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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jonathan R Messmore, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MESSMORE, JONATHAN R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2488

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

MESSMORE, JONATHAN R is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2482. The record covers 520 resolved cases and shows a 77.3% allowance rate. The interview lift is 9.9%, a positive association that is comparatively limited within the profile. The median time to allowance is 1008 days.

The listed companies are InterDigital Inc., MediaTek Inc., and Sony Group Corporation. The listed firms are McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP, Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, and Astute IP Law Group. The allowance result supports a favorable outcome assessment for this docket. Interviews may help resolve issues, but the lower lift indicates that applicants should not rely on interview practice alone. Written claim strategy remains important, particularly given the extended median prosecution period.

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

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
564
Total Applications
+9.9%
Interview Lift
1008
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 520 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18596689 CONTROL DEVICE, OBSERVATION SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
18854018 THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18845489 PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19246001 DECODING METHOD, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING DEVICE, AND ENCODING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19053607 SIGNALING OF DOWNSAMPLING FILTERS FOR CHROMA FROM LUMA INTRA PREDICTION MODE Non-Final OA TENCENT AMERICA LLC
19264600 BUFFER RESETTING FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY IN VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18629752 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
18586334 INSTRUMENT SHAPE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA AURIS HEALTH, INC.
19471735 CODING OF INTRA GEOMETRIC PARTITION MODE WITH TEMPLATE MATCHING Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
19103258 GEOMETRIC PARTITION MODE BOUNDARY PREDICTION Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
18878269 SPATIAL GEOMETRIC PARTITION MODE Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19079093 BLOCK BOUNDARY PREDICTION REFINEMENT WITH OPTICAL FLOW Final Rejection InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
18938145 HIGH LEVEL SYNTAX DESIGN FOR RULE-BASED QUANTIZATION TECHNIQUE FOR CONTENT CODED USING LEARNING-BASED METHODS Final Rejection InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
19471706 VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING CHROMA PREDICTION BY FUSION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19470853 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING CANDIDATE LIST FOR INHERITING NEIGHBORING CROSS-COMPONENT MODELS FOR CHROMA INTER CODING Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19168553 Methods and Apparatus of Blending Intra Prediction for Video Coding Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18794242 USING A SECONDARY CAMERA FOR GENERATING TRUE OPTICAL BLUR IN REAL TIME VIDEO Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
19196044 Enhanced Platen for Pharmaceutical Compounding Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18229488 System and Method for Preparing a Pharmaceutical Compound Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jonathan R Messmore's allowance rate?

77.3% of resolved applications examined by Jonathan R Messmore were allowed (520 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jonathan R Messmore?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jonathan R Messmore take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jonathan R Messmore took 1,008 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jonathan R Messmore work in?

Jonathan R Messmore examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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