Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NAH, JONGBONG

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2665 2674

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jongbong Nah is an examiner in Tech Center 2600, working in Art Unit 2665. He has 121 resolved cases, providing a solid statistical foundation for analysis. His allowance rate is 75.2 percent, which is quite high and suggests a favorable outlook for applicants. This 75.2 percent rate indicates that three-quarters of the 121 resolved cases he has handled resulted in a granted patent.

The data indicates that interviews are a productive tool with Nah. He has an interview lift of 17.5 percent. This 17.5 percent lift suggests that direct communication is effective at resolving issues and increasing the probability of an allowance. Practitioners in Art Unit 2665 should consider scheduling an interview, as the 17.5 percent lift represents a significant improvement in the likelihood of success compared to written responses alone.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1054. This 1054-day timeline represents the typical duration from filing to grant. With 121 resolved cases already completed, this 1054-day figure is a reliable indicator of the expected pace of prosecution. Applicants should plan for a timeline of approximately 1054 days, while leveraging the 17.5 percent interview lift to ensure their applications stay on track for a successful outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

75.2%
Allow Rate
+13.2% vs TC avg
142
Total Applications
+17.5%
Interview Lift
1054
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 121 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
67.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18590893 Multidimensional Image Scaler Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18869129 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PARTICLES AND FRAGMENTS Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18122159 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING DISTORTED IMAGES Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18969345 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST ONE ULTRASONIC SENSOR Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19030355 Bias Lighting Effect Generation for Videos Non-Final OA Google LLC
19056902 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18142677 APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING A DRIVING PATH OF A VEHICLE AND A METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18961390 Systems and Methods for Correcting Intravoxel and/or Voxel Inhomogeneity Non-Final OA Emory University
18992437 OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND OBJECT DETECTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18823504 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VISUAL DATA PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18869095 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GEOMETRY POINT CLOUD CODING Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18969362 GENERALIZED ZERO-SHOT DEFECT DETECTION FRAMEWORK USING SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION AND LOCAL DATABASE Non-Final OA SAP SE
18815103 SEMI-SUPERVISED ACTION-ACTOR DETECTION FROM TRACKING DATA IN SPORT Non-Final OA Stats LLC
19052990 METHOD FOR DETERMINING WAFER UNIFORMITY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18677863 TARGET MONITORING DEVICE, TARGET MONITORING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18859200 EVALUATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND EVALUATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18642783 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING DISPLAY REGION BASED ON MOTION Final Rejection Wistron Corporation
18988813 MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE DETECTION OF OBJECTS IN IMAGES Non-Final OA Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
18988796 MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEGMENTING OBJECTS IN IMAGES FROM THEIR BACKGROUNDS Non-Final OA Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
19051999 VISION FOUNDATION MODEL FOR MULTIMODE IMAGING Final Rejection KLA Corporation

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