Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HODGES, SUSAN E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2425 2489 2637 2668

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Susan E. Hodges works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2425. She has 386 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 66.8 percent. This 66.8 percent rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants seeking patent grants. The 386 resolved cases provide a reliable statistical baseline for her examination performance in this unit.

The interview lift is 14.2 percent. This 14.2 percent increase in the likelihood of allowance indicates that interviews have a positive impact on prosecution. While the 66.8 percent allowance rate is already high, the 14.2 percent lift can be used to resolve specific technical issues. This approach is supported by the 386 cases she has resolved.

The median time to allowance is 957 days. This 957 days duration is a key metric for managing the prosecution timeline. The combination of the 66.8 percent allowance rate and the 957 days pendency indicates an efficient path to issuance. Practitioners can use these figures to plan their strategy in Art Unit 2425.

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

Performance Statistics

67.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
423
Total Applications
+13.8%
Interview Lift
958
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 389 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
49.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19137147 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18695684 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING BITSTREAM STORED THEREON Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18677734 IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18625670 REFERENCE BLOCK FUSION USING DERIVED VECTORS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18845001 COMPUTER SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18836365 TIME-OF-FLIGHT LIGHT EVENT DETECTION CIRCUITRY AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT LIGHT EVENT DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18682042 OPTICAL SENSOR ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18692814 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD USING OBMC, AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
18877996 IMPLICIT ENCODING OF A MESH TOPOLOGY Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18763694 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR POINT CLOUD CODING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18749455 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18997707 DATA PROCESSING IN A ENCODING PROCESS Non-Final OA V-NOVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
19087566 SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR AND HOLOGRAPHIC 3D DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18871999 IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
19019305 IMAGING WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL POLARIZATION HOLOGRAMS AND METASURFACE Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19058985 TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING BOTH SCALAR QUANTIZATION AND TRELLIS CODED QUANTIZATION WHEN ENCODING VIDEO DATA Final Rejection NETFLIX, INC.
18894789 METHOD FOR CHROMA COMPONENT PREDICTION BASED ON RECONSTRUCTED LUMA INFORMATION Final Rejection KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
19012985 Rotating LIDAR Non-Final OA Innoviz Technologies Ltd.
19010123 Electronic Devices and Corresponding Methods for Excluding Picture-in-Picture Content from Screenshots and Screen Recordings Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC

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