Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SCHNURR, JOHN R

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

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.1%
Allow Rate
+2.1% vs TC avg
988
Total Applications
+10.7%
Interview Lift
994
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 953 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
55.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§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.
18707233 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP 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
18998781 METHOD FOR LIVE STREAMING INTERACTIONS, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19015143 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTENT CAPTURING 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 Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19224020 VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, VIDEO RECEPTION APPARATUS, VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, VIDEO RECEPTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19275281 IMAGING APPARATUS, APPLICATION PROGRAM, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18413038 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND INTERFACE ADAPTER Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18368199 SYSTEM AND METHODS TO DETERMINE USER INTEREST IN UNRESOLVED PLOT OF A SERIES AND RESOLVING IT Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18206230 LEARNING ACTIVITY DURATION FOR PROVIDING CONTENT DURING ACTIVITY Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
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 Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
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
18181762 CONTEXT-BASED DYNAMIC ZOOMING Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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