Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HON, MING Y

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2666 2675

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ming Y. Hon is an examiner in Art Unit 2625 of Tech Center 2600. He has managed 780 resolved cases, providing a robust dataset for analysis. His allowance rate is 82.4 percent, indicating a high likelihood of success for applicants in this art unit.

Interviews contribute positively to the prosecution process, as evidenced by an interview lift of 12.9 percent. This lift suggests that engaging with the examiner can help resolve outstanding issues and move an application toward the 82.4 percent allowance threshold. It remains a useful tool for clarifying technical points during the examination of the 780 resolved cases.

The median days to allowance for these cases is 1020. This metric provides a clear expectation for the duration of the patenting process. For the 780 resolved cases, this 1020-day period serves as the standard timeline for reaching a successful grant under his supervision in Tech Center 2600.

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

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
795
Total Applications
+12.9%
Interview Lift
1019
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 780 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
64.8%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19062296 DEVICE, A DATASTRUCTURE, A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PREDICTION INTERVAL FOR A COORDINATE OF A BOUNDING BOX, IN PARTICULAR FOR CHECKING WHETHER AN OBJECT DETECTOR OPERATES SAFELY OR NOT, PREFERABLY FOR OPERATING AN IN PARTICULAR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19017083 RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18794612 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18444461 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18866581 GUIDANCE DURING MEDICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18610360 VIDEO CONVERTING APPARATUS Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18671778 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18867375 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PREDICT REFLECTANCE INTENSITY USING HETEROGENEOUS SENSORS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18579775 A Surface Audio-Visual Biofeedback (SAVB) System for Motion Management Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University

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