Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PICON-FELICIANO, ANA J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2482 2872

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ana J. Picon-Feliciano is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2482. The examiner has 445 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 69.7 percent. This rate provides a baseline for the likelihood of a successful grant. The median days to allowance is 1051, which indicates the typical time from filing to allowance. With 445 resolved cases, these figures represent a stable pattern of examination behavior.

The interview lift for this examiner is 20.9 percent. This is a notable increase over the 69.7 percent baseline allowance rate, suggesting that interviews are particularly effective in this examiner's practice. Practitioners should prioritize direct communication to leverage the 20.9 percent lift. The 1051 median days to allowance is a key consideration for the timeline in Art Unit 2482. Given the 445 resolved cases, the 20.9 percent interview lift offers a clear path to improve the 69.7 percent probability of allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

69.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
471
Total Applications
+20.9%
Interview Lift
1051
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 445 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.6%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
63.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18814719 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INSPECTION DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19066570 LIGHT-AMOUNT ADJUSTING APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19337727 BLOCK VECTOR REFINEMENT METHOD FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19039636 MPM CANDIDATE DERIVATION IMPROVEMENT BY USING INTRA TEMPLATE-MATCHING Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19307555 MOTION CORRECTION FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT DEPTH IMAGING Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19097324 DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BIT STREAM SUPPORTING PLURALITY OF LAYERS Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
19054324 SIGNALING OF NEURAL-NETWORK POST-FILTER PURPOSES AND OUTPUT CHROMA FORMAT Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
18832880 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MONITORING METHOD Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
19090629 ENCODING & DECODING USING GENERATIVE AI FOR COMPRESSION OF VIDEO STREAM WITH DEHAZING CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA Oceaneering International, Inc.
18828998 VIDEO DISPLAY AND METHOD PROVIDING VISION CORRECTION FOR MULTIPLE VIEWERS Non-Final OA Eaglemae Ventures LLC

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