Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HELCO, NICHOLAS JOHN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2667 2672

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.5%
Allow Rate
+5.5% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+49.0%
Interview Lift
1066
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.5%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
77.7%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18154890 APPARATUS, METHOD AND MACHINE LEARNING PRODUCT FOR COMPUTING A BASELINE ESTIMATE Final Rejection LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH
18025795 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18604347 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18061155 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18032059 IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18698960 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A MASK Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18616389 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING RESULT INFORMATION USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18438640 TARGET TRACKING IN MEDICAL IMAGE DATA Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18238394 THREE-DIMENSIONAL TARGET DETECTION METHOD AND VEHICLE Final Rejection XIAOMI EV TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18017646 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING HIGH QUALITY IMAGES FROM RAW IMAGES AUTOMATICALLY Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18311294 DETERMINING RELEVANCE OF TRAFFIC SIGNS Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18303115 Vehicle Inspection Using a Mobile Application Non-Final OA Tractable Ltd
18247329 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF FREE INTRA-ABDOMINAL AIR Non-Final OA Herlev and Gentofte Hospital

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