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Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 3742 3992
This examiner grants 34% of resolved cases
Stephen J. Ralis is an examiner in Art Unit 3742 within Tech Center 3900. With 199 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 33.2 percent. The median time to allowance is 1424 days. These figures suggest a challenging and lengthy prosecution process in Art Unit 3742, where only about one-third of applications reach a grant.
The interview lift is 42.9 percent. This high lift indicates that interviews are very effective for this examiner. In fact, the 42.9 percent lift is higher than the 33.2 percent base allowance rate, making interviews a critical component of any strategy. Practitioners should use interviews to navigate the 1424-day median pendency and significantly improve the likelihood of a successful outcome. The 199 resolved cases provide a clear signal that direct engagement is the most effective way to overcome rejections with this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18300117 | METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGES USING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE WHILE PRESERVING FRAME RATE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE PERFORMING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 17528668 | Government ID Card Validation Systems | Non-Final OA | Capital One Services, LLC |
| 18238056 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING CACHE USING TRAFFIC CLASS | Non-Final OA | Intel Corporation |
| 18630252 | AUDIO ENCODING/DECODING WITH SYNTAX PORTIONS USING FORWARD ALIASING CANCELLATION | Non-Final OA | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. |
| 18630171 | AUDIO ENCODING/DECODING WITH SYNTAX PORTIONS USING FORWARD ALIASING CANCELLATION | Non-Final OA | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. |
| 18390451 | MULTI-CHANNEL SYNTHESIZER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MULTI-CHANNEL OUTPUT SIGNAL | Non-Final OA | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. |
| 18390273 | MULTI-CHANNEL SYNTHESIZER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MULTI-CHANNEL OUTPUT SIGNAL | Final Rejection | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. |
| 18530771 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | Non-Final OA | Sony Group Corporation |
| 18318196 | AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH ELECTRODES | Non-Final OA | Altria Client Services LLC |
| 18101646 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL A NON-PARESTHESIA STIMULATION BASED ON SENSORY ACTION POTENTIALS | Non-Final OA | Pacesetter, Inc. |
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