Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ryan Hsu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HSU, RYAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3716

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

HSU, RYAN is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 3714. The profile reports 636 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 56.4%, and a median of 1312 days to allowance. The interview lift is 17.1%, supplying a distinct measure for considering examiner engagement during a prosecution matter.

The listed companies are Aristocrat Technologies Inc., Igt, and Sony Group Corporation. The associated firms are Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. Practitioners can use this record to plan claim development, written responses, and interview timing for applications in the art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

56.4%
Allow Rate
-13.6% vs TC avg
688
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
1312
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 636 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
32.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17976350 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Nintendo Co., Ltd.
19080560 REAL-TIME GAMEPLAY ACCESSIBILITY OUTPUTS Non-Final OA SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
18670646 DETECTING THE ONSET OF MOTION SICKNESS USING GAME CONSOLE CAMERA Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18893636 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING A GOLF SWING AND FITTING A GOLFER Non-Final OA Acushnet Company
19079697 Game Control System and Game Control Method Based on Visual Recognition Algorithm Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18673019 TURN-BASED BATTLE INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18669643 Picture Display Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18914959 GAMING MACHINE SECURITY DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
18914909 GAMING MACHINE SECURITY DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
18735696 Gaming Device with Retriggerable Randomly Collectable Composite Feature Game Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18733714 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ELECTRONIC GAMING FOR INCREMENTING A NUMBER OF FREE GAMES ASSOCIATED WITH A FEATURE GAME Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18662333 GAMING MACHINE WITH RETAINED BONUS GAME CONDITIONS Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18225469 Electronic Gaming Machine Having Spinning Reels with Dynamically Allocated Symbol Stacks Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18099768 Method of Gaming, a Gaming System and a Game Controller Having Moveable Symbols at Increasing Display Positions with Different Appearances Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18477952 COLLECTION MECHANIC AND PICK FEATURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN ELECTRONIC GAMING Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18372992 ELECTRONIC GAME WITH MULTIPLE REEL AREAS AND PERSISTENT BLOCKING SYMBOLS Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18459846 Randomly Improving Winning Combinations Through Additional Game Windows in a Random Based Gaming Environment Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18224855 GENERATING RANDOM GAME OUTCOMES DURING REEL SPINS Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18221679 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSISTENT COLLECTION AND EXTENDING SPINS Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18221643 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSISTENT COLLECTION AND EXTENDING SPINS Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ryan Hsu's allowance rate?

56.4% of resolved applications examined by Ryan Hsu were allowed (636 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3714 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ryan Hsu?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ryan Hsu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ryan Hsu took 1,312 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ryan Hsu work in?

Ryan Hsu examines applications in Art Unit 3714 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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