Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Donna J Ricks, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RICKS, DONNA J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2618 2628 2677 2679

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

RICKS, DONNA J is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2612. The profile includes 516 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 76.7% and a median of 1013 days to allowance. The case volume provides a substantial basis for examining prosecution outcomes. The allowance rate indicates that allowance is common in the record, while the median interval reflects a prosecution process that can extend over a significant period.

The interview lift is 10.3%, showing a modest association between interviews and allowance outcomes. Imagination Technologies Limited, Intel Corporation, and Fujifilm Corporation are the listed leading companies. JCIPRNET, OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and PERILLA KNOX & HILDEBRANDT LLP are the listed leading firms. Practitioners can emphasize clear written claim positions and use interviews strategically, with the 1013-day median informing docket planning.

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

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
546
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 516 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.6%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18824919 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF OPERATING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL VIEWPOINT IMAGE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18481909 CACHE MEMORY ARCHITECTURE AUGMENTATION FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL (3D) DATA Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17967740 CHAINED ACCELERATOR OPERATIONS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17849106 LOCAL MEMORY TRANSLATION TABLE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18832261 DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18834480 Color And Brightness Adjustment Algorithms Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19063584 Tile Region Protection Using Multiple GPUs Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited
18394420 APPLYING TEXTURE PROCESSING TO A BLOCK OF FRAGMENTS IN A GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT Final Rejection Imagination Technologies Limited
18125681 CONTROL STREAM STITCHING FOR MULTICORE 3-D GRAPHICS RENDERING Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited
18615035 LOCAL SHADER ENGINE GEOMETRY AND ATTRIBUTE SHADING Non-Final OA ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Donna J Ricks's allowance rate?

76.7% of resolved applications examined by Donna J Ricks were allowed (516 resolved cases), compared with 70.3% across Art Unit 2612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Donna J Ricks?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Donna J Ricks take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Donna J Ricks took 1,013 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Donna J Ricks work in?

Donna J Ricks examines applications in Art Unit 2612 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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