Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SCHNURR, JOHN R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2421 2425 2427 2691 3795

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

John R. Schnurr is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2421. He has overseen 963 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 72.1 percent. This 72.1 percent rate reflects the frequency of patent grants under his review. Practitioners can use the 963 resolved cases as a baseline for understanding the examination environment in this art unit.

The interview lift is 10.8 percent. This 10.8 percent figure represents the change in the likelihood of allowance following an interview. A positive value of 10.8 percent indicates that interviews are associated with a higher probability of success. This suggests that requesting an interview is a productive strategy for applicants seeking to resolve outstanding issues.

The median days to allowance is 991. This 991-day duration is the middle value for the time elapsed from filing to grant. For applicants, this 991-day median is a key metric for planning the prosecution timeline. By combining the 72.1 percent allowance rate with the 991-day median, practitioners can develop a data-grounded strategy for Art Unit 2421.

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

Performance Statistics

72.1%
Allow Rate
+2.1% vs TC avg
998
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
991
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 963 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19308842 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GUIDANCE MESSAGE BASED ON TYPE OF CABLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19307506 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING CYLINDRICAL PANORAMA IMAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19275281 IMAGING APPARATUS, APPLICATION PROGRAM, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19181078 CALIBRATION OF EXTENDED REALITY NEAR-EYE DISPLAY DEVICES BASED ON PRESCRIPTION LENS PARAMETERS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18766450 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A VIRTUAL ONLINE VIDEO CHANNEL Final Rejection Google LLC
18206230 LEARNING ACTIVITY DURATION FOR PROVIDING CONTENT DURING ACTIVITY Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
19078827 VIRTUAL SCENE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18998781 METHOD FOR LIVE STREAMING INTERACTIONS, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18867796 VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18715060 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19344862 METHOD FOR MONITORING A TRACK SECTION, RAILROAD SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
19013877 Advertisement Tracking Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18830672 Secondary Media Insertion Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18618820 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19062777 HARDWARE APPARATUS WITH A SELF-RECALIBRATION MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A SELF-RECALIBRATION IN A HARDWARE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18842753 ENHANCED FRACTIONAL INTERPOLATION FOR CONVOLUTIONAL PROCESSOR IN AUTONOMOUS OR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS Final Rejection Tesla, Inc.
19172258 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PANORAMIC AND TACTICAL VIDEO GENERATION Non-Final OA STATS LLC
19042804 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A SMART OVERLAY FOR AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY Non-Final OA STATS LLC
19276877 Sport Vehicle Video System Final Rejection WhitServe LLC
19238546 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA AUO Corporation
19170004 INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON VIDEO, DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19172430 DEEP SURFACE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY Final Rejection Brown University

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