Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jessica Yifang Lin, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LIN, JESSICA YIFANG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1687 2424 2668 3715

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

LIN, JESSICA YIFANG is assigned to USPTO tech center 3700 and art unit 1687. The profile covers 16 resolved cases, with an 81.3% allowance rate, a 12.5% interview lift, and a median of 959 days to allowance. The small record limits the predictive value of the outcome figures, but the available data supports using interviews as a possible complement to written prosecution.

Canon Inc., Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Sony Group Corporation are the listed companies. Astute IP Law Group, OLIFF PLC, and BakerHostetler are the leading firms. Applicants can use the company and firm information as contextual guidance while giving greater weight to the particular claims, references, and prosecution history in each application.

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

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+11.3% vs TC avg
92
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
959
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
34.3%
§102 Novelty
58.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18747369 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
19060875 X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18769500 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18725721 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18948925 HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19203175 MONITORING CONTROL DEVICE, MONITORING METHOD, AND NONTRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18952501 AGGREGATED OCR ATTRIBUTE DETERMINATION SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED DATA ACCURACY Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
19104720 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18855049 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18934175 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SUPER-RESOLUTION IMAGES THROUGH PIXEL LEVEL CLASSIFICATION Non-Final OA UIF (UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION), YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18747423 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOTION CORRECTION FOR MEDICAL IMAGES Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18735728 Obstacle detection method implemented by an aircraft embedded system and associated obstacle detection system Non-Final OA THALES
18790700 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF VIDEO QUALITY MONITORING USING DEEP LEARNING MODEL EVALUATIONS OF RELATED VIDEO REGIONS Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18570030 Automated Capture of Neutral Facial Expression Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18505732 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR MULTI-CAMERA MULTI-PERSON TRACKING Final Rejection NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18626165 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING IMAGE RECOGNITION MODEL, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18906265 CAMERA CALIBRATION DEVICE, METHOD OF CALIBRATING CAMERA USING THE SAME, AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18727505 IN-LOOP NEURAL NETWORKS FOR VIDEO CODING Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18774881 IMAGE RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR NEURAL NETWORK AND IMAGE PREPROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
18990377 ZERO-FRICTION EXIT EXPERIENCE VIA COMPUTER VISION Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18574190 DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD Final Rejection DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18543371 IMAGE PROCESSING WITHOUT COLOR CHANNEL CLIPPING Non-Final OA Arm Limited
18607472 TEST SYSTEM AND TEST METHOD Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18516128 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18735824 THINNING METHOD, THINNING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM Final Rejection SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18816462 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION Final Rejection Welch Allyn, Inc.
18977722 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING A SECURITY MARK IN A COLORED MEDIA DOCUMENT Non-Final OA XEROX CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jessica Yifang Lin's allowance rate?

81.3% of resolved applications examined by Jessica Yifang Lin were allowed (16 resolved cases), compared with 44.0% across Art Unit 1687 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jessica Yifang Lin?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jessica Yifang Lin take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jessica Yifang Lin took 959 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jessica Yifang Lin work in?

Jessica Yifang Lin examines applications in Art Unit 1687 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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