Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Eric Rush, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RUSH, ERIC

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2624 2667 2677

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
677
Total Applications
+36.2%
Interview Lift
1262
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 646 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.3%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19062211 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18516413 APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18760968 MACHINE-LEARNING IMAGE RECOGNITION FOR CLASSIFYING CONDITIONS BASED ON VENTILATORY DATA Final Rejection Covidien LP
18620434 Medical Condition Visual Search Final Rejection Google LLC
18983888 INTERSECTING ROAD DETECTION DEVICE, INTERSECTING ROAD DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18620980 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18621172 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BIOLOGICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18714539 IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON PERIODICITY OF PHASE SIGNAL Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Eric Rush's allowance rate?

60.8% of resolved applications examined by Eric Rush were allowed (646 resolved cases), compared with 57.3% across Art Unit 2618 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Eric Rush?

This examiner's interview lift is +36.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Eric Rush take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Eric Rush took 1,262 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Eric Rush work in?

Eric Rush examines applications in Art Unit 2618 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month