Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HYTREK, ASHLEY LYNN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2665

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.2%
Allow Rate
+27.2% vs TC avg
95
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
1114
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 83 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18494078 POINT CLOUD DECODING METHOD, POINT CLOUD ENCODING METHOD, AND POINT CLOUD DECODING DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18500185 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18440436 AI-Powered Surgical Video Analysis Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18353913 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE ALIGNMENT AND REGISTRATION Non-Final OA Washington University
18402952 ADAPTIVE IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT OF DIFFERENT SKIN TONES Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18437172 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ATTENUATION MAP GENERATION Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18520087 COMPUTING ANGLE-WEIGHTED NORMALS FOR BOUNDED VOLUME HIERARCHY TRAVERSAL IN LIGHT TRANSPORT SIMULATION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18550935 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MULTI-MODALITY AND/OR MULTI-SOURCE DATA OF A MEDIUM Non-Final OA SUPERSONIC IMAGINE
18556151 IMAGE PROCESSING DURING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE ANALYSIS Final Rejection Radiometer Medical ApS

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