Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Frank F Huang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HUANG, FRANK F

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2485

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

HUANG, FRANK F is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2482. Across 728 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 75.8%, the interview lift is 15.4%, and the median time to allowance is 941 days. The combination indicates a prosecution setting where allowance occurs regularly, while interviews may provide a measurable advantage in moving a case forward.

The listed companies include Bytedance Inc., Canon Inc., and Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives. ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, Astute IP Law Group, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. are the listed firms. Practitioners can use these signals to prepare focused interviews and manage client expectations about prosecution duration.

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

Performance Statistics

75.8%
Allow Rate
+17.8% vs TC avg
758
Total Applications
+15.4%
Interview Lift
941
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 728 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
75.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19258648 IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18836145 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING EXPERIMENTAL DATA BY MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18816444 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR VIDEO WITH REAL-TIME RATE CONTROL Final Rejection NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
19258786 BLOCK-LEVEL SIGN PREDICTION ADAPTATION Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19260196 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19251453 MULTIPLE SIDE INFORMATION FOR ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER IN VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18937366 Extended Taps Using Different Sources for Adaptive Loop Filter in Video Coding Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19105655 MISSING ATTRIBUTE VALUE TRANSMISSION FOR RENDERED VIEWPORT OF A VOLUMETRIC SCENE Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19171867 CONSTITUENT RECTANGLES IN CODED VIDEO Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Frank F Huang's allowance rate?

75.8% of resolved applications examined by Frank F Huang were allowed (728 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Frank F Huang?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Frank F Huang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Frank F Huang took 941 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Frank F Huang work in?

Frank F Huang examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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