Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Raphael M Schwartz, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2661 2665 2671 2896

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2661. Across 352 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 67.3%, the interview lift is 29.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1082 days. The figures show a moderate allowance record with interviews playing a meaningful supporting role.

The listed companies are Krones AG, Capital One Services LLC, and Canon Inc. The leading firms are HAYES SOLOWAY P.C., Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP. Practitioners may benefit from connecting interview discussions directly to claim construction, technical facts, and specific prior-art distinctions.

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

Performance Statistics

67.3%
Allow Rate
-0.7% vs TC avg
385
Total Applications
+29.7%
Interview Lift
1082
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 352 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%
§101 Eligibility
5.8%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18733263 CHECK IMAGE RANDOM ROUTING NUMBER GENERATION Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
19067561 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA IN AN X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18522733 SYSTEM FOR IMAGE-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF THE POSITION OF A CARGO CONTAINER Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18564663 STREET LIGHT SYSTEM, STREET LIGHT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND NONTRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18962726 VISUAL TASK PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19080975 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
17710644 CONSTRUCTING VEHICLE SHADOWS USING DISAGGREGATED STREAMING DATA Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18609382 LEARNING DATA SET GENERATION METHOD, MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, LEARNING DATA SET GENERATION DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18786238 RECOGNITION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
18728259 NEURAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18962374 VEHICLE CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION FROM SURVEILLANCE VIDEOS Non-Final OA West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University
18606521 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18740896 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, RECONSTRUCTION CONDITION SEARCH METHOD, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
15707387 Gated Image Acquisition And Patient Model Construction Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Raphael M Schwartz's allowance rate?

67.3% of resolved applications examined by Raphael M Schwartz were allowed (352 resolved cases), compared with 72.7% across Art Unit 2661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Raphael M Schwartz?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Raphael M Schwartz take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Raphael M Schwartz took 1,082 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Raphael M Schwartz work in?

Raphael M Schwartz examines applications in Art Unit 2661 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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