Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2857 2863 2865 3797

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Yoshihisa Ishizuka serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2857. He has 439 resolved cases on record. His allowance rate is 68.8 percent, which is a solid grant rate for his docket. This 68.8 percent figure indicates that more than two-thirds of the applications resolved by this examiner result in a patent grant, making it a productive environment for applicants.

The interview lift is 19.5 percent. This 19.5 percent lift suggests that interviews are a productive way to increase the likelihood of an allowance. Practitioners should use this 19.5 percent advantage to improve the 68.8 percent baseline probability of success, as direct communication can often resolve technical disagreements and lead to a more efficient prosecution process.

The median days to allowance is 1302. This 1302 day timeline is the median duration for cases that reach a grant. A 1302 day pendency is typical for successful applications in this art unit, representing the time required to navigate the examination process from filing to the final issuance of the patent.

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

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
461
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
1302
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 439 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.8%
§102 Novelty
34.1%
§103 Obviousness
33.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18189990 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING KERNELS SUITABLE FOR COMPUTATIONAL STORAGE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18637731 DOWNHOLE ANOMALY LOCALIZATION AND INTERPRETATION USING ACOUSTIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC LOGGING Non-Final OA HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
18688936 BEHAVIOR MONITORING SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOR MONITORING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJI CORPORATION
18482821 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILE MODELING Final Rejection Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
18634390 PROXIMITY ROTATIONAL ANGULAR MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18581194 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR BATTERY MANAGEMENT AND MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
18277729 NOWCASTING USING GENERATIVE NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection DeepMind Technologies Limited
18383007 NON-DESTRUCTIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROBING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SPECIMENS Non-Final OA Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18157428 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING, BROADCASTING AND USING REFERENCE ATMOSPHERIC DATA IN A NETWORK OF TRANSMITTERS Final Rejection NextNav, LLC

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