Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ORANGE, DAVID BENJAMIN

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

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Analysis

David Benjamin Orange has 162 resolved cases in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2615. The examiner's allowance rate is 32.1 percent. This 32.1 percent rate indicates a challenging environment for applicants in the communications fields. The 162 resolved cases provide a sufficient sample size to evaluate the examiner's general approach to patentability.

The median days to allowance is 1167. This 1167 day timeline is the expected duration for reaching an allowance. With 162 resolved cases, the 1167 day figure is the current benchmark for this examiner. Practitioners should account for this 1167 day period when planning their intellectual property strategy.

The interview lift is 28.8 percent. This 28.8 percent lift suggests that interviews are an effective strategy for increasing the allowance rate above the 32.1 percent baseline. Practitioners should consider the 28.8 percent lift as a way to navigate the 1167 day pendency more effectively. The data from 162 resolved cases suggests that direct engagement with the examiner is a valuable tool for applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

32.1%
Allow Rate
-19.9% vs TC avg
216
Total Applications
+28.8%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 162 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
35.1%
§103 Obviousness
32.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18667687 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE MARK INSPECTION METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18131941 TURNING DIRECTION PREDICTION SYSTEM, MOVING SYSTEM, TURNING DIRECTION PREDICTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18587960 CONTRAST STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE, CONTRAST STATE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19008749 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18451459 POSITIONING SYSTEM, POSITIONING METHOD AND VEHICLE Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18542622 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18905080 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18453705 RAPID LOCALIZATION FOR VISION-AIDED POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18776043 INFERENCE APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, TRAINING APPARATUS, INFERENCE METHOD, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
18328910 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
18574150 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTO-LABELING DVS FRAMES Final Rejection Harman International Industries, Incorporated
18542096 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MEASURE OCCLUSION OF BLOOD CELLS IN MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELS Non-Final OA Emory University
18036845 DATA ANALYSIS APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18201635 VIDEO BEHAVIOR RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18299029 OPHTHALMIC IMAGE REGISTRATION USING INTERPRETABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED ON DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18825780 Methods And Systems For Determining Information Related To An Environment Of A Vehicle Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18204151 ON-ORBIT MODEL ORCHESTRATION OF SPACEBORNE DATA Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18394509 GENERATING ANNOTATED DATA SAMPLES FOR TRAINING USING TRAINED GENERATIVE MODEL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18196961 BLOOD PRESENCE DETECTION Final Rejection Verb Surgical Inc.
18299552 INTERACTIVE VISUAL EFFECTS USING POSE RECOGNITION Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18217932 APPARATUS FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18950342 DETERMINING AN OCCLUSION STATUS FOR MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELS USING DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18733087 Three-Dimensional Image Data Alignment Method and X-Ray Imaging Apparatus Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18349713 AUDIBLE GUIDANCE FOR CAMERA USERS Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18587796 APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, MODEL TRAINING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18776000 TAPE AND REEL MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18696434 CAPTURING DATA RELATING TO WELDED PIPELINES Final Rejection SUBSEA 7 LIMITED
17951979 ADJUSTING MENTAL STATE TO IMPROVE TASK PERFORMANCE AND COACHING IMPROVEMENT Final Rejection Insight Direct USA, Inc.
18927599 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SINGLE-PHOTON EMITTER BASED ON DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18133591 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA MANAGEMENT DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ARKRAY, Inc.

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