Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIR, ALBERT

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2485 2489

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Albert Kir is a patent examiner working in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2482. This examiner has reached a final disposition in 529 resolved cases, which establishes the statistical foundation for their current prosecution metrics. These 529 resolved cases provide insight into the examiner's approach to patent applications within Art Unit 2482 and Tech Center 2400.

The data shows an allowance rate of 68.1 percent, reflecting the proportion of applications that are successfully granted. The median days to allowance for these cases is 985. This duration of 985 days represents the typical timeline for reaching a favorable outcome under this examiner's review. The 68.1 percent allowance rate suggests a strong likelihood of success for applications that meet the necessary requirements.

The interview lift for this examiner is 16.7 percent. This 16.7 percent lift indicates that engaging in a direct dialogue with the examiner is associated with an increase in the probability of allowance compared to the baseline rate of 68.1 percent. Given the median days to allowance of 985, the 16.7 percent interview lift offers a strategic opportunity for practitioners to potentially improve their results through active communication.

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

Performance Statistics

68.1%
Allow Rate
+10.1% vs TC avg
557
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
985
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 529 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19285029 IMAGE CODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19230892 PREDICTION WEIGHTED TABLE-BASED IMAGE/VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18993765 IMAGE CODING/DECODING METHOD BASED ON MOVEMENT INFORMATION REFINEMENT, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18858190 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE ON BASIS OF CONVOLUTIONAL CROSS-COMPONENT MODEL (CCCM) PREDICTION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18799627 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING SELECTION OF STANDALONE NON-PUBLIC NETWORK BY USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18505090 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-STORAGE VIDEO PROCESSING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18860178 METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18579861 MANAGING AN EARLY DATA COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATION Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18904743 CROSS COMPONENT PREDICTION MERGE CANDIDATE DERIVATION AND FUSION IN CHROMA CODING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18674799 TRAFFIC CLASSIFICATION TO PORT MAPPING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18186187 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING END-TO-END (E2E) QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) INFORMATION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18855550 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19250011 PALETTE PREDICTOR GENERATION AND SIGNALING Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19234152 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECODING INCLUDING NETWORK ABSTRACTION LAYER UNIT STRUCTURE WITH PICTURE HEADER Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19023018 VIDEO CODING WITH TRAINING-BASED CODING TOOL Final Rejection Tencent America LLC
18422695 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING BASED ON ASYMMETRIC BINARY PARTITIONING OF IMAGE BLOCKS Final Rejection InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
18710387 MECHANISMS FOR THE REPORTING OF EBCS NEIGHBOR ACCESS POINTS AND THEIR AVAILABLE SERVICE Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18881532 Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Loop Filter with Alternative Luma Classifier for Video Coding Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18905875 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18593696 METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
18568108 METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19030709 TECHNIQUES FOR SCALING REGIONS OF INTEREST Final Rejection NETFLIX, INC.
18868573 CONTROL SYSTEM, RELAY DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA OMRON CORPORATION

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