Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: POTTS, RYAN PATRICK

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2662 2666 2672

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ryan Patrick Potts is an examiner in Tech Center 2600, Art Unit 2662, with 257 resolved cases. He has a high allowance rate of 79.4 percent. The median time to allowance is 1064 days, which is a standard duration for patent prosecution. This timeline indicates that successful applications typically reach a resolution after a steady examination period.

The interview lift for this examiner is very high at 39.7 percent. This suggests that an interview is an extremely effective tool for securing a grant, as it significantly increases the 79.4 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should use the 1064-day median pendency as a guide for their strategy. With 257 resolved cases, the examiner's data shows a clear benefit to direct communication. An interview may be the key to overcoming rejections and moving toward a grant in Tech Center 2600.

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
273
Total Applications
+39.7%
Interview Lift
1064
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 257 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18108777 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Covidien LP
18699292 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN PEER REVIEWING AND MANUAL CONTOURING OF MEDICAL IMAGES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18937189 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18660544 DOCUMENT ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY DOCUMENT CHARACTERISTICS AND APPENDING THE DOCUMENT CHARACTERISTICS TO A RECORD Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
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
18701806 AI-ASSISTED CLINICIAN CONTOUR REVIEWING AND REVISION Final Rejection THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18979112 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH IMAGE ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA Seoul National University R&DB Foundation

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