Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MAIDEN, MICHAEL KIM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2665

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

93.1%
Allow Rate
+31.1% vs TC avg
88
Total Applications
+8.9%
Interview Lift
1076
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 72 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
29.0%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18614082 VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18035990 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection HITACHI, LTD.
18419417 LEARNABLE SENSOR SIGNATURES TO INCORPORATE MODALITY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION INTO JOINT REPRESENTATIONS FOR MULTI-MODAL FUSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18647042 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE SENSOR OBJECT TRACKING Non-Final OA Palantir Technologies Inc.
18699508 ENHANCED SEGMENTATION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18454245 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
18409860 ACCURATE SCANNING OF PATIENT BITE Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18516286 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION ON SEQUENCES OF ANGIOGRAPHIC IMAGES Non-Final OA Pie Medical Imaging B.V.
18625545 BACKGROUND REPLACEMENT WITH DEPTH INFORMATION GENERATED BY STEREO IMAGING Non-Final OA Visionary .Al Vision Ltd.
18692000 MULTI-MODAL PRE-TRAINING METHOD AND MULTI-MODAL PRE-TRAINING APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18426736 METHOD FOR RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF DEEP LEARNING-BASED TRANSLATION OF T1-WEIGHTED IMAGE TO MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY (MRA) AND A SYSTEM FOR DEEP LEARNING-BASED TRANSLATION OF T1-WEIGHTED IMAGE TO VASCULATURE IMAGE OF A BRAIN Non-Final OA Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering Limited

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