Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RUSH, ERIC

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2624 2667 2677

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

Eric Rush is an examiner in Art Unit 2618 of Tech Center 2600. He has 643 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 60.7%. The interview lift is 36.1%, which is a significant factor for prosecution strategy. The median days to allowance is 1263.

The 60.7% allowance rate shows a solid baseline for success, but the 36.1% interview lift is the most important metric for practitioners to consider. Direct engagement with the examiner can dramatically improve the chances of a grant. However, the 1263-day median to allowance indicates that the process can be slow. With 643 cases resolved, the data strongly supports the use of interviews to navigate the longer 1263-day median pendency and secure an allowance in Art Unit 2618.

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

Performance Statistics

60.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
670
Total Applications
+36.1%
Interview Lift
1262
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 645 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.3%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18527036 MULTI-MODAL FACIAL FEATURE EXTRACTION USING BRANCHED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18983888 INTERSECTING ROAD DETECTION DEVICE, INTERSECTING ROAD DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA 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.
18620434 Medical Condition Visual Search Final Rejection Google LLC
18516413 APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18733596 ENDOSCOPE PROTRUSION CALIBRATION Final Rejection AURIS HEALTH, INC.
17749388 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL AND NEURAL NETWORK TO PREDICT OBJECT CHARACTERISTICS FROM DIGITAL IMAGE SIMILARITIES Non-Final OA ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18628490 NEURAL NETWORKS TO USE SIMULATIONS TO ADJUST DATA Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18620980 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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

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