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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Nicholas John Helco, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HELCO, NICHOLAS JOHN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2122 2667 2672

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

HELCO, NICHOLAS JOHN works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2122. The profile covers 49 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 67.3%. The median time to allowance is 1,055 days, and interviews show a 40.5% lift. The limited case volume makes the interview figure directional, but it still identifies direct examiner communication as a potentially useful tactic.

Sony Group Corporation, Fujifilm Corporation, and Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. are the represented companies. The listed firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., and Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC. Practitioners may use interviews to explain technical distinctions while preparing written amendments that preserve a clear record of the prosecution position.

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

Performance Statistics

67.3%
Allow Rate
+5.3% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+40.5%
Interview Lift
1055
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 49 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
46.8%
§103 Obviousness
10.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18956007 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18025795 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18636809 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON DOCUMENTS AND FOR SEARCHING DOCUMENTS Final Rejection Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
19037163 Neural Network Adapters for Versatile Image Restoration Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18954880 DUAL CROP SAMPLING FOR GENERATIVE INPAINTING Non-Final OA ADOBE INC.
18017646 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING HIGH QUALITY IMAGES FROM RAW IMAGES AUTOMATICALLY Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18918891 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS AT HIGH-RISK OF PROGRESSION Non-Final OA Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nicholas John Helco's allowance rate?

67.3% of resolved applications examined by Nicholas John Helco were allowed (49 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nicholas John Helco?

This examiner's interview lift is +40.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nicholas John Helco take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nicholas John Helco took 1,055 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nicholas John Helco work in?

Nicholas John Helco examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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