Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MINKO, DENIS VASILIY

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
+0.5% vs TC avg
41
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
904
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18672606 METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AND COLORIZING PARTIALLY COLORIZED IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18299667 SUPPORT OF VISUAL VOLUMETRIC VIDEO-BASED CODING (V3C) IN IMMERSIVE SCENE DESCRIPTION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18630924 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAP INTERACTION OF VIRTUAL SCENE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18489508 TERMINAL APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18201360 ELECTRONIC DEVICE GENERATING 3D MODEL OF HUMAN AND ITS OPERATION METHOD Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18327479 Data Sticker Generation for Sports Non-Final OA STATS LLC
18483919 VECTOR PATH TRAJECTORY IMITATION Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18410090 NORMAL AND MESH DETAIL SEPARATION FOR PHOTOMETRIC TANGENT MAP CREATION Final Rejection SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
18457251 AUDIO-DRIVEN FACIAL ANIMATION USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Nvidia Corporation
18752129 INTERPOLATED GEOMETRY IN DENSE GEOMETRY FORMAT ENCODING Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18677274 TRANSFORMING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL MODEL TO A MANIPULATABLE FORMAT Non-Final OA DG HOLDINGS, INC.
18219351 System and Method for Proximity-Based Information Organization During a Live Event Non-Final OA Timothy A. Chandler

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