Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: OWENS, TSION B

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2400 2487 4100

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tsion B. Owens operates within Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2400, where the examiner has managed 686 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 88.2 percent, indicating the frequency of granted patents for applications assigned to this office. This rate reflects the examiner's historical disposition of cases within the specified technology area.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 775. This timeline provides a benchmark for practitioners regarding the expected duration of the prosecution process from filing to grant. The efficiency of this timeline is a factor for applicants managing patent portfolios in Art Unit 2400.

An interview lift of 8.2 percent is recorded for this examiner. Although the baseline allowance rate of 88.2 percent is already present, the positive lift suggests that direct communication with the examiner can further improve the probability of an allowance. Practitioners may consider this 8.2 percent increase when deciding whether to request a formal interview during the prosecution of 686 resolved cases.

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

Performance Statistics

88.2%
Allow Rate
+28.2% vs TC avg
698
Total Applications
+8.2%
Interview Lift
774
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 686 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
19285018 ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18904949 AFFINE LINEAR WEIGHTED INTRA PREDICTIONS Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
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.
19258657 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.

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