and the median time to allowance is 959 days. The record supports using these outcomes in planning, with a timeline that calls for attention to prosecution sequencing.

The interview lift is 25.9%, indicating a measurable association with allowance. Practitioners may evaluate an interview when direct discussion could narrow the contested issues before claim amendments become broader. The listed companies are LG Electronics Inc., Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, and InterDigital Inc. The leading firms are Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, Arch & Lake LLP, and ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

77.0%
Allow Rate
+19.0% vs TC avg
566
Total Applications
+25.9%
Interview Lift
959
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 522 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.8%
§102 Novelty
56.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18724653 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CODING INTRA PREDICTION MODE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18652099 VISUAL INSPECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
19146116 METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING A TENSOR Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19256876 Mixed NAL Unit Type Picture Constraints Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19010374 DECODING METHOD AND DECODING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19288463 SIGNALING OF STATE INFORMATION FOR A DECODED PICTURE BUFFER AND REFERENCE PICTURE LISTS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19089855 THERMAL CAMERA LENS DESIGNWITH IMPROVED CENTER-FIELD DETECTION RANGE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18963111 UNIFIED SECONDARY TRANSFORM Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19321902 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING MULTIMEDIA DATA, READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
19057741 EXTENSION OF LOCAL ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18855210 TEMPLATE BASED MOST PROBABLE MODE LIST REORDERING Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19078903 FEATURE CHANNEL REMOVAL MECHANISM FOR FEATURE COMPRESSEION BITSTREAM Final Rejection InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
18399650 INTRA TEMPLATE MATCHING PREDICTION MODE FOR MOTION PREDICTION Final Rejection Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Richard A Hansell Jr.'s allowance rate?

77.0% of resolved applications examined by Richard A Hansell Jr. were allowed (522 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Richard A Hansell Jr.?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Richard A Hansell Jr. take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Richard A Hansell Jr. took 959 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Richard A Hansell Jr. work in?

Richard A Hansell Jr. examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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