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Last updated: October 26, 2026

David Benjamin Orange, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ORANGE, DAVID BENJAMIN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2615 2641 2646 2661 2663 2884 3663

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Analysis

ORANGE, DAVID BENJAMIN is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 2615. The profile includes 164 resolved cases, a 31.7% allowance rate, and a median of 1168 days to allowance. Interview lift is 28.2%, indicating a favorable association between interviews and allowance outcomes despite the lower reported allowance rate. The case history is meaningful but limited enough that individual matters may vary materially.

Frequent companies include Sony Group Corporation, Konica Minolta Inc., and Canon Inc. The listed firms are OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., BACON & THOMAS, PLLC, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. Counsel should consider an interview as a potentially useful tool for narrowing issues and identifying viable claim language. The 1168-day median supports early development of fallback positions and careful evaluation of continued prosecution options.

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

Performance Statistics

31.7%
Allow Rate
-20.3% vs TC avg
229
Total Applications
+28.2%
Interview Lift
1168
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 164 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
34.7%
§103 Obviousness
33.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18905080 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18991294 GROUND SURFACE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18298560 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING VIRTUAL AVATARS Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18036845 DATA ANALYSIS APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18217932 APPARATUS FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18542622 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18730818 ANALYSING LIVER LESIONS IN MEDICAL IMAGES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18453705 RAPID LOCALIZATION FOR VISION-AIDED POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18574150 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTO-LABELING DVS FRAMES Final Rejection Harman International Industries, Incorporated
18592975 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING PROPELLER IMAGE QUALITY BY UTILIZING MULTI-LEVEL DENOISING Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
17951979 ADJUSTING MENTAL STATE TO IMPROVE TASK PERFORMANCE AND COACHING IMPROVEMENT Final Rejection Insight Direct USA, Inc.
18201635 VIDEO BEHAVIOR RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18687248 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING POINT CLOUD GEOMETRY DATA SENSED BY AT LEAST ONE SENSOR Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18776000 TAPE AND REEL MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18299552 INTERACTIVE VISUAL EFFECTS USING POSE RECOGNITION Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18733087 Three-Dimensional Image Data Alignment Method and X-Ray Imaging Apparatus Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David Benjamin Orange's allowance rate?

31.7% of resolved applications examined by David Benjamin Orange were allowed (164 resolved cases), compared with 81.1% across Art Unit 2615 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David Benjamin Orange?

This examiner's interview lift is +28.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner David Benjamin Orange take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David Benjamin Orange took 1,168 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David Benjamin Orange work in?

David Benjamin Orange examines applications in Art Unit 2615 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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