Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCLEAN, NEIL R

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2671 2676 2677 2681 2683

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
707
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
925
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 686 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
5.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18142402 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGNECE POWERED STYLING AGENT Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18633669 INSPECTION APPARATUS THAT INSPECTS IMAGE FORMED BY IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18620860 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18585321 CIRCUIT BOARD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18443389 DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18625901 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA PFU LIMITED
18626783 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18622077 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18533916 TECHNIQUES FOR ACCELERATING OPTICAL FLOW COMPUTATIONS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18273192 PREDICTION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18187948 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
18390705 DROPLET PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18344190 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-AIDED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE SCREENING FROM RETINAL PHOTOGRAPHS Non-Final OA The Chinese University of Hong Kong
18272950 EXTRACTING FEATURES FROM SENSOR DATA Non-Final OA Five Al Limited
18111462 NON-FINGERPRINT-BASED AUTOMATIC CONTENT RECOGNITION Non-Final OA Samba TV, Inc.

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