Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MENDEZ MUNIZ, DYLAN JOHN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2675

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dylan John Mendez Muniz is an examiner in Tech Center 2600, Art Unit 2675. The data includes 24 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 79.2%. This suggests a generally positive outlook for applications reaching a final disposition compared to lower-rate dockets. The interview lift of 27.8% is a significant factor for practitioners to consider. It indicates that interviews are a powerful tool for moving toward an allowance.

The median days to allowance is 1086, establishing a timeline for applicants to manage expectations. Using the 27.8% lift to their advantage may help practitioners navigate the 1086-day pendency more effectively. With 24 resolved cases, the 79.2% allowance rate shows a strong tendency toward granting patents. In Art Unit 2675, the combination of a high allowance rate and a substantial interview lift provides a clear path for successful prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

79.2%
Allow Rate
+17.2% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+27.8%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 24 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18955824 TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING-BASED MULTI-FRAME BLENDING WITH SIMULATED WARPING AND HANDHELD MOTION AUGMENTATIONS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18846777 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18691473 LOADING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, LOADING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18772414 JOINT TEXT SPOTTING AND LAYOUT ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Google LLC
17909579 Self-Supervised Learning of Photo Quality Using Implicitly Preferred Photos in Temporal Clusters Final Rejection Google LLC
17864585 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT GENERATE DECORATION DATA FROM PROCESSED TEXTURE DATA AND ILLUMINATION DATA Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18909791 NON-LEARNING BASED SCENE FLOW ESTIMATION USING GRAPH EMBEDDINGS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18895133 OBJECT REPRESENTATION VIA STATE DIAGRAMS FOR OBJECT DETECTION AND TRACKING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18560684 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19109129 SURFACE DEFECT DETECTING METHOD AND SURFACE DEFECT DETECTING DEVICE Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18955665 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECT OF IMAGE Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18934756 LEVERAGING SEMANTIC INFORMATION FOR A MULTI-DOMAIN VISUAL AGENT Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18493517 ADAPTIVE DEPTH COMPLETION Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
18561176 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18772456 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATING HIGH-THROUGHPUT CELLULAR PROFILES USING CELL CYCLE STATES Non-Final OA H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.

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