Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MUNG, ON S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2483 2486 2488

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner On S Mung has resolved 720 cases in Art Unit 2482. Within Tech Center 2400, the data shows an allowance rate of 75.4 percent for these 720 cases. This 75.4 percent rate serves as a baseline for practitioners to understand the outcomes of applications processed by this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1005. This 1005 day figure represents the median duration for applications that reach a grant. Practitioners should use this 1005 day metric to set expectations for the timeline of prosecution in Art Unit 2482.

The interview lift is 8.3 percent, which indicates an increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted relative to the 75.4 percent base rate. This 8.3 percent lift suggests that interviews are associated with an increased probability of allowance. The 8.3 percent lift provides a statistical basis for practitioners to consider an interview as part of their strategy in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
733
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
1005
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 720 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.9%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19271622 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNALING INFORMATION RELATED TO SUB PICTURE AND PICTURE HEADER, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19270312 Multi-View Video Codec Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19257287 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BIT STREAM Non-Final OA LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
19199472 IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19272128 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING A RECONSTRUCTION ERROR IN VIDEO CODING BASED ON A CROSS-COMPONENT CORRELATION Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
19259839 IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19293531 CODING USING MATRIX BASED INTRA-PREDICTION AND SECONDARY TRANSFORMS Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19138676 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18477368 VIDEO RESOLUTION SWITCHING ALGORITHM FOR NETWORK STREAMING APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19141519 CONSTANT RATE FACTOR VIDEO ENCODING CONTROL Non-Final OA V-NOVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
18934050 TECHNIQUES FOR FILM GRAIN MODEL PARAMETERS SIGNALING Non-Final OA NETFLIX, INC.
19091200 OPERATING WIRELESS DEVICES AND IMAGE DATA SYSTEMS Final Rejection SimpliSafe, Inc.

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