Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: LEE, JIMMY S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2400 2482 2483 2486

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner JIMMY S LEE works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2400. The examiner has concluded 319 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 57.7 percent. This percentage reflects the frequency at which the examiner grants a patent relative to the total number of applications that reach a final resolution. The 57.7 percent rate serves as a primary indicator for applicants navigating this specific art unit.

The median days to allowance is 1226. This value represents the middle point of the time distribution for applications that result in a patent grant. A median of 1226 days offers a specific timeline for practitioners to consider when managing client expectations. Understanding this duration is essential for procedural planning in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2400.

An interview lift of 23.9 percent is recorded for this profile. This metric shows the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted during the prosecution process. A lift of 23.9 percent suggests that direct engagement with the examiner may influence the final outcome. For the 319 resolved cases, these figures define the current prosecution landscape.

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

Performance Statistics

57.7%
Allow Rate
At TC average
348
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
1224
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 319 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
6.2%
§102 Novelty
74.8%
§103 Obviousness
12.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19053061 DATA PROCESSING METHOD USING NEURAL NETWORK MODEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19004106 VALENCE BASED UPDATE FOR VERTICES IN BASE MESH FRAME FOR DYNAMIC MESH CODING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18382091 DISPLAY DEVICE AND TEST SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
19047238 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18790833 STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
19206310 SAMPLE DISTANCE CALCULATION FOR GEOMETRIC PARTITION MODE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19277802 INTERCHANGEABLE LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19174146 ADAPTIVE COST FUNCTION SELECTION IN MERGE MODE IN VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18989586 AREA EFFICIENT ON-THE-FLY ENCODER STATISTICS COMPUTATION UNIT FOR VIDEO ENCODING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18451829 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
18667294 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PANORAMIC VIDEO RECORDING Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
17258702 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING EXTENDED FOCAL PLANES FOR LARGE VIEWPOINT CHANGES Final Rejection InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
18276302 SPATIAL LOCAL ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION Final Rejection InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS
18994816 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19053962 Preserving Image Quality in Temporally Compressed Video Streams Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18286089 METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19272640 ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ENCODER, DECODER, CODE STREAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17238204 Hybrid Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) Headlight Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18755919 VIDEO TRANSCODER Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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