Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2661 2665 2671

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.3%
Allow Rate
+5.3% vs TC avg
368
Total Applications
+30.9%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 342 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%
§101 Eligibility
5.9%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18015480 IMAGE-BASED DETERMINATION OF A PROPERTY OF A FLUORESCING SUBSTANCE Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18951522 METHOD FOR SIGNALING A GRADUAL TEMPORAL LAYER ACCESS PICTURE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18771401 KERNEL-LEVEL GRAIN MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR COMBINE HARVESTERS Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18522733 SYSTEM FOR IMAGE-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF THE POSITION OF A CARGO CONTAINER Final Rejection Deere & Company
18607077 MULTI-STAGE MULTI-VIEW OBJECT DETECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18786238 RECOGNITION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
18693572 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF STRUCTURES OF INTEREST IN MR IMAGES USING A WEIGHTED ACTIVE SHAPE MODEL Non-Final OA VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
18345845 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT RECOGNITION FROM SURGICAL VIDEOS Final Rejection Verb Surgical Inc.
18267800 CONTINUAL-LEARNING AND TRANSFER-LEARNING BASED ON-SITE ADAPTATION OF IMAGE CLASSIFICATION AND OBJECT LOCALIZATION MODULES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18911400 HIGH BANDWIDTH CAMERA DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Waymo LLC

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