Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: HONG, RICHARD J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2619 2621 2623 2626 2628 2692 2818 2841 2858 2872

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Richard J. Hong is an examiner in Art Unit 2619 within Tech Center 2800. He has 621 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 78.6 percent, indicating a generally positive outcome for the majority of applications he reviews.

The interview lift is 3.9 percent, which is relatively low. This suggests that while interviews are available, they may not be as transformative for the outcome as they are with other examiners. The 78.6 percent allowance rate is largely driven by the written prosecution for the 621 resolved cases.

The median days to allowance is 743. This is a relatively fast timeline, suggesting an efficient examination process for the 621 resolved cases. Practitioners can use this 743-day figure to estimate a path to issuance in Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

78.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
655
Total Applications
+3.9%
Interview Lift
743
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 623 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
66.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19253469 METHOD OF DETERMINING DIRECTION OF GAZE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19399321 Motion Mapping for Continuous Gestures Using User-Centric Coordinate System Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18916583 METHODS FOR CURSOR-BASED INTERACTIONS WITH AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18662562 HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY HAVING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ON STRAP Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19148038 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18614548 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18956066 PIXEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING BIAS POWER LINE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18530624 TOUCH SENSING UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19228104 PROCESSOR USING CORRECTION REGION Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19352276 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
19329634 Interactive Techniques For Co-Registration Of Extended Reality And Surgical Navigation Systems Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
19471669 EXTENDED REALITY (XR) DEVICE MANAGEMENT USING EYE TRACKING SENSORS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18796417 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
19477454 ACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
18876014 DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM CONTROL IN XR EXPERIENCES Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18815175 Augmented Reality For Video Conferencing Platforms Non-Final OA Zoom Communications, Inc.

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