Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ryan Patrick Potts, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as POTTS, RYAN PATRICK

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2662 2666 2672

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ryan Patrick Potts has 257 resolved cases in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2662. The profile records a 79.4% allowance rate and a median of 1064 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 39.7% lift in the allowance rate. The interview figure makes direct examiner communication a meaningful option when applicants are deciding how to address claim interpretation or prior-art issues.

The leading companies are Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, MEDIT Corp., and Capital One Services LLC. The leading firms are SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, Anova Law Group, PLLC, and Astute IP Law Group. Practitioners can use these technology affiliations to prepare targeted explanations within the recorded prosecution timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

79.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
282
Total Applications
+39.7%
Interview Lift
1064
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 257 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
40.8%
§103 Obviousness
29.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18660544 DOCUMENT ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY DOCUMENT CHARACTERISTICS AND APPENDING THE DOCUMENT CHARACTERISTICS TO A RECORD Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18871071 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18108777 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Covidien LP
18937189 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19057118 System and Method for Identifying Fronts through Gradient Generation and High Gradient Value Tracing Non-Final OA The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18365278 MEDICAL IMAGE SYNTHESIS Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
19049340 MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18455982 MULTI-RECEPTIVE FIELDS IN VISION TRANSFORMER Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18808030 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING ARTIFACT REMOVAL MODEL, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
17778977 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STANDARDIZING SITE ASSESSMENT OF CATHETER INSERTION SITE Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18128819 NONINTRUSIVE TARGET TRACKING METHOD, SURGICAL ROBOT AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tsinghua University
18979112 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH IMAGE ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA Seoul National University R&DB Foundation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ryan Patrick Potts's allowance rate?

79.4% of resolved applications examined by Ryan Patrick Potts were allowed (257 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2662 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ryan Patrick Potts?

This examiner's interview lift is +39.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ryan Patrick Potts take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ryan Patrick Potts took 1,064 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ryan Patrick Potts work in?

Ryan Patrick Potts examines applications in Art Unit 2662 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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