Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HELCO, NICHOLAS JOHN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2667 2672

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+42.9%
Interview Lift
1050
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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 Non-Final OA Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
18649754 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT COMBINES CAPTURED IMAGE AND CG IMAGE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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 Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18618372 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEEP LEARNING BASED MOTION DETECTION IN NUCLEAR IMAGING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18698960 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A MASK Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18954880 DUAL CROP SAMPLING FOR GENERATIVE INPAINTING Non-Final OA ADOBE INC.
18249113 READINESS STATE DETECTION FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18311294 DETERMINING RELEVANCE OF TRAFFIC SIGNS Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18918891 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS AT HIGH-RISK OF PROGRESSION Non-Final OA Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
18896688 OCT IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OCT IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND OCT IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NIDEK CO., LTD.

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