Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PONTIUS, JAMES M

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

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.5%
Allow Rate
+16.5% vs TC avg
533
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
1133
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 517 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§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.
17987067 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE WITH VISUALIZATION OF AN AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
19029787 APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
19017342 HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18875595 NEURAL NETWORK CODEC WITH HYBRID ENTROPY MODEL AND FLEXIBLE QUANTIZATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18963053 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING A REAR VIEW OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
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

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