Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Tsion B Owens, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OWENS, TSION B

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2487

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

OWENS, TSION B is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2487. The profile covers 693 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 88.2%. Median time to allowance is 771 days. Interview lift is 8.3%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the recorded cases.

The listed companies are LG Electronics Inc., Bytedance Inc., and Canon Inc. The firms are Astute IP Law Group, Arch & Lake LLP, and Bayes PLLC. Practitioners may treat the allowance rate and median duration as useful planning references, with interviews available as a potentially supportive step in prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

88.2%
Allow Rate
+30.2% vs TC avg
714
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
771
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 693 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19300023 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNALING CHROMA COMPONENT PREDICTION INFORMATION ACCORDING TO WHETHER PALETTE MODE IS APPLICABLE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19149332 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAMS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18871755 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD BASED ON BIDIRECTIONAL INTER PREDICTION, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING BITSTREAM STORED THEREIN Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19086002 IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19318160 SIGNALING OF DOWNSAMPLING FILTERS FOR CHROMA FROM LUMA INTRA PREDICTION MODE Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19298990 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19274338 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19090801 ENHANCED SIGNALLING OF PICTURE-IN-PICTURE IN MEDIA FILES Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
19293462 INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19061229 METHOD FOR USING ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER AND SYSTEM THEREOF Final Rejection ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tsion B Owens's allowance rate?

88.2% of resolved applications examined by Tsion B Owens were allowed (693 resolved cases), compared with 71.2% across Art Unit 2487 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tsion B Owens?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tsion B Owens take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tsion B Owens took 771 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tsion B Owens work in?

Tsion B Owens examines applications in Art Unit 2487 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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