Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2661 2665 2671

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.2%
Allow Rate
+5.2% vs TC avg
362
Total Applications
+31.3%
Interview Lift
1068
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 338 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18606725 Method and inspection apparatus for inspecting containers provided with closures, and method and closure apparatus for closing containers Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18606756 Method and inspection apparatus for inspecting containers provided with closures, and method and closure apparatus for closing containers Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18522733 SYSTEM FOR IMAGE-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF THE POSITION OF A CARGO CONTAINER Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18167668 RE-IMAGING DETERMINATION SUPPORT DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, RE-IMAGING SUPPORT DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND RE-IMAGING DETERMINATION SUPPORT METHOD Non-Final OA konica Minolta, Inc.
18607077 MULTI-STAGE MULTI-VIEW OBJECT DETECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18267800 CONTINUAL-LEARNING AND TRANSFER-LEARNING BASED ON-SITE ADAPTATION OF IMAGE CLASSIFICATION AND OBJECT LOCALIZATION MODULES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17953581 PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MODEL GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18345845 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT RECOGNITION FROM SURGICAL VIDEOS Non-Final OA Verb Surgical Inc.
15707387 Gated Image Acquisition And Patient Model Construction Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18688622 VISION-BASED SPORTS TIMING AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA MYLAPS B.V.
18202364 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LTD.
18769294 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE-FEATURE-BASED RECOGNITION Final Rejection IRDB Holdings, Inc.
18185016 OBJECT TRACKING SYSTEM FOR USE IN TRAFFIC FLOW ANALYTICS AND A TRAFFIC FLOW ANALYTIC METHOD Non-Final OA Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre Limited

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