Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PONTIUS, JAMES M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2483 2485 2488 2615 2621

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
531
Total Applications
+9.8%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 514 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
32.7%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19086593 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM COMPRISING PLURALITY OF CAMERAS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18092350 ELECTRIC SHAVER WITH IMAGING CAPABILITY Non-Final OA May Patents Ltd.
19029787 APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18963053 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING A REAR VIEW OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18875595 NEURAL NETWORK CODEC WITH HYBRID ENTROPY MODEL AND FLEXIBLE QUANTIZATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18281663 System, Method, and Computer Program Product to Compare Machine Learning Models Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
19055295 NEURAL-NETWORK POST-FILTER PURPOSES WITH DOWNSAMPLING CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18992788 ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER WITH ADAPTIVE FILTER STRENGTH Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19075358 VIDEO COMPRESSION APPARATUS, DECOMPRESSION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18964281 Coral Reef Monitoring Device and Method Non-Final OA Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit
18370680 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SURROUND VIEW IMAGE OF TRAILER VEHICLE Final Rejection UBIQ MICRO SYSTEMS

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