Listed by the USPTO as HODGES, SUSAN E
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2425 2482 2489 2637 2668
This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases
HODGES, SUSAN E is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2600 and art unit 2425. The record contains 389 resolved cases, a 67.1% allowance rate, a 13.8% interview lift, and a median of 958 days to allowance. The overall allowance figure and the interview measure describe different aspects of prosecution, with the latter offering a narrower indicator for deciding whether examiner contact may assist.
The listed companies are LG Electronics Inc., Tohoku University, and Sony Group Corporation. The leading firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, Astute IP Law Group, and DORITY & MANNING, P.A. Counsel can use the profile to coordinate claim strategy and timing expectations for matters assigned to this art unit.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19137147 | IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED | Non-Final OA | LG Electronics Inc. |
| 18845001 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. |
| 18677734 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
| 18625670 | REFERENCE BLOCK FUSION USING DERIVED VECTORS | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 19105318 | OBSTACLE PROXIMITY DETECTION DEVICE, OBSTACLE PROXIMITY DETECTION METHOD, AND OBSTACLE PROXIMITY DETECTION PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | NTT, Inc. |
| 19258791 | GRADIENT AND LOCATION BASED FILTERED INTRA BLOCK COPY | Non-Final OA | Tencent America LLC |
| 18763694 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR POINT CLOUD CODING | Non-Final OA | Bytedance Inc. |
| 18682042 | OPTICAL SENSOR ARRANGEMENT | Non-Final OA | ams-OSRAM International GmbH |
| 18877996 | IMPLICIT ENCODING OF A MESH TOPOLOGY | Non-Final OA | InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS |
| 19019305 | IMAGING WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL POLARIZATION HOLOGRAMS AND METASURFACE | Final Rejection | Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC |
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Build Your Strategy67.1% of resolved applications examined by Susan E Hodges were allowed (389 resolved cases), compared with 68.9% across Art Unit 2425 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +13.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Susan E Hodges took 958 days on average from filing to allowance.
Susan E Hodges examines applications in Art Unit 2425 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).
